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Tuition Assistance and Credentialing Assistance — drill deck
ArmyIgnitED is the cash register. TA and CA are two requests. A Facebook school is not.
12 min · Army Soldiers · Education only. Not a claim. Not Army or VA product.
Slide 1 · Two pots · TOP's
College classes and a credential are not the same click.
- Tuition Assistance is for voluntary college courses.
- Credentialing Assistance is for a license or certification on the COOL list.
- GI Bill is a third pot. Do not spend it on something CA would have paid.
1 / 3 · Verify on Army Tuition Assistance before anyone enrolls.
Slide 2 · The 2026 rules · TOP's
Read the cap on the Army page before you quote a number.
- TA annual cap $4,500 and 18 semester hours.
- First-time TA users take the ArmyIgnitED training and use the decision tool first.
- Supervisor or commander approval is part of the request. State Active Duty is not eligible for TA.
Speaker note: Speaker: CA has its own clock — request in ArmyIgnitED, not the week of the exam. Officers are not eligible for CA. Confirm both rules on the live page.
2 / 3 · Verify on Army Tuition Assistance before anyone enrolls.
Slide 3 · The click · TOP's
ArmyIgnitED. CAC. Then the education goal.
- cool.osd.mil/army is the menu. It is not approval.
- A failing grade can trigger recoupment and, after two actions in a year, a suspension.
- The 1SG approves in the system when the request asks. The 1SG does not pick the school in formation.
3 / 3 · Verify on Army Tuition Assistance before anyone enrolls.
