Website: http://www.riley.army.mil/Services/EducationandTraining.a

Ed Services Email:

usarmy.riley.imcom.mbx.education-service@mail.mil

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/fortrileyeducationservices/about/

Ed Services Testing Email:

usarmy.riley.imcom.mbx.education-service-testing@mail.mil

Along with the removal of the 1 year/10 year rule with the replacement of the tier system guidelines, Service Members can also expect to see some other minor changes and clarifications to their GoArmyEd account. Some of the highlights include:

★ Soldiers retaking a failed course or taking courses to increase their grade point average (GPA) to regain TA eligibility must enroll in GoArmyEd regardless of funding source. Counselors are no longer able to complete manual GPA recalculations. Course must be taken after the GPA hold was placed on the Soldiers account.

★ Military Withdrawal verification/recommendation authority has now changed to the first commander in Soldier’s chain of command with UCMJ authority.

★ Upon dropping or withdrawing from a class in GoArmyEd with cost to the Army, TA cannot be reinstated for the same class in the same quarter.

★ Restates that under no circumstances will a Soldier personally reimburse an educational institution for previously approved TA funds.

★ TA is not authorized for classes available in Army e-learning unless the class is specifically required on the official degree plan.

★ Soldiers cannot pursue a lower or lateral level degree with TA even if TA did not fund the previous degree. The only exception to this is a certificate program.

★ Twenty-one (21) semester hours are allocated for a graduate or undergraduate certificate regardless of the Soldiers current degree level if no certificate was funded by TA in the last five years.

★ Eligibility for the transition or second certificate requires Soldiers to wait at least five years after receiving their first certificate.

★ To qualify for an exception to policy, Soldiers must submit their TA request at least five business days prior to the class start date.

For more information or questions about Tuition Assistance and GoArmyEd changes please contact Fort Riley Education Services at (785) 239-6481.

★ 2nd Resiliency Day

★ 4th Fourth of July

★ 20th Resiliency Day

This Issue:

★ Changes to Tuition

Assistance

★ Financial Aid

★ Tier 1 and 2 infor-

mation

★ Barton Community

College

★ Other changes to TA

If you don’t know

where you are going,

any road will get you

there.

-Lewis Carroll

ISSUE

51

July

2018

FORT RILEY

EDUCATION SERVICES 211 Custer Avenue Fort Riley, Kansas 66442 785.239.6481

Soldiers will no longer have to wait one year after completing their Advanced Individual Training to receive tuition assistance. Starting August 5, Army Tuition Assistance will be available immediately for Soldiers of all components after AIT, as long as they meet existing eligibility requirements and have no flags for disciplinary problems or failure to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test. Officers who have completed the Basic Officer Leaders Course and warrant officers who have graduated from the Warrant Officer Basic Course will immediately be eligible for tuition assistance as well. Soldiers that fall into this category are considered Tier 1 eligible.

For those Soldiers who wish to pursue a master's degree and used tuition assistance for their bachelor’s degree will no longer have to wait 10 years in order to apply for tuition assistance funding. Instead, enlisted Soldiers who have successfully completed the Advanced Leader Course, warrant officers who have graduated from the Warrant Officer Advanced Course and officers who have graduated from the Captains Career Course or equivalent will immediately be eligible. Soldiers who fall into this category are considered Tier 2 eligible.

This policy change takes effect August 5 and Soldiers can expect to see the changes to their GoArmyEd accounts on this date. All other existing tuition assistance policy, such as Soldiers being able to take up to 16 semester hours each fiscal year at the rate of $250 per semester hour, remain the same.

To identify your tier and eligibility for benefits, please refer to the charts on page 2 and 3. To activate your Tuition Assistance you must first create a GoArmyEd account at https://www.goarmyed.com/ For more information or questions please contact Fort Riley Edu-cation Services at (785) 239-6481

Testing Schedule

Morning Afternoon

Monday TABE

DLPT

Practice GT

DLPT

Tuesday DLPT DLPT

Wednesday TABE

AFCT

Practice GT

Thursday TABE

DLAB

Practice GT

Friday BMST, Air Force, Firefighter

☼ No walk-ins will be accepted! Please schedule in advance by contacting the Education Office

☼ A signed 4187 is required to schedule the DLPT, SIFT, DLAB or AFCT

☼ Please arrive 10-15 minutes early on the day of your scheduled test with your ID card.

☼ To reschedule please call (785) 239-6481

☼ BMST - Contact Testing for scheduling

Other Testing Dates

No SAT until October

SIFT - July 12th @ 1230

No AFCT on July 4th or Aug. 1st

ACT - July 17th @ 0730

Join Mr. Ray Kruse on July 18 at 1730 for a Financial Aid Workshop. The workshop will be held at the Education Center, Building 211, Room 222. Mr. Kruse will cover a variety of financial aid topics including an increase in financial aid and the new summer financial aid that is now available. For more information please contact Mr. Kruse at (785) 238-5200.

Barton Community College’s proud association with Fort Riley began in 1984 with a single training contract. We have continued to grow in support of the total Army

family, as well as our surrounding communities. Barton Community College at Fort Riley provides quality education and training. We fulfill our mission to provide educational opportunities that are accessible, affordable, continuously improving and student focused.

Barton Community College courses are available through the following programs:

LSEC (Leader Skills Enhancement Courses): Accelerated six-week courses held Monday – Friday during duty hours. These courses are open to active duty, retired military, Veterans, DoD civilians, and the family members of each category. These courses are offered at no cost to students. Barton runs 7 LSEC cycles per fiscal year. College Program (Hybrid) Courses: Accelerated eight-week courses offered after duty hours. These courses are open to all, regardless of military affiliation. (Students will need to be able to access the Fort Riley in stallation). This is a tuition-based program, with a book loaner pro gram. Barton runs 5 College Program cycles per fiscal year.

Bartonline Courses: These courses are offered 100% online. Courses run year-round. This is a tuition-based program.

Students are able to obtain an Associate level degree or certificate with Barton Community College. We are able to accept Army tuition assistance, Federal Financial Aid, Veterans Administration education benefits, and MyCAA.

For more information on Barton Community College, please call (785) 784-6606 or email: fortriley@bartonccc.edu