re: Military spouse getting free or reduced tuition

Quoting Whitney Carter:" I think it's fair. But Im going to be using my hubby's gi bill to go to college"

So am I.  

Not a military spouse but I think it is fair. Their spouse is protecting our country and while it is true they are not out in the world fighting for us they are at home without their spouse in a lot of situations and trying to support their soldier whether they are still here in the states or else where.

I think it's fair. Military already don't get paid enough, why not put money into education to give people the chance to have a better life?

Quoting AngelGabriel'sMama:" That is false."

no its not

I think its fair. Its extremely hard to survive on one income in the military most of the time. Helping the spouses with schooling especially with a career that is easily portable is ideal all around. Spouses go to school, get a job, spend money and thats what helps the economy.

biased.. but I think it's fair either way. I took advantage of MyCaa for the past year while my husband was overseas. and once he is done with his GI Bill, I will receive whats left if I am not mistaken. I had an academic full-ride right out of high school, but we got married and he joined the army. it has taken me 8 years to decide I can go to school (online) and still take care of my kids. I go online because this is the 3rd place we've lived in 3 years. I have seen many people (like my sister) work and take care of kids and go to school. Not saying I have it harder than they do at all. But if someone somewhere made it possible for military spouses (or anyone) to get a degree where otherwise they might not be able to, how can that be wrong?

I disagree that it's hard to live on military income unless you have a lot of children and only one spouse is working. I'll get smurf for saying that but whatever.

Even when my husband was a sergeant we were more than comfortable, even with a newborn. We didn't even have a baby shower or any help from friends and family and we were still able to comfortably support our family. I just can't imagine being in debt to our eyeballs unless we spent money carelessly or brought debt into our marriage from beforehand. When I hear military people complain about not getting paid enough I'm compelled to say, "Dafuq? Not only do you get paid enough, you get benefits that amount to lots of money as well."

With all that being said, I understand different people have different situations. I also understand smurf happens. Excluding the latter there's really no reason a couple shouldn't be able to live comfortably even on basic military pay. No, they're not going to be driving a nice car or eating out every night (if they're responsible, that is) but they're not going to be living in the ghetto and struggling to put food on the table either.

As for the assistance, I honestly feel college should be cheaper for everyone; education should be available to anyone who wants it without having to sacrifice future income. I support any assistance anyone can get but at the same time I can't help but feel like military spouses already get enough help from enough organizations and I feel like it's a tad bit unfair. Yeah, military spouses go through a lot but tons of people go through hard times. I grew up in a military family and I'm married to someone in the military right now. It's a fact of life that smurf is hard much of the time but that shouldn't mean certain people get more opportunities than others based on what career their spouse has chosen.

But... like I said earlier, I'm a huge fan of people getting help with their educations so overall I support military spouses getting financial aide for college but I don't necessarily think it's fair.

Quoting Raptor Jesus (TTC):" I disagree that it's hard to live on military income unless you have a lot of children and only one spouse is working ... [snip!] ... educations so overall I support military spouses getting financial aide for college but I don't necessarily think it's fair."

true. This is my situation, though.

Quoting Raptor Jesus (TTC):" I disagree that it's hard to live on military income unless you have a lot of children and only one spouse ... [snip!] ... educations so overall I support military spouses getting financial aide for college but I don't necessarily think it's fair."

I have to agree. I've had a military spouse (1st marriage) and it sucked but I knew all of that before he went into the Navy. I knew it was going to blow. I don't/didn't feel that I deserved any preferential treatment due to him being in the military. I also had the option not to move with him and for us that was better than being stuck somewhere with no friends or family. Also it was cheaper for me to stay than to move.

Quoting Whitney Carter:" I think it's fair. But Im going to be using my hubby's gi bill to go to college"

I am too!

Quoting Raptor Jesus (TTC):" I disagree that it's hard to live on military income unless you have a lot of children and only one spouse ... [snip!] ... educations so overall I support military spouses getting financial aide for college but I don't necessarily think it's fair."

i agree.
my husband is an SPC and we live very comfortable because we know how to handle money.
however i know tons of families that struggle from pay check to pay check because they dont know how to live within their means...like buying that brand new bedroom set just because you are tired of the way your current one looks...bogus like that. i see it in the military all the time.

Quoting Mermaid Hathor Elaina-Wed:" How do you feel about military spouse getting free or reduced tuition? Fair? Unfair?"

I believe it's fair and I will be using it.
We don't make alot at all, and we have to move constantly. I'm very thankful they do this for Military spouses.  

Quoting Fusselinchen:" i agree. my husband is an SPC and we live very comfortable because we know how to handle money. however ... [snip!] ... set just because you are tired of the way your current one looks...bogus like that. i see it in the military all the time."

Lol idk. My husband and I don't have alot and we spend pretty wisely. We don't go out and buy pointless things we have a strict schedual...We USED to be bad with money and learned from it. However I wouldn't say we live "comfortable" at all. You shouldn't assume everyone is bad at spending if they have less then you. Everyone has different bills they have to pay and whatnot and you don't know everyone whole story.  

Quoting EnnaBennaBanana:" Lol idk. My husband and I don't have alot and we spend pretty wisely. We don't go out and buy pointless ... [snip!] ... they have less then you. Everyone has different bills they have to pay and whatnot and you don't know everyone whole story.  "

i didnt say everyone. i said that every family that i have met so far that constantly complained about money and that were/are broke all the time right after pay day ALWAYS lived way outside their means.
and i am talking about people i got to know pretty well...
a family of 5 living on one pay check - the one of the soldier, who is only SPC - shouldnt go out buying bikes, new furniture, new cars, new tv, a wii etc every time they get paid.

but i also think people shouldnt complain about being broke or go around begging for money for gas or food when they live this way, no matter if they are in the military or not, if they live way outside of their means.
another example is someone that is stationed here she complains every month about how broke they are, but then posts pictures of a brand new bedroom set that was purchased because she was tired of the old one (absolutely nothing wrong with it, she just got tired of the look), flying to the states all the time, not to visit family but to go to vegas and get drunk and party, buying gaming chairs, new tv, fitness smurf they never use but costs hundreds of dollars. if you cant afford it you shouldnt buy it.

i usually dont care what anyone does with their money, but those people always try to get close to DH and i and expect hand outs from us. asking for $10 for gas almost daily "just to get home" or drive them around, asking for food or money for food. the one with 5 kids asked me multiple times to drive her to the food bank because they couldnt afford groceries after they had just gotten a new couch or bikes etc.

again those are just examples of people i know personally, i am absolutely not saying this applies to everyone.

i know that it can be hard in the military, especially if you live on one pay check. but it is do-able. i think the hardest thing is moving around and pre-paying for big things like hotels, gas etc until you have found a place to stay. then all the utilities that need to be paid with the deposits every time, the rental deposits every time.
those things have hurt our bank accounts a lot, since the army moved us around a lot in the last 4 1/2 years. but once that money is back its back to normal for us. thats why we always save as much money as possible in our "resting time".