{"id":81715,"date":"2024-12-11T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/12\/11\/army-to-cut-credentialing-benefit-drop-officers-from-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:28:41","slug":"army-to-cut-credentialing-benefit-drop-officers-from-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2024\/12\/11\/army-to-cut-credentialing-benefit-drop-officers-from-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Army to cut credentialing benefit, drop officers from program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerned with the climbing costs of the service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cool.osd.mil\/army\/costs_and_funding\/index.html?credentialingassistance\" target=\"_blank\">Credentialing Assistance <\/a>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, the service will boost its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/smr\/benefits-guide\/2024\/06\/20\/what-troops-need-to-know-about-the-gi-bill-and-tuition-assistance\/#:~:text=All%20of%20the%20services%20cap,up%20to%20a%20master's%20degree.\" target=\"_blank\">tuition assistance program<\/a> from $4,000 annually to $4,500 a year, acknowledging the ever-rising cost of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The changes were mandated to put the Army benefits \u201con a fiscally sustainable path\u201d and align them better with other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\">services\u2019 education offerings<\/a>, according to John Stoneburg IV, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause [the credentialing program] was wildly successful, we were very quickly running out of money to fund it,\u201d he told reporters Wednesday. \u201cSo we had to take a hard look at both and make sure we were being good stewards of our resources and we could still achieve our desired end state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/opinion\/2024\/08\/17\/improving-military-education-benefits-is-crucial-for-national-security\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635906085886218318-mar-tuition-assistance-2jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Improving military education benefits is crucial for national security<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Meg O&#039;Grady offers three ways military leaders and policymakers can enhance and modernize education benefits for service members in this op-ed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The credentialing program \u2014 which pays for courses and exams related to private-sector industry credential requirements \u2014 has been used by more than 60,000 soldiers in the four years since its launch, according to service statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As its popularity has soared, so has the cost. The program\u2019s payouts totaled $31.2 million in its first year. This year, that was up to $70.5 million, Stoneburg said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to put some guardrails in place to make sure that we could sustain the program over time, and so that the majority of soldiers in the Army would still have access to what we think is a pretty important program for both their individual readiness \u2026 and when they decide to to move on and continue their careers outside of the Army,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the 50% cut in credentialing support appears dramatic, Army officials said most credentialing programs averaged about $1,700 in costs. They do not anticipate major problems emerging from that change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But blocking officers from participating will be more significant. About one-quarter of enrollees currently are commissioned officers, with the rest enlisted and warrant officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And participants will be restricted to one credentialing course per year, and three over the course of 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly when the changes will go into effect is unclear. Service leaders will have to amend current regulations to put the new rules in place, a process that Stoneburg said could take several months or longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the increase in tuition assistance totals is effective immediately, officials said. 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