What education benefits are available to recruits?
Joining the Army is not a termination of one’s education, it’s an extension. Education is a lifetime experience for our Soldiers. It starts with the ability to sign up for college when they enlist in the Army. The ConAP program helps Soldiers develop a college plan and ensure that the credits they earn, both during military training and college programs wherever they might be stationed, will transfer back to the college they chose during their enlistment . During service, Soldiers can receive 100% tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate courses – up to $4,500 a year. In Fiscal Year 2009, Soldiers completed 1,469 Associate Degrees, 1,591 Baccaulaureate Degrees and 962 Graduate Degrees. The Army spent a total of $219.5 million on higher education tuition assistance in Fiscal Year 2009. For details on the variety of education programs and inititatives, visit www.armyedspace.com. The Army also offers the Army College Fund, Montgomery GI Bill and Post 9-11 GI Bill at enlistment, o
