Airmen are going to have to find another way to pay for college classes, at least for now. That’s because all military tuition assistance is suspended “until further notice” due to the lack of an approved Fiscal 2014 defense budget, according to an Oct. 2 release from Air Combat Command. “Airmen who have [approved tuition assistance] for Fiscal Year 2014 may incur a financial responsibility with their school if there is no budget resolution or if the resolution is not retroactive to Oct. 1,” states the release. “Students are advised to withdraw from their courses or look into using other financial resources, such as the Montgomery GI Bill or the Post 9/11 GI Bill.” This is the second time this calendar year that budget issues have affected tuition assistance.
The advanced F-47 sixth-generation fighter remains on track to fly in the next two years, the senior Air Force acquisition officer overseeing the program said Feb. 25, as the service continues on its ambitious schedule to debut the air superiority-focused fighter by 2028—only three years after the contract was awarded…
