Article Title: Army to cut credentialing benefit, drop officers from program
Article Excerpt: "...Concerned with the climbing costs of the service’s Credentialing Assistance program, Army officials plan to cut stipends for the benefit from $4,000 to $2,000 and block commissioned officers from participating in the education initiative. At the same time, the service will boost its tuition assistance program from $4,000 annually to $4,500 a year, acknowledging the ever-rising cost of higher education. The changes were mandated to put the Army benefits “on a fiscally sustainable path” and align them better with other services’ education offerings..."
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