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Program halt leaves spouses in limbo

Politico

March 2, 2010

A year ago, the Pentagon started offering Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts, essentially a $6,000 grant for education, licensing or career training for military spouses. By Feb. the Pentagon was so inundated with applications it abruptly stopped accepting any new applications and began a review of the program's future. The Military Family Caucus, led by Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), is sending a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates to learn more about the impact stopping - even temporarily - will have on spouses.

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