WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Wednesday restored its popular tuition assistance program after suspending it due to sequestration’s budget cuts. The move came after Congress approved legislation last week requiring the Defense Department to do so.
“Based on the legislation that just passed, tuition assistance is to be reinstated across the services,” Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright said in a statement. “DoD agrees with Congress that the tuition assistance program is very important, both to the department and our service members. Each service is responsible for funding and administering its tuition assistance program in accordance with the DoD tuition assistance policy. We are working with the services to develop a plan to comply with any legislation.”
After sequestration’s steep budget cuts hit the federal government, the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps all said they would suspend tuition assistance, which provides up to $4,500 per year for service members to continue their education.
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