OFF THE WIRE
It’s an Obama world.
Due to the sequester (proposed by the White House) the Obama
administration will cancel tuition reimbursement for soldiers and
Marines.
It’s Barack Obama’s special way of saying, “Thanks for serving.”
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps have pulled the plug on their tuition
assistance programs one week after across-the-board federal spending
cuts known as sequestration went into effect.
Soldiers and
Marines will be able to finish up courses they’ve already started, but
they won’t be able to enroll in new courses, the Defense Department
announced.
“This suspension is necessary given the significant budget execution challenges caused by the combined