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Army suspends tuition
assistance program for troops.

Stars and Stripes, by Mark Patton

Original Article

Posted By:mm23red, 3/10/2013 1:36:36 PM

Wiesbaden, Germany — The Army announced Friday it is suspending its tuition assistance program for soldiers newly enrolling in classes due to sequestration and other budgetary pressures. “This suspension is necessary given the significant budget execution challenges caused by the combined effects of a possible year-long continuing resolution and sequestration,” Paul Prince, an army personnel spokesman at the Pentagon, wrote in an email to Stars and Stripes. (Snip) The Army’s announcement follows a similar move by the Marine Corps.

Comments:
This is a national disgrace. Starting wage for a marine is just over $16,000@yr. With all of the wasted $$ in Washington, this is not the way we should treat our soldiers.

Please post properly as shown, article to word limit & headline split. Single sentence posts are "always" removed. LCom Staff.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: youngtexan, 3/10/2013 1:38:50 PM     (No. 9218060)

He did say that he was gonna make us suffer. Us as in the Military/Retiree that is.


Reply 2 - Posted by: John c, 3/10/2013 1:40:00 PM     (No. 9218063)

What a miserable excuse for a man.
Another way to destroy the military
Impeach now!


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: The Advocate, 3/10/2013 1:47:09 PM     (No. 9218080)

Petty tyrant seeks to demoralize and destroy military.
Meanwhile the Obamas are planning their "traditional" holiday to Martha´s Vineyard after their separate vacations to Florida for golf and Aspen for skiing.
Before POTUS they could not afford ONE vacation and now they are living lavishly on the taxpayer dime.
Staff reports that the Obamas have bought a home in Hawaii? Who paid for it? Penny Pritzker and other corrupt Dem donors- what are they getting in return?
Exposé and ridicule these greedy frauds or else we will be supporting them and their spawn for decades.


Reply 4 - Posted by: mm23red, 3/10/2013 1:49:28 PM     (No. 9218087)

And the WH will fight to the death to give illegal aliens government money for their education cost.


Reply 5 - Posted by: CEP, 3/10/2013 1:52:46 PM     (No. 9218092)

But I´m sure that the Feds set up a special fund for illegals so they can enroll in college.


Reply 6 - Posted by: Coy860, 3/10/2013 1:52:59 PM     (No. 9218093)

Time for legal beagles to read the fine print presented to recruits at sign up.
I´d say the gov´t is in default to our military.
PS
WHO paid Obama´s tuition?


Reply 7 - Posted by: MattMusson, 3/10/2013 2:09:38 PM     (No. 9218109)

I wondered how they could afford Beyonce and Adell for the 1st lady´s B-Day!


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: nigella, 3/10/2013 2:12:18 PM     (No. 9218112)

Well if they were only illegal alien "dreamers."....


Reply 9 - Posted by: fhancock, 3/10/2013 2:19:28 PM     (No. 9218116)

This is worse than a breach of contract it is absolutely false advertising on top of a malicious way to hurt the people who give the most to the country...it makes me sick


Reply 10 - Posted by: balogreene, 3/10/2013 2:31:04 PM     (No. 9218127)

Wait a sec. The one guy said he has been taking advantage of tuition assistance his whole career (good for him), he´s saving his GI Bill to pass on to his children.

Since when are children eligible for the parent´s GI Bill? Guys I know, just out, get most of their tuition and fees paid, and a monthly allotment to live on. That is a lot of money for Veteran´s kids.


Reply 11 - Posted by: ColoWapiti, 3/10/2013 2:34:03 PM     (No. 9218132)

Meanwhile, here in Colorado, we now offer in-state tuition to illegals, whom have broken our laws.


Reply 12 - Posted by: chance_232, 3/10/2013 2:50:16 PM     (No. 9218155)

Congratulations America!!! This is what you voted for!

Elections have consequences! And for the "conservatives" who stayed home and didn´t vote... CONGRATULATIONS! YOU are just as responsible for this as Obama.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: dman, 3/10/2013 2:56:53 PM     (No. 9218169)

This will endear him even more to the military /s


Reply 14 - Posted by: 6079 Smith, W, 3/10/2013 3:01:23 PM     (No. 9218175)

Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: "Wait a minute. Robin Hood steals from my pocket, forcing me to hurt the public and they love him for it? That´s it then! Cancel kitchen scraps for the lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings and call off Christmas!". Sounds very much like our boy Barry.


Reply 15 - Posted by: enuf8, 3/10/2013 3:02:31 PM     (No. 9218176)

#10 - The children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews or another member of the family could take advantage of an individual´s GI bill. Nephew who retired as a Col. AF pilot investigated this. One caveat, the individual must live with them a full year prior and claimed on IRS forms as a dependent to have the GI bill used for their education.


Reply 16 - Posted by: WilliamTell, 3/10/2013 3:04:06 PM     (No. 9218177)

However, millions to Ejipped, plus tanks and fighter jets!!! What a HYPOCITE this pretender is. Please House of Reps, impeach this "person" before the nation is done.


Reply 17 - Posted by: LComStaff, 3/10/2013 3:08:42 PM     (No. 9218184)

We will let this stand but in the future please post more than one line of copy.


   

 

  


 
Reply 18 - Posted by: floridagator, 3/10/2013 3:09:02 PM     (No. 9218186)

#16
A Washington insider told me to keep an eye on Mr. Ryan over in the House. Big things are soon to come. As for that impeachment you mentioned, it´s going to have to wait until Mr. Ryan finishes eating his sea bass with Mr. Obama.


Reply 19 - Posted by: jasmine, 3/10/2013 3:44:09 PM     (No. 9218219)

Remember the hilarious National Lampoon Magazine, January 1973? The dog with a gun to it´s head? The caption was "If you don´t buy this magazine, we´ll kill this dog."

Back then, the idea of inflicting punishment on an innocent proxy was funny because it was so preposterous. We laughed. Who would do such a thing?

Of course, that was then. Today, we know exactly who would do such a thing.


Reply 20 - Posted by: Spidey, 3/10/2013 3:55:30 PM     (No. 9218234)

I said petty ass Obama would use cuts to punish people he doesn´t like to begin with and this obviously includes promises made to vets. he won´t cut funds for community colleges who are accepting students that are illiterate.
To me, this sounds like a breach of contract for vets who signed up for college benefits.


Reply 21 - Posted by: god of irony, 3/10/2013 4:10:56 PM     (No. 9218250)

If you think this is bad you should how their involuntarily discharge 1st term and even career soldiers. Less than honorable discharge for PT failure even when they have done nothing else wrong and have multiple combat tours. Not letting 15 year NCO´s re-enlist if they had a pt failure or overweight (even if they overcame it). Zero tolerance is back in force.


Reply 22 - Posted by: hamrman, 3/10/2013 5:38:35 PM     (No. 9218346)

Thanks Mr President!


   

 



 
Reply 23 - Posted by: veritas, 3/10/2013 6:10:26 PM     (No. 9218373)

Had enough?


Reply 24 - Posted by: nwcudagal, 3/10/2013 6:11:42 PM     (No. 9218374)

Maybe someone can correct me if I am wrong in asking this question. But how many convict lifers have college degrees? Who paid for that? This is just wrong, and we all need to stand up for our troops.


Reply 25 - Posted by: LanieLou, 3/10/2013 8:09:38 PM     (No. 9218459)

This is the result of Obama hiring miscreant anarchists to his cabinet. They must be drooling with glee at hurting our kid so badly.

Paul & Rubio need to highlight all financial boondoggles by any military hierarchy..... Like the $90m per year DHS spends on uniforms from Mexico.


Reply 26 - Posted by: dwa, 3/10/2013 9:43:20 PM     (No. 9218553)

#25, how about the millions spent on the former Sec Def´s weekend trips home to Calif.



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