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Department of Defense halts funds for spouse tuition

Stars and Stripes

March 7, 2010

The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program (MyCAA), launched March 2009, provided eligible spouses with up to $6,000 to pay for education, training, licenses and certificates. But last month, Military One Source, which runs MyCAA, announced a "temporary pause" in the program. "The pause resulted from an unforeseen, unprecedented spike in enrollments," reads a DOD message posted on the Web site. "These applications were overwhelming the system intended to support the program and almost reached the budget threshold."

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