1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:06,230 --> 00:00:08,950 Ladies and gentlemen , on behalf of 3 00:00:08,950 --> 00:00:11,172 Lieutenant General Jody Daniels , Chief 4 00:00:11,172 --> 00:00:13,339 of Army Reserve , Commanding General , 5 00:00:13,339 --> 00:00:15,394 United States Army Reserve Command , 6 00:00:15,394 --> 00:00:17,283 Welcome to the soldier and family 7 00:00:17,283 --> 00:00:19,550 member Town hall . Thank you so much 8 00:00:19,550 --> 00:00:21,383 for taking time out of your busy 9 00:00:21,383 --> 00:00:23,710 schedules to be here with us today . 10 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,100 This session is being recorded and the 11 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:28,300 link will be placed on an Army Reserve 12 00:00:28,310 --> 00:00:31,170 Family Programs page . So for those who 13 00:00:31,170 --> 00:00:33,650 cannot attend live will have access to 14 00:00:33,650 --> 00:00:36,210 the information shared today . Without 15 00:00:36,210 --> 00:00:38,900 further delay . Please give a warm 16 00:00:38,900 --> 00:00:40,956 family welcome to Lieutenant General 17 00:00:40,956 --> 00:00:41,710 Daniels . 18 00:00:53,510 --> 00:00:55,840 There we go . Okay , so getting in the 19 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,350 holiday spirit , got my antlers . 20 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,220 Okay , because you can't take yourself 21 00:01:03,220 --> 00:01:05,331 too seriously this time of year , you 22 00:01:05,331 --> 00:01:07,664 lose your mind . So greetings everybody . 23 00:01:07,664 --> 00:01:09,887 Um , thanks for joining us this evening 24 00:01:09,887 --> 00:01:11,887 or this morning or this afternoon , 25 00:01:11,887 --> 00:01:14,220 whatever it is , wherever it is you are . 26 00:01:14,220 --> 00:01:16,276 Um john is here with me , we're in a 27 00:01:16,276 --> 00:01:18,331 hotel room , doesn't get much more , 28 00:01:18,331 --> 00:01:20,498 you know , exciting than that as we're 29 00:01:20,498 --> 00:01:19,590 traveling around , getting ready to 30 00:01:19,590 --> 00:01:21,757 light the christmas tree , the holiday 31 00:01:21,757 --> 00:01:24,850 tree at the headquarters tomorrow . But 32 00:01:24,860 --> 00:01:26,916 we know it's been a really busy year 33 00:01:26,916 --> 00:01:29,110 for a lot of folks . Um , the Army 34 00:01:29,110 --> 00:01:31,820 Reserve has had lots of people deploy . 35 00:01:31,830 --> 00:01:35,730 Um we've had over 12,000 soldiers go 36 00:01:35,730 --> 00:01:37,830 to 25 different countries around the 37 00:01:37,830 --> 00:01:39,941 globe and then we had a few that came 38 00:01:39,941 --> 00:01:42,052 back home as well , so that's kind of 39 00:01:42,052 --> 00:01:44,219 exciting . Um , I know people are very 40 00:01:44,219 --> 00:01:46,386 happy to have their loved ones make it 41 00:01:46,386 --> 00:01:48,274 back , but don't forget all those 42 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:50,552 12,000 that are are not home right now . 43 00:01:50,552 --> 00:01:53,370 Um And we've also had over 100 units 44 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:55,690 and nearly 5000 soldiers that went 45 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:58,090 overseas in various different exercises 46 00:01:58,090 --> 00:02:00,257 around the globe . And how many people 47 00:02:00,257 --> 00:02:02,257 can say , Hey , you know that their 48 00:02:02,257 --> 00:02:04,660 dual pursuit took them to Romania , 49 00:02:04,670 --> 00:02:08,150 former Korea or Morocco . So that's one 50 00:02:08,150 --> 00:02:10,094 of those really interesting unique 51 00:02:10,094 --> 00:02:12,428 aspects that the Army Reserve can offer . 52 00:02:12,428 --> 00:02:15,440 Um But we couldn't have gone and done 53 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,218 that without the support of our 54 00:02:17,218 --> 00:02:19,440 families letting us go to those , those 55 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,273 interesting places . Sorry , you 56 00:02:21,273 --> 00:02:23,384 couldn't come with us . Um but but we 57 00:02:23,384 --> 00:02:25,496 were really off doing a lot of really 58 00:02:25,496 --> 00:02:27,384 great projects around the globe , 59 00:02:27,384 --> 00:02:29,607 getting a lot of great training in . So 60 00:02:29,607 --> 00:02:31,773 I know that , you know , I did mention 61 00:02:31,773 --> 00:02:31,670 we've got some holidays coming up so 62 00:02:31,670 --> 00:02:34,430 don't spend too much money um spend 63 00:02:34,430 --> 00:02:36,360 wisely , do do that , Check your 64 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,249 finances . I know we want to give 65 00:02:38,249 --> 00:02:40,416 generously but do be careful as you do 66 00:02:40,416 --> 00:02:42,582 it . And then of course I have to give 67 00:02:42,582 --> 00:02:44,638 the other warning . Be careful . You 68 00:02:44,638 --> 00:02:44,520 know , Covid it's still out there . 69 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,576 I've had two different people that I 70 00:02:46,576 --> 00:02:48,576 have been around recently . Came up 71 00:02:48,576 --> 00:02:50,464 positive . One was one was really 72 00:02:50,464 --> 00:02:52,576 unhappily sick , you know , fever and 73 00:02:52,576 --> 00:02:54,687 all that good stuff . So please , you 74 00:02:54,687 --> 00:02:56,742 know , do do be careful if we're not 75 00:02:56,742 --> 00:02:58,964 done with it yet . We're mostly but not 76 00:02:58,964 --> 00:03:01,187 quite done with it yet . Okay switching 77 00:03:01,187 --> 00:03:03,353 what are we gonna do this this evening 78 00:03:03,353 --> 00:03:05,464 this morning this afternoon . Um This 79 00:03:05,464 --> 00:03:07,353 town hall is to cover education , 80 00:03:07,353 --> 00:03:09,450 looking at both K through 12 and 81 00:03:09,450 --> 00:03:11,506 college different opportunities that 82 00:03:11,506 --> 00:03:13,506 can be provided out to you and your 83 00:03:13,506 --> 00:03:17,300 families . Um We've got some 84 00:03:17,300 --> 00:03:20,310 some no cost online tutoring . Got 85 00:03:20,310 --> 00:03:23,130 tutor dot com tutor dot military dot 86 00:03:23,130 --> 00:03:26,630 tutor dot com slash home . He's going 87 00:03:26,630 --> 00:03:28,741 to bring up a chart here . It's going 88 00:03:28,741 --> 00:03:31,150 to show you that website . Um no cost 89 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,216 online . They can help with homework 90 00:03:33,216 --> 00:03:36,900 also . So go visit their website https 91 00:03:36,910 --> 00:03:39,380 colon slash slash military dot tutor 92 00:03:39,380 --> 00:03:43,230 dot com slash home . They also have um 93 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,710 college scholastic testing prep . So 94 00:03:45,710 --> 00:03:47,710 they've got lots of things that can 95 00:03:47,710 --> 00:03:49,766 that can help you and your your kids 96 00:03:49,766 --> 00:03:52,043 out with all that they've got going on . 97 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,650 Okay ? So then when it comes to 98 00:03:55,650 --> 00:03:57,761 education need help , you know , it's 99 00:03:57,761 --> 00:03:59,817 never too early to start planning on 100 00:03:59,817 --> 00:04:02,094 how you're going to get through school , 101 00:04:02,094 --> 00:04:01,780 Are you going to pay for that ? What 102 00:04:01,790 --> 00:04:03,846 what resources you can access to let 103 00:04:03,846 --> 00:04:06,012 someone else pay for it ? So you don't 104 00:04:06,012 --> 00:04:08,068 have to financial aid , you know , a 105 00:04:08,068 --> 00:04:10,290 little bit . We're gonna have some good 106 00:04:10,290 --> 00:04:09,980 speakers about the application process , 107 00:04:09,980 --> 00:04:12,700 grants scholarships . Um Gerhard 108 00:04:12,700 --> 00:04:14,756 Guevera and Zahira Rich are going to 109 00:04:14,756 --> 00:04:16,533 talk about these and some other 110 00:04:16,533 --> 00:04:18,700 resources that we've got Bond , autism 111 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:20,700 was gonna talk . She's got our Army 112 00:04:20,700 --> 00:04:22,644 Reserve Ambassador program . She's 113 00:04:22,644 --> 00:04:24,367 gonna talk about the minuteman 114 00:04:24,367 --> 00:04:26,589 scholarships . Um Those are available . 115 00:04:26,589 --> 00:04:28,200 Um They've opened up the the 116 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,089 constraints on them so it's a lot 117 00:04:30,089 --> 00:04:32,144 easier to get them and we've changed 118 00:04:32,144 --> 00:04:34,367 our process a bit , we've got access to 119 00:04:34,367 --> 00:04:36,367 them sooner now so applications can 120 00:04:36,367 --> 00:04:39,390 start now . Um is a great great amount 121 00:04:39,390 --> 00:04:41,770 of money . We just had a command 122 00:04:41,770 --> 00:04:43,937 Sergeant Major Lombardo , you may want 123 00:04:43,937 --> 00:04:45,992 to mention what you were doing up at 124 00:04:45,992 --> 00:04:48,048 that Bills game . Um And Jets versus 125 00:04:48,048 --> 00:04:50,214 the Bills , what you did up there . Um 126 00:04:50,214 --> 00:04:52,437 Anyway , so we'll talk about those . Um 127 00:04:52,437 --> 00:04:54,492 And a little bit , I think our final 128 00:04:54,492 --> 00:04:57,910 speaker is about uh tuition assistance , 129 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,360 credential assistance . Um So when when 130 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,416 all the presenters are done we'll go 131 00:05:03,416 --> 00:05:05,471 back in our usual Q . And a see what 132 00:05:05,471 --> 00:05:07,693 other things are on people's mind . And 133 00:05:07,693 --> 00:05:09,749 with that I'm gonna stop talking and 134 00:05:09,749 --> 00:05:11,916 pass it off to john hey everybody . So 135 00:05:11,916 --> 00:05:14,082 as a dad that went through the pain of 136 00:05:14,082 --> 00:05:16,193 putting a child through college , I'm 137 00:05:16,193 --> 00:05:19,010 looking forward to this town hall and 138 00:05:19,010 --> 00:05:21,177 hearing about the terrific educational 139 00:05:21,177 --> 00:05:23,121 resources that are out there . Not 140 00:05:23,121 --> 00:05:25,720 necessarily for me anymore , but that 141 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,010 as I as I make my way around both 142 00:05:28,010 --> 00:05:31,140 virtually . And in person if family 143 00:05:31,140 --> 00:05:33,830 members and spouses ask me questions , 144 00:05:33,840 --> 00:05:36,290 I'm a little bit more educated on it . 145 00:05:36,300 --> 00:05:38,180 One of the resources for future 146 00:05:38,180 --> 00:05:41,770 soldiers uh is the Minuteman 147 00:05:41,770 --> 00:05:43,800 Scholarship . Many soldiers and 148 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,890 families out there including me . Um 149 00:05:46,900 --> 00:05:48,710 don't know about the Minuteman 150 00:05:48,710 --> 00:05:51,330 scholarship but our guest speaker will 151 00:05:51,330 --> 00:05:53,610 share the latest information and we 152 00:05:53,610 --> 00:05:55,721 hope that you will use it and pass it 153 00:05:55,721 --> 00:05:59,140 along to others . Don't forget . I'm 154 00:05:59,140 --> 00:06:01,920 sorry , I didn't interrupt you . I know 155 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,030 I'm sorry but just so you all know we 156 00:06:05,030 --> 00:06:07,363 have a number of minuteman scholarships , 157 00:06:07,363 --> 00:06:09,850 we have never used all of them . So 158 00:06:09,850 --> 00:06:11,794 that's my , my call to action , my 159 00:06:11,794 --> 00:06:13,850 gauntlet thrown down . I want to use 160 00:06:13,850 --> 00:06:15,906 all of them . I want to get somebody 161 00:06:15,906 --> 00:06:17,794 against every single one of those 162 00:06:17,794 --> 00:06:20,017 scholarships . So yeah , okay . Sorry . 163 00:06:20,017 --> 00:06:22,680 So uh I'd like to add that . Don't , 164 00:06:23,150 --> 00:06:25,380 don't feel shy about asking any hard 165 00:06:25,380 --> 00:06:28,280 questions in the facebook chat and I'm 166 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:30,510 hopeful some of the company commanders 167 00:06:30,510 --> 00:06:32,677 and first sergeants that didn't get to 168 00:06:32,677 --> 00:06:34,899 hear my bride yesterday because she was 169 00:06:34,899 --> 00:06:38,300 doing other , had to do other meetings 170 00:06:38,310 --> 00:06:40,740 that you asked her and and the sergeant 171 00:06:40,740 --> 00:06:43,980 major the tough questions . And on that 172 00:06:43,980 --> 00:06:46,670 note I will turn it over to jodi's 173 00:06:46,670 --> 00:06:48,781 battle buddy . Command Sergeant Major 174 00:06:48,781 --> 00:06:52,590 Lombardo . Hey thanks john um so 175 00:06:52,590 --> 00:06:55,700 and thank you ma'am team and ladies and 176 00:06:55,700 --> 00:06:57,867 gentlemen , just out in the field . So 177 00:06:57,867 --> 00:06:59,756 I'm glad to be back here . I hope 178 00:06:59,756 --> 00:07:01,922 everybody had a great thanksgiving and 179 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:01,390 had an opportunity to spend time with 180 00:07:01,390 --> 00:07:03,660 family and friends . So I just got to 181 00:07:03,660 --> 00:07:05,716 put this in perspective . So general 182 00:07:05,716 --> 00:07:08,049 Daniels and I just came down from D . C . 183 00:07:08,049 --> 00:07:10,104 About four hours ago and somehow the 184 00:07:10,104 --> 00:07:12,210 general was like understood like had 185 00:07:12,210 --> 00:07:14,154 the emotional intelligence to pack 186 00:07:14,154 --> 00:07:16,266 reindeers , which is amazing . I have 187 00:07:16,266 --> 00:07:18,266 my holiday Halbert in the back . So 188 00:07:18,266 --> 00:07:20,266 hopefully that's my contribution to 189 00:07:20,266 --> 00:07:22,377 this . So speaking about the holidays 190 00:07:22,377 --> 00:07:24,377 in the New year's . This is a great 191 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:26,432 time to uh , to take , you know , to 192 00:07:26,432 --> 00:07:28,810 take um pause and consider , um , and 193 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:31,330 review your current and future 194 00:07:31,330 --> 00:07:33,386 educational goals and whether that's 195 00:07:33,386 --> 00:07:36,150 for you or for your Children . Um , so 196 00:07:36,150 --> 00:07:38,428 when it comes to minuteman scholarship , 197 00:07:38,428 --> 00:07:40,483 I had an opportunity to go to a Jets 198 00:07:40,483 --> 00:07:42,706 bills game and the Jets well , which is 199 00:07:42,706 --> 00:07:44,928 cool too . But in the process I had the 200 00:07:44,928 --> 00:07:47,039 opportunity to present to high school 201 00:07:47,039 --> 00:07:49,320 ju seniors um with a full scholarship 202 00:07:49,330 --> 00:07:51,030 to , to an ROTC program and a 203 00:07:51,030 --> 00:07:53,141 university and they will commission . 204 00:07:53,141 --> 00:07:55,340 It's guaranteed enlisted uh , 205 00:07:55,350 --> 00:07:57,610 commission in the United States Reserve 206 00:07:57,620 --> 00:08:00,240 and National Guard . Um , and it was 207 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,296 really , it was amazing to see their 208 00:08:02,296 --> 00:08:04,296 eyes when they were able to receive 209 00:08:04,296 --> 00:08:06,518 these checks uh , at the game . This is 210 00:08:06,518 --> 00:08:08,407 like just , this is like inside a 211 00:08:08,407 --> 00:08:10,351 training , nobody knows about this 212 00:08:10,351 --> 00:08:12,573 stuff . So you're going to get like the 213 00:08:12,573 --> 00:08:14,796 first view of like a stock on the stock 214 00:08:14,796 --> 00:08:16,680 market and how would you want to 215 00:08:16,690 --> 00:08:18,960 graduate without a debt . This is a 216 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,016 pretty cool deal . So I think you've 217 00:08:21,016 --> 00:08:23,238 got to pay attention to this . Go ahead 218 00:08:23,238 --> 00:08:25,404 man . How big were those checks ? What 219 00:08:25,404 --> 00:08:27,627 was the dollar figure on those checks ? 220 00:08:27,627 --> 00:08:29,880 I think one was $128,000 . And so it's 221 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,190 pretty , it's a full boat and we'll get 222 00:08:32,190 --> 00:08:34,412 into some details later . But this is a 223 00:08:34,412 --> 00:08:36,634 good deal . You have to pay attention . 224 00:08:36,634 --> 00:08:39,120 So this may not be for you , right ? So 225 00:08:39,130 --> 00:08:41,430 we need your help to spread the word . 226 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,290 Uh educational benefits contribute to 227 00:08:45,290 --> 00:08:47,457 the strength of the soldiers and their 228 00:08:47,457 --> 00:08:49,512 families . Um feel free to bring any 229 00:08:49,512 --> 00:08:51,512 questions to your command or if you 230 00:08:51,512 --> 00:08:53,290 can't get an answer from them , 231 00:08:53,290 --> 00:08:55,457 Certainly reach out to me . And I look 232 00:08:55,457 --> 00:08:57,679 forward to the presentation . Let's get 233 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,380 it rolling . $128,000 my 234 00:09:01,380 --> 00:09:03,158 goodness , I could've used that 235 00:09:03,158 --> 00:09:05,102 sergeant major 20 years ago . That 236 00:09:05,102 --> 00:09:06,900 would've been awesome . 237 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,998 Thank you ma'am , sir , Sergeant Major . 238 00:09:10,998 --> 00:09:12,942 Ladies and gentlemen , we will now 239 00:09:12,942 --> 00:09:15,053 transition to the presentations given 240 00:09:15,053 --> 00:09:17,220 by the subject matter experts . I have 241 00:09:17,220 --> 00:09:19,660 the pleasure of introducing mr Rivera 242 00:09:19,670 --> 00:09:21,670 from the fourth brad school liaison 243 00:09:21,670 --> 00:09:23,210 office , sir , 244 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:31,330 your own mute . Let's try that again . 245 00:09:31,330 --> 00:09:34,810 Alright , Alright , good evening at 246 00:09:34,810 --> 00:09:37,032 least . It's good evening here in North 247 00:09:37,032 --> 00:09:39,032 Carolina again . My name is Gerhard 248 00:09:39,032 --> 00:09:41,320 Guevara . I'm a school as an officer 249 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,600 here for the last 20 years at Fort 250 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,110 Bragg . Uh and just like the Gentleman 251 00:09:47,110 --> 00:09:49,166 said earlier , I'm also going to the 252 00:09:49,166 --> 00:09:51,636 current gains of being a A father of 253 00:09:51,636 --> 00:09:53,747 collegiate students . So I've got one 254 00:09:53,747 --> 00:09:56,126 in college . He graduated 19th in his 255 00:09:56,126 --> 00:09:59,506 class and received 17 scholarships 256 00:09:59,516 --> 00:10:01,856 enough to pay up to his junior year in 257 00:10:01,856 --> 00:10:04,078 high school . I've got a daughter who's 258 00:10:04,078 --> 00:10:06,756 a senior right now and she is uh she 259 00:10:06,756 --> 00:10:08,756 received three applications , three 260 00:10:08,756 --> 00:10:10,978 acceptance letters . She got her number 261 00:10:10,978 --> 00:10:13,145 one choice today . Uh She's number two 262 00:10:13,145 --> 00:10:15,145 in her class . So again , you don't 263 00:10:15,145 --> 00:10:17,367 have to be number one number two to get 264 00:10:17,367 --> 00:10:19,589 all the scholarships . We'll talk about 265 00:10:19,589 --> 00:10:21,700 that a little bit later on . But I do 266 00:10:21,700 --> 00:10:23,812 have an understanding of of what it's 267 00:10:23,812 --> 00:10:25,812 like to go through this and I'll be 268 00:10:25,812 --> 00:10:25,772 going through it for the next 10 years 269 00:10:25,772 --> 00:10:27,952 up until my youngest graduates from 270 00:10:27,962 --> 00:10:30,562 college . Um So I'm gonna cover some 271 00:10:30,562 --> 00:10:33,180 things going next slide please FAFSA . 272 00:10:33,190 --> 00:10:35,023 The free application for federal 273 00:10:35,023 --> 00:10:37,246 Student Aid apply for this . Whether or 274 00:10:37,246 --> 00:10:39,468 not you think you're gonna get it ? You 275 00:10:39,468 --> 00:10:41,634 can apply through it on that website . 276 00:10:41,634 --> 00:10:43,746 Student aid dot go now in most states 277 00:10:43,746 --> 00:10:46,270 apply as early as october 1st and I say 278 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:49,070 apply as soon as it opens up because 279 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,560 the financial aid is often given out on 280 00:10:51,560 --> 00:10:53,727 a first come first serve basis . So if 281 00:10:53,727 --> 00:10:55,949 you're gonna wait till next year , next 282 00:10:55,949 --> 00:10:58,004 april to do the financial aid or the 283 00:10:58,004 --> 00:11:00,060 FAFSA form less money is going to be 284 00:11:00,060 --> 00:11:02,282 available for you . There's a couple of 285 00:11:02,282 --> 00:11:04,449 deadlines you want to be aware of . Uh 286 00:11:04,449 --> 00:11:06,616 college deadlines . So if you're doing 287 00:11:06,616 --> 00:11:09,040 early action or early early decision . 288 00:11:09,050 --> 00:11:11,161 Um Those dates have probably come and 289 00:11:11,161 --> 00:11:13,106 gone . But the regular decision or 290 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:15,161 rolling deadlines when you apply for 291 00:11:15,161 --> 00:11:16,740 these colleges or the merit 292 00:11:16,740 --> 00:11:18,796 scholarships , they're gonna ask for 293 00:11:18,796 --> 00:11:20,962 the FAFSA . So go and try to get those 294 00:11:20,962 --> 00:11:23,129 done early state deadlines . If you're 295 00:11:23,129 --> 00:11:25,073 applying for aid from your state , 296 00:11:25,073 --> 00:11:27,129 that's a website for that list . All 297 00:11:27,129 --> 00:11:29,240 the state deadlines if the state says 298 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,240 applies early as october 1st . Same 299 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,407 thing I said before , Go ahead , apply 300 00:11:33,407 --> 00:11:35,351 as early as you can to get as much 301 00:11:35,351 --> 00:11:37,351 money as you can . Alright , lastly 302 00:11:37,351 --> 00:11:39,573 federal deadline . The federal deadline 303 00:11:39,573 --> 00:11:41,796 is june 30th . That is the last day you 304 00:11:41,796 --> 00:11:44,073 can apply for federal aid a little bit , 305 00:11:44,073 --> 00:11:46,184 a little bit about in state tuition . 306 00:11:46,184 --> 00:11:47,796 Is the high school education 307 00:11:47,796 --> 00:11:49,796 opportunity act basically what this 308 00:11:49,796 --> 00:11:51,962 says . If you're a service member that 309 00:11:51,962 --> 00:11:54,129 have been on active duty for more than 310 00:11:54,129 --> 00:11:55,851 30 days where you live or your 311 00:11:55,851 --> 00:11:58,073 permanent duty station , you can get in 312 00:11:58,073 --> 00:12:00,073 state tuition . Now I , I failed to 313 00:12:00,073 --> 00:12:01,907 mention earlier , I used to be a 314 00:12:01,907 --> 00:12:04,073 reservist . So that does not mean if I 315 00:12:04,073 --> 00:12:06,296 live in north Carolina and I'm doing my 316 00:12:06,296 --> 00:12:08,240 drill in Virginia . I get in state 317 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,351 tuition in Virginia . No , that's not 318 00:12:10,351 --> 00:12:12,518 the case . But Where you're living and 319 00:12:12,518 --> 00:12:14,462 your permanent duty station and if 320 00:12:14,462 --> 00:12:16,462 you've been on active duty for more 321 00:12:16,462 --> 00:12:16,320 than 30 days you can get in state 322 00:12:16,330 --> 00:12:20,160 tuition next slide please application 323 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,327 preparation . So I'm gonna touch about 324 00:12:22,327 --> 00:12:23,938 this a little bit in all the 325 00:12:23,938 --> 00:12:25,938 applications . As I mentioned , not 326 00:12:25,938 --> 00:12:28,160 just the scholarship applications , not 327 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,327 just the school applications , but the 328 00:12:30,327 --> 00:12:32,271 scholarship applications , they're 329 00:12:32,271 --> 00:12:34,493 gonna ask for a lot of similar things . 330 00:12:34,493 --> 00:12:36,660 My son to what is in college right now 331 00:12:36,660 --> 00:12:38,493 applied for well over 100 and 10 332 00:12:38,493 --> 00:12:40,850 scholarships . He got 70 so don't apply 333 00:12:40,850 --> 00:12:43,072 for five and dignity to get all five of 334 00:12:43,072 --> 00:12:45,183 them . But one thing that they do ask 335 00:12:45,183 --> 00:12:47,239 for and all of them is your resume , 336 00:12:47,239 --> 00:12:49,294 whether it's a form you have to fill 337 00:12:49,294 --> 00:12:51,350 out or they just ask you to upload , 338 00:12:51,350 --> 00:12:53,517 upload a sheet you want to have this . 339 00:12:53,517 --> 00:12:55,517 It's sort of like having a having a 340 00:12:55,517 --> 00:12:58,170 unemployment resume . You want to have 341 00:12:58,170 --> 00:13:00,170 things like your academic summary , 342 00:13:00,170 --> 00:13:02,170 honors and awards . You've received 343 00:13:02,170 --> 00:13:04,226 specific programs that stand out for 344 00:13:04,226 --> 00:13:06,448 you in the in the school whether sports 345 00:13:06,448 --> 00:13:08,281 art scouts , school activities , 346 00:13:08,281 --> 00:13:10,448 community service employment have that 347 00:13:10,448 --> 00:13:12,614 in the sheet . That way you don't have 348 00:13:12,614 --> 00:13:14,559 to fill it out and try to remember 349 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,781 every time you do a new scholarship you 350 00:13:16,781 --> 00:13:18,948 can just upload it or copy and paste . 351 00:13:18,948 --> 00:13:21,680 Okay next slide please . College 352 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:23,847 application deadlines . So I mentioned 353 00:13:23,847 --> 00:13:26,180 earlier early action and early decision . 354 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:28,402 A lot of this has already come and gone 355 00:13:28,402 --> 00:13:30,291 okay . Early action plans are non 356 00:13:30,291 --> 00:13:32,513 binding so you can apply for as much as 357 00:13:32,513 --> 00:13:34,569 you want and you can you can wait to 358 00:13:34,569 --> 00:13:36,670 make a decision on May 1st . Early 359 00:13:36,670 --> 00:13:38,837 decision plans are binding . So if you 360 00:13:38,837 --> 00:13:41,540 get accepted you must attend at college . 361 00:13:41,550 --> 00:13:43,439 So these deadlines like that have 362 00:13:43,439 --> 00:13:45,606 probably already come and gone there . 363 00:13:45,606 --> 00:13:47,661 Typically october and november . The 364 00:13:47,661 --> 00:13:49,883 pros to these are you can hold onto the 365 00:13:49,883 --> 00:13:52,106 offer and see what else you get . So if 366 00:13:52,106 --> 00:13:54,328 you get a better offer from a different 367 00:13:54,328 --> 00:13:56,494 school with more money you've got some 368 00:13:56,494 --> 00:13:56,300 choices to make . There's not a whole 369 00:13:56,300 --> 00:13:58,370 lot of constant this one but not all 370 00:13:58,370 --> 00:14:00,840 schools have early actions in regular 371 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,896 decision . Their deadline is usually 372 00:14:02,896 --> 00:14:05,118 january february timeframe . you've got 373 00:14:05,118 --> 00:14:07,229 a little bit more time to prepare for 374 00:14:07,229 --> 00:14:09,451 these . You can take and retake the S . 375 00:14:09,451 --> 00:14:11,673 A . T . S . And A . C . T . S . You can 376 00:14:11,673 --> 00:14:11,670 apply as many as you want . But the 377 00:14:11,670 --> 00:14:13,820 cons are you're you're probably in 378 00:14:13,820 --> 00:14:15,820 competition with a lot of different 379 00:14:15,820 --> 00:14:18,670 kids and a lot of highly qualified kids 380 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:20,847 and you won't know that decision until 381 00:14:20,847 --> 00:14:23,100 March or april . So it might be a 382 00:14:23,100 --> 00:14:25,211 little bit more high stress if you go 383 00:14:25,211 --> 00:14:27,267 regular decision . Alright . Rolling 384 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:29,530 admissions . These are for schools that 385 00:14:29,530 --> 00:14:32,840 have they , they'll take applications 386 00:14:32,850 --> 00:14:34,850 until all their slots are filled so 387 00:14:34,850 --> 00:14:37,017 they don't typically have a deadline . 388 00:14:37,017 --> 00:14:38,906 Um They'll keep taking kids until 389 00:14:38,906 --> 00:14:40,961 they're all their slots are filled . 390 00:14:40,961 --> 00:14:44,340 Next slide please scholarships . Uh So 391 00:14:44,340 --> 00:14:46,562 the big one that you see on top all the 392 00:14:46,562 --> 00:14:48,618 school ladies and officers army wide 393 00:14:48,618 --> 00:14:51,640 puts together a list of any military 394 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,973 connected scholarships that we can find . 395 00:14:53,973 --> 00:14:56,029 Um So when you get a chance to visit 396 00:14:56,029 --> 00:14:58,251 that website or scan the QR code uh and 397 00:14:58,251 --> 00:15:01,360 and and see what we have to offer . Now . 398 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,471 This next couple bullets right here I 399 00:15:03,471 --> 00:15:05,527 have an order from hardest to get to 400 00:15:05,527 --> 00:15:07,440 easiest to get . Alright merit 401 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:11,390 scholarships scott . It's like $100,000 . 402 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,400 You're in competition with a lot of 403 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,567 people so it might be difficult to get 404 00:15:15,567 --> 00:15:17,400 those but please apply for those 405 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,511 scholarships from search sites . Once 406 00:15:19,511 --> 00:15:21,678 again not just you but everyone in the 407 00:15:21,678 --> 00:15:23,344 world are looking at the same 408 00:15:23,344 --> 00:15:25,400 scholarships on those websites . But 409 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:25,380 don't forget libraries and bookstores , 410 00:15:25,380 --> 00:15:27,380 bookstores , definitely libraries , 411 00:15:27,380 --> 00:15:29,491 definitely you can borrow the books , 412 00:15:29,491 --> 00:15:31,658 bookstores . You don't have to buy the 413 00:15:31,658 --> 00:15:33,880 book . Everyone has a smartphone , find 414 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:33,380 the scholarships that apply to you , 415 00:15:33,390 --> 00:15:35,612 take a picture of it and apply for it . 416 00:15:35,612 --> 00:15:37,501 University scholarship pages . If 417 00:15:37,501 --> 00:15:39,279 you've already been accepted to 418 00:15:39,279 --> 00:15:41,390 university , look at the scholarships 419 00:15:41,390 --> 00:15:41,240 that they have available on their 420 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,184 school sites . They have a lot for 421 00:15:43,184 --> 00:15:45,360 incoming freshmen . Alright , lastly 422 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,960 the easiest one to get everything local . 423 00:15:47,970 --> 00:15:50,460 Almost 95% of the scholarships my 424 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:52,682 Children got . We're almost all local . 425 00:15:52,682 --> 00:15:54,849 Look at what your high schools offer . 426 00:15:54,849 --> 00:15:56,738 Ask your counselors if you've got 427 00:15:56,738 --> 00:15:58,793 friends and other high schools , ask 428 00:15:58,793 --> 00:16:00,738 their counselors . Uh look at your 429 00:16:00,738 --> 00:16:02,960 community and state , not just uh local 430 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,238 organizations . Look at greek chapters , 431 00:16:05,238 --> 00:16:07,182 look at city and state governments 432 00:16:07,182 --> 00:16:09,349 businesses , dentists , doctors , even 433 00:16:09,349 --> 00:16:11,516 bike clubs . Um They have scholarships 434 00:16:11,516 --> 00:16:13,571 and also look at local military unit 435 00:16:13,571 --> 00:16:15,904 spouse associations as you're searching , 436 00:16:15,904 --> 00:16:18,825 search by maybe interests , hobbies , 437 00:16:18,825 --> 00:16:21,005 heritage , family occupation center , 438 00:16:21,005 --> 00:16:23,061 etcetera , etcetera . Alright , next 439 00:16:23,061 --> 00:16:25,800 slide please . So I'm gonna go through 440 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,856 some of the benefits through V . A . 441 00:16:27,856 --> 00:16:30,078 And all of these sheets . You will have 442 00:16:30,078 --> 00:16:32,300 a link at the bottom where you can find 443 00:16:32,300 --> 00:16:34,411 more information . So I'm gonna cover 444 00:16:34,411 --> 00:16:36,467 them very briefly . The first one is 445 00:16:36,467 --> 00:16:38,578 chapter 33 . Post 9 11 G . I bill the 446 00:16:38,578 --> 00:16:40,744 benefits . You can get through this if 447 00:16:40,744 --> 00:16:42,856 you qualify for the maximum benefit , 448 00:16:42,856 --> 00:16:44,856 it will cover almost a full cost of 449 00:16:44,856 --> 00:16:47,022 public in state tuition and fees . You 450 00:16:47,022 --> 00:16:46,760 might be able to get mounting for 451 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,538 housing and money for books and 452 00:16:48,538 --> 00:16:50,704 supplies In the sheet . You'll see the 453 00:16:50,704 --> 00:16:52,900 eligibility if you need information 454 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:54,844 about transferability . That's the 455 00:16:54,844 --> 00:16:57,067 website right there in the middle . But 456 00:16:57,067 --> 00:16:59,178 of course like I said at the bottom , 457 00:16:59,178 --> 00:17:01,178 you'll find the website for all the 458 00:17:01,178 --> 00:17:03,233 entire information that you need for 459 00:17:03,233 --> 00:17:05,067 Chapter 33 . Next slide please . 460 00:17:05,410 --> 00:17:07,330 Chapter 35 . This is service 461 00:17:07,330 --> 00:17:09,330 independence educational assistance 462 00:17:09,330 --> 00:17:11,441 program . All right , so the benefits 463 00:17:11,441 --> 00:17:13,570 you can get for this one . Um you can 464 00:17:13,570 --> 00:17:16,020 get college and degree programs , you 465 00:17:16,020 --> 00:17:18,242 can get career and training certificate 466 00:17:18,242 --> 00:17:20,464 courses through these . You get monthly 467 00:17:20,464 --> 00:17:22,687 payments to help cover the costs of all 468 00:17:22,687 --> 00:17:24,409 those benefits . Alright , the 469 00:17:24,409 --> 00:17:26,576 eligibility you find eligibility right 470 00:17:26,576 --> 00:17:28,742 there and you'll find more information 471 00:17:28,742 --> 00:17:30,909 at the bottom . So that's chapter 35 . 472 00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:35,380 Next slide please . Chapter 36 this 473 00:17:35,380 --> 00:17:37,547 is educational career counseling . Now 474 00:17:37,547 --> 00:17:39,769 this isn't money but this is helpful as 475 00:17:39,769 --> 00:17:41,824 well . So just like the general said 476 00:17:41,824 --> 00:17:43,824 about tutor dot com , another great 477 00:17:43,824 --> 00:17:46,047 resource to you . So you can get career 478 00:17:46,047 --> 00:17:47,769 counseling , you get education 479 00:17:47,769 --> 00:17:49,936 counseling , resume support . Like the 480 00:17:49,936 --> 00:17:51,991 ones we mentioned prior to that . Uh 481 00:17:51,991 --> 00:17:53,824 eligibility is a little bit less 482 00:17:53,824 --> 00:17:56,047 stringent . And again you can find more 483 00:17:56,047 --> 00:17:58,047 information on the bottom website . 484 00:17:58,047 --> 00:18:01,910 Next slide please . Chapter 1606 . This 485 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:04,132 is Montgomery G . I . Bill for selected 486 00:18:04,132 --> 00:18:06,299 reserve the benefits you can get for , 487 00:18:06,299 --> 00:18:08,110 this is up to $407 per month in 488 00:18:08,110 --> 00:18:11,250 compensation for up to 36 months . So 489 00:18:11,250 --> 00:18:13,583 one of those must be true ineligibility , 490 00:18:13,583 --> 00:18:15,472 you must have at least a six-year 491 00:18:15,472 --> 00:18:17,361 obligation is selected reserve or 492 00:18:17,361 --> 00:18:19,250 you're an officer in the selected 493 00:18:19,250 --> 00:18:19,180 reserve and you agreed to serve six 494 00:18:19,180 --> 00:18:21,069 years in addition to your initial 495 00:18:21,069 --> 00:18:23,600 service obligation . Belgium website 496 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,590 will again provide you with more 497 00:18:25,590 --> 00:18:29,260 information . Next slide please . Sorry 498 00:18:29,260 --> 00:18:31,371 about that . I had a timer for myself 499 00:18:31,371 --> 00:18:33,830 uh more , this is additional 500 00:18:33,830 --> 00:18:35,997 information on some scholarships . I'm 501 00:18:35,997 --> 00:18:38,052 not gonna go through all of them but 502 00:18:38,052 --> 00:18:40,052 please visit them at your leisure . 503 00:18:40,052 --> 00:18:41,886 Last one I do want to mention is 504 00:18:41,886 --> 00:18:43,886 gratitude initiative . Um Just like 505 00:18:43,886 --> 00:18:46,108 tutor dot com . It is an online service 506 00:18:46,108 --> 00:18:50,040 but they assist with college prep the 507 00:18:50,050 --> 00:18:53,390 the finding scholarships preparing for 508 00:18:53,390 --> 00:18:55,612 college and looking for for resources . 509 00:18:55,612 --> 00:18:58,350 It is free but you do have to apply to 510 00:18:58,350 --> 00:19:00,770 to utilize the program but please take 511 00:19:00,770 --> 00:19:02,437 a look at it when you get the 512 00:19:02,437 --> 00:19:06,360 opportunity . Thank you so much 513 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:08,416 for that . The first question I have 514 00:19:08,416 --> 00:19:10,527 for you of course will the slide deck 515 00:19:10,527 --> 00:19:12,749 be available and we will make the slide 516 00:19:12,749 --> 00:19:14,971 deck available on the Army Reserve . Um 517 00:19:14,971 --> 00:19:17,220 What page you w W dot us dot army dot 518 00:19:17,220 --> 00:19:19,840 mil ? Another question I have for you 519 00:19:19,850 --> 00:19:22,900 is are there local 520 00:19:22,910 --> 00:19:25,330 locations where reserve centers are 521 00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:27,560 located at for school liaison so people 522 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,782 can go to them or can they just contact 523 00:19:29,782 --> 00:19:31,560 you if they have questions they 524 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,504 actually that's a great question . 525 00:19:33,504 --> 00:19:35,504 There is typically a school liaison 526 00:19:35,504 --> 00:19:37,616 officer at every installation . Um so 527 00:19:37,616 --> 00:19:39,893 they don't necessarily have to call me . 528 00:19:39,893 --> 00:19:41,949 If they look up there near Fort Drum 529 00:19:41,949 --> 00:19:44,116 there , near Fort Bliss , look at Fort 530 00:19:44,116 --> 00:19:46,116 Bliss School as an officer . In the 531 00:19:46,116 --> 00:19:48,060 past there has been a school as an 532 00:19:48,060 --> 00:19:50,171 officer for the entire Army Reserve . 533 00:19:50,171 --> 00:19:52,393 I'm not sure if that's still the case . 534 00:19:52,393 --> 00:19:56,340 Um but there is no um we we do 535 00:19:56,340 --> 00:19:59,010 not discriminate of who calls us . Uh 536 00:19:59,020 --> 00:20:01,760 whether you , you are retired reservist , 537 00:20:01,770 --> 00:20:04,650 active duty Air Force , Navy Marine , 538 00:20:04,660 --> 00:20:07,880 um Army . If you call us and you're 539 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:09,991 looking for information , we can help 540 00:20:09,991 --> 00:20:13,770 you out . Man , this is CSM if I just 541 00:20:13,770 --> 00:20:16,580 make a point because because these 542 00:20:16,580 --> 00:20:18,580 programs can be used for business , 543 00:20:18,580 --> 00:20:20,524 technical schools , apprenticeship 544 00:20:20,524 --> 00:20:22,747 programs and national test . You know , 545 00:20:22,747 --> 00:20:24,930 you could go to your union if that's , 546 00:20:24,930 --> 00:20:26,930 you know , if that's if that's what 547 00:20:26,930 --> 00:20:29,152 you're looking to do or in my case when 548 00:20:29,152 --> 00:20:31,430 I was going through the Police academy , 549 00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:31,050 the NYPD , I went through their 550 00:20:31,050 --> 00:20:33,217 education center , so there's multiple 551 00:20:33,217 --> 00:20:35,217 opportunities to use these programs 552 00:20:35,217 --> 00:20:37,550 over . Thank you for that , sir . Major . 553 00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:40,850 Another question I have for you is that 554 00:20:40,860 --> 00:20:42,527 I see there , you guys have a 555 00:20:42,527 --> 00:20:44,500 collective list of military for 556 00:20:44,500 --> 00:20:46,556 scholarships . Is there another list 557 00:20:46,556 --> 00:20:48,722 available that people can go to to see 558 00:20:48,722 --> 00:20:50,833 what other scholarships are available 559 00:20:50,833 --> 00:20:52,833 or do they just have to do a google 560 00:20:52,833 --> 00:20:55,111 search , that's another great question . 561 00:20:55,111 --> 00:20:57,222 Um If you are just trying to look for 562 00:20:57,222 --> 00:20:59,389 one place to find all your starships , 563 00:20:59,389 --> 00:21:01,611 um you will not find everything and you 564 00:21:01,611 --> 00:21:04,010 again , you will find a lot that other . 565 00:21:04,020 --> 00:21:06,076 A lot of other students are applying 566 00:21:06,076 --> 00:21:08,298 for . Keep searching , Keep searching . 567 00:21:08,298 --> 00:21:10,520 So not just google but on facebook . Do 568 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,798 a search for wherever you're from this . 569 00:21:12,798 --> 00:21:14,853 I'm here people north Carolina on on 570 00:21:14,853 --> 00:21:16,742 facebook . I will look up in that 571 00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:18,798 search bar , faithful north Carolina 572 00:21:18,798 --> 00:21:20,853 scholarships um or the county that I 573 00:21:20,853 --> 00:21:23,131 live in Cumberland county scholarships . 574 00:21:23,131 --> 00:21:25,242 Uh , search everywhere . You can find 575 00:21:25,242 --> 00:21:27,353 uh contact your , your local guidance 576 00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:30,270 counselors . Um contact local city 577 00:21:30,270 --> 00:21:32,630 state governments do as if you're just 578 00:21:32,630 --> 00:21:34,963 doing one search and finding one or two . 579 00:21:34,963 --> 00:21:37,074 You're not gonna get a lot . You have 580 00:21:37,074 --> 00:21:38,610 to be diligent about it . 581 00:21:40,820 --> 00:21:42,876 Awesome , awesome . Another question 582 00:21:42,876 --> 00:21:44,709 for you is how do geographically 583 00:21:44,709 --> 00:21:47,220 dispersed soldiers receive these types 584 00:21:47,220 --> 00:21:49,450 of services ? Um Sorry , repeat the 585 00:21:49,450 --> 00:21:51,820 question one more time . How do the 586 00:21:51,820 --> 00:21:53,710 geographically dispersed soldiers 587 00:21:53,710 --> 00:21:56,780 receive these benefits for the V . A 588 00:21:56,780 --> 00:21:58,613 benefits ? Of course visit their 589 00:21:58,613 --> 00:22:00,891 website . You'll have to contact the V . 590 00:22:00,891 --> 00:22:02,891 A . Um Unfortunately not the expert 591 00:22:02,891 --> 00:22:06,510 with the V . A . Um Were those benefits ? 592 00:22:06,510 --> 00:22:08,454 What what they were asking about ? 593 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,550 Yes . Okay . Yeah , I would contact 594 00:22:13,550 --> 00:22:16,640 their local V . A . For that . Okay . 595 00:22:16,650 --> 00:22:18,872 And then one last question for you , is 596 00:22:18,872 --> 00:22:21,580 there a listing on colleges or part of 597 00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:25,410 the yellow ribbon program ? I'm not 598 00:22:25,420 --> 00:22:27,540 as familiar with the yellow ribbon 599 00:22:27,540 --> 00:22:29,762 program . Um That is a great question . 600 00:22:29,762 --> 00:22:32,520 Um If I think you have my contact 601 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,576 information um whoever would like to 602 00:22:34,576 --> 00:22:36,798 have that information . If you can send 603 00:22:36,798 --> 00:22:38,900 me the question I can definitely 604 00:22:38,900 --> 00:22:41,090 research and get the answer for you on 605 00:22:41,090 --> 00:22:43,940 that one . So real quick jump in there . 606 00:22:43,950 --> 00:22:47,530 So my my my daughter used my 607 00:22:47,540 --> 00:22:51,220 post 9 11 G I Bill in association with 608 00:22:51,220 --> 00:22:54,110 the yellow ribbon for her college . We 609 00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:56,342 you really have to , if you're thinking 610 00:22:56,342 --> 00:22:59,250 about a particular institution , you 611 00:22:59,250 --> 00:23:01,680 gotta go to the website and look and 612 00:23:01,690 --> 00:23:05,650 most many hers didn't , but many 613 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:09,520 universities and colleges have a 614 00:23:09,970 --> 00:23:12,370 if you're a soldier , a veteran service 615 00:23:12,380 --> 00:23:16,330 um outfit on campus . Um but you should 616 00:23:16,330 --> 00:23:19,130 be able to find it within each college 617 00:23:19,140 --> 00:23:21,580 on each colleges page over . 618 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:27,460 Absolutely sir , awesome ! Thank you so 619 00:23:27,460 --> 00:23:29,460 much for that . I would now like to 620 00:23:29,460 --> 00:23:31,700 introduce Miss Bonnie Chisholm and 621 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:33,950 Captain Matt kosovan from the old car 622 00:23:33,950 --> 00:23:36,330 Army Reserve Ambassador and Minuteman 623 00:23:36,330 --> 00:23:40,330 campaign . You are 624 00:23:40,340 --> 00:23:41,673 on mute . MS Chisholm , 625 00:23:44,950 --> 00:23:47,890 can you , can you hear me now ? I can . 626 00:23:47,900 --> 00:23:49,956 Wonderful , Wonderful . Good evening 627 00:23:49,956 --> 00:23:52,760 everyone I wanted to the Minuteman 628 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:54,982 campaign that will discuss tonight is a 629 00:23:54,982 --> 00:23:57,640 United States Cadet Command Initiative 630 00:23:57,650 --> 00:24:00,300 to offer guaranteed Reserve Force Duty 631 00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:03,000 scholarships to candidates that self 632 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,140 select for service in the reserve 633 00:24:05,140 --> 00:24:08,720 component . The campaign , The campaign 634 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,664 tonight is one of the Army Reserve 635 00:24:10,664 --> 00:24:14,460 Ambassador programs 2023 Initiative 636 00:24:14,460 --> 00:24:16,920 Drive . So without further ado I'd like 637 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,360 to turn it over to Captain Matt 638 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:22,200 Casselman . He is our USA our 639 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,770 scholarship program . Manager Matt . 640 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,624 All right , good evening thank you 641 00:24:28,624 --> 00:24:31,210 Vonda . Um As I mentioned I'm Captain 642 00:24:31,210 --> 00:24:33,550 Matt Castleman . I I work for U . S . 643 00:24:33,550 --> 00:24:35,850 Army Cadet Command and I manage 644 00:24:35,860 --> 00:24:38,027 basically everything having to do with 645 00:24:38,027 --> 00:24:39,916 Army reserve scholarships that go 646 00:24:39,916 --> 00:24:42,130 through Cadet command . Um And tonight 647 00:24:42,130 --> 00:24:44,241 I'm going to talk to you specifically 648 00:24:44,241 --> 00:24:46,500 about the Minuteman campaign . The 649 00:24:46,510 --> 00:24:48,860 Minuteman campaign offers guaranteed 650 00:24:48,860 --> 00:24:51,420 reserve forces duty scholarships . Um 651 00:24:51,420 --> 00:24:53,420 which I'll talk to talk you through 652 00:24:53,420 --> 00:24:55,420 that and that process and what that 653 00:24:55,420 --> 00:24:57,642 looks like . Um But before we do that I 654 00:24:57,642 --> 00:25:00,240 just wanted to start off by by telling 655 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,351 General Daniel that I was able to get 656 00:25:02,351 --> 00:25:04,518 those numbers for you man . Um between 657 00:25:04,518 --> 00:25:06,684 the two scholarships we awarded at the 658 00:25:06,684 --> 00:25:08,962 football game . They had a total value . 659 00:25:08,962 --> 00:25:11,129 Um there are 24 year scholarships with 660 00:25:11,129 --> 00:25:14,390 a total value of $327,000 . So that 661 00:25:14,390 --> 00:25:17,290 includes tuition fees um 662 00:25:17,300 --> 00:25:19,810 stipends all the other you know all the 663 00:25:19,810 --> 00:25:22,032 other stipends and incentives that they 664 00:25:22,032 --> 00:25:24,032 receive through the course of their 665 00:25:24,032 --> 00:25:26,254 four years . So definitely a huge chunk 666 00:25:26,254 --> 00:25:28,254 of change there and it's gonna be a 667 00:25:28,254 --> 00:25:30,477 life changing thing for those for those 668 00:25:30,477 --> 00:25:32,643 students and those cadets . Um As they 669 00:25:32,643 --> 00:25:34,866 as they go through their course study . 670 00:25:34,866 --> 00:25:36,977 So just a good note there . Start off 671 00:25:36,977 --> 00:25:39,910 with a good news story so that means it 672 00:25:39,910 --> 00:25:42,021 will get get kicked off here and next 673 00:25:42,021 --> 00:25:45,860 slide please . All right so as you 674 00:25:45,860 --> 00:25:47,860 mentioned Minuteman is a guaranteed 675 00:25:47,860 --> 00:25:50,040 reserve Forces duty scholarship or G . 676 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,262 R . F . D . So what does that mean ? So 677 00:25:52,262 --> 00:25:55,150 the Grd scholarship it's going to , it 678 00:25:55,150 --> 00:25:57,206 will be awarded . Um It will provide 679 00:25:57,206 --> 00:25:59,372 full tuition fees for up to four years 680 00:25:59,372 --> 00:26:02,740 or room and board up to 10th $1000 . 681 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,540 And those benefits will be um will be 682 00:26:05,540 --> 00:26:08,180 distributed in exchange for eight years 683 00:26:08,180 --> 00:26:11,300 of reserve service . Now 11 thing to 684 00:26:11,300 --> 00:26:14,540 note here um if you or your candidate 685 00:26:14,550 --> 00:26:17,760 is interested in a or pursuing a stem 686 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,140 degree or engineering degree , one of 687 00:26:20,140 --> 00:26:22,196 those fields , we can actually offer 688 00:26:22,196 --> 00:26:25,090 1/5 year of benefits . So um if it 689 00:26:25,090 --> 00:26:27,090 there in one of those um you know , 690 00:26:27,090 --> 00:26:29,710 kind of high value fields then they 691 00:26:29,710 --> 00:26:31,710 will be entitled to that fifth year 692 00:26:31,710 --> 00:26:34,840 benefits if their course course study 693 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:38,080 requires that again , um Excuse me , 694 00:26:38,090 --> 00:26:40,312 public private and out of state schools 695 00:26:40,312 --> 00:26:42,534 are eligible this year . We haven't had 696 00:26:42,534 --> 00:26:44,757 always had that in the past but notably 697 00:26:44,757 --> 00:26:47,010 this past year we cannot utilize 698 00:26:47,010 --> 00:26:49,490 private out of state but thankfully uh 699 00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:51,760 cadet command was able to facilitate 700 00:26:51,780 --> 00:26:54,710 that . So about half of our nominations 701 00:26:54,710 --> 00:26:56,821 for this year will be able to be used 702 00:26:56,821 --> 00:26:59,140 for those those other institutions and 703 00:26:59,140 --> 00:27:01,251 the scholarships are anywhere between 704 00:27:01,251 --> 00:27:04,810 two and four years . So um and of 705 00:27:04,810 --> 00:27:07,260 course the fifth year if if qualified 706 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:11,630 next slide please . Alright , so 707 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,450 um as of a couple of weeks ago we just 708 00:27:14,450 --> 00:27:16,790 opened up the minuteman campaign for 709 00:27:16,790 --> 00:27:19,700 this , this upcoming year . So right 710 00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:21,910 now we're accepting nominations for 711 00:27:21,910 --> 00:27:24,021 students that would start in the fall 712 00:27:24,021 --> 00:27:27,890 of next year . So fall 23 uh term 713 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:30,720 or the spring 24 term . And that 714 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,887 submission deadline is for August , so 715 00:27:32,887 --> 00:27:35,053 they got plenty of time . I know a lot 716 00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:36,942 of students haven't selected what 717 00:27:36,942 --> 00:27:39,164 school they're going to end up in , but 718 00:27:39,164 --> 00:27:41,331 that's all right . Um you know , we'll 719 00:27:41,331 --> 00:27:41,230 we'll work through that process with 720 00:27:41,230 --> 00:27:43,430 them . Um but you know , we've got 721 00:27:43,430 --> 00:27:45,374 plenty of time and were able to to 722 00:27:45,374 --> 00:27:47,890 extend that um as opposed to past years , 723 00:27:47,890 --> 00:27:49,612 a little shorter timeline . So 724 00:27:49,612 --> 00:27:52,350 definitely good news there . Um of 725 00:27:52,350 --> 00:27:54,350 those private institutions that are 726 00:27:54,350 --> 00:27:56,660 eligible , there's there's 160 that are 727 00:27:56,660 --> 00:27:57,882 eligible , or we have 728 00:27:57,882 --> 00:28:07,030 158 . 729 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:09,820 Um So they're going not too fast , but 730 00:28:09,820 --> 00:28:13,030 they're they're going another another 731 00:28:13,030 --> 00:28:15,086 element of the scholarship is we can 732 00:28:15,086 --> 00:28:17,080 offer it for graduate degrees . So 733 00:28:17,090 --> 00:28:19,312 cadet command will fund up to two years 734 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,070 or 20 months just depending on what the 735 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:24,270 course study looks like . Um will fund 736 00:28:24,270 --> 00:28:26,950 up to two years of of a graduate 737 00:28:26,950 --> 00:28:29,006 program . However , that must be the 738 00:28:29,006 --> 00:28:31,350 final two years of that graduate 739 00:28:31,350 --> 00:28:34,370 program and the nominating sources . So 740 00:28:34,380 --> 00:28:36,850 um one of this is this is one of the 741 00:28:36,850 --> 00:28:38,572 important points here . So the 742 00:28:38,572 --> 00:28:40,461 Minuteman program , it's going to 743 00:28:40,461 --> 00:28:42,683 require a nomination source . So one of 744 00:28:42,683 --> 00:28:44,850 these nomination sources whether it be 745 00:28:44,850 --> 00:28:47,310 Army reserve ambassador , uh MSC 746 00:28:47,310 --> 00:28:49,477 commanders , major subordinate command 747 00:28:49,477 --> 00:28:51,700 commanders or a civilian aide to 748 00:28:51,700 --> 00:28:53,940 secretary of the army . I'll talk about 749 00:28:53,940 --> 00:28:56,520 that process . We try to simplify it to 750 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,631 make it as easy as possible this year 751 00:28:58,631 --> 00:29:00,853 but I'll address that here on the other 752 00:29:00,853 --> 00:29:02,353 side . Next slide please . 753 00:29:04,550 --> 00:29:07,010 Alright so eligibility requirements um 754 00:29:07,020 --> 00:29:09,242 I'm not going to go through each one of 755 00:29:09,242 --> 00:29:11,353 these . I'll let you all read this on 756 00:29:11,353 --> 00:29:13,409 your own . However , I'll touch on a 757 00:29:13,409 --> 00:29:15,631 few of the high points here . So one of 758 00:29:15,631 --> 00:29:17,853 the big ones here , so currently in the 759 00:29:17,853 --> 00:29:19,964 Army Reserve Army Reserve or eligible 760 00:29:19,964 --> 00:29:22,131 to enlist . So when this program first 761 00:29:22,131 --> 00:29:24,187 started , you know that we wanted to 762 00:29:24,187 --> 00:29:26,187 provide a benefit that could target 763 00:29:26,187 --> 00:29:28,353 current service members as well as new 764 00:29:28,353 --> 00:29:30,560 entrance to the army um Or ROTC . So 765 00:29:30,570 --> 00:29:32,792 current service members or they must be 766 00:29:32,792 --> 00:29:35,400 eligible to to enlist . And as you can 767 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,567 see under this this column on the left 768 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:39,567 here these are all just kind of the 769 00:29:39,567 --> 00:29:41,678 basic requirements of enlistment that 770 00:29:41,678 --> 00:29:43,733 they would have to meet . Now moving 771 00:29:43,733 --> 00:29:45,789 over to the right side and gets more 772 00:29:45,789 --> 00:29:47,900 specifically into the R . O . T . C . 773 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:50,820 And the stipulations of the G . R . F . 774 00:29:50,820 --> 00:29:53,880 D . Scholarship or the Minuteman . So 775 00:29:53,890 --> 00:29:56,001 at a minimum they're gonna need a 2.5 776 00:29:56,001 --> 00:29:58,810 human G . P . A . So let's say they're 777 00:29:58,820 --> 00:30:01,330 they're receiving the two or three year 778 00:30:01,330 --> 00:30:03,550 scholarship . Um because they're 779 00:30:03,550 --> 00:30:05,772 already in a university that would have 780 00:30:05,772 --> 00:30:08,420 to be a 2.5 cumulative either college G . 781 00:30:08,420 --> 00:30:10,642 P . A . If it's it's one of the shorter 782 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,587 scholarships or if they're in high 783 00:30:12,587 --> 00:30:14,587 school it would just be their their 784 00:30:14,587 --> 00:30:17,090 cumulative high school G . P . A . Some 785 00:30:17,090 --> 00:30:19,146 of the test scores down below here . 786 00:30:19,146 --> 00:30:21,480 You see the S . A . T . A . C . T . Or 787 00:30:21,490 --> 00:30:23,970 a 1 10 on the armed forces 788 00:30:23,970 --> 00:30:26,081 qualification test or otherwise known 789 00:30:26,081 --> 00:30:28,192 as the as bob . They just need one of 790 00:30:28,192 --> 00:30:30,248 these so they don't need all three . 791 00:30:30,248 --> 00:30:32,303 They would just need to qualify with 792 00:30:32,303 --> 00:30:34,414 one of these test scores right here . 793 00:30:34,414 --> 00:30:36,830 There are some states that have waived 794 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:38,729 states and universities that have 795 00:30:38,729 --> 00:30:40,820 waived the requirement for their 796 00:30:40,820 --> 00:30:43,042 students to take these test scores . So 797 00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:45,264 if they don't have S A . T . Or A . C . 798 00:30:45,264 --> 00:30:47,264 T . Then then we would fall back on 799 00:30:47,264 --> 00:30:49,487 their on their G . T . Score from there 800 00:30:49,487 --> 00:30:52,750 as bob and then once they contract so 801 00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:54,861 they filled out you know they've done 802 00:30:54,861 --> 00:30:57,194 all the forms and and gotten good to go . 803 00:30:57,194 --> 00:30:59,250 They've met all the qualifications , 804 00:30:59,250 --> 00:30:58,580 they'll be contracted once their 805 00:30:58,580 --> 00:31:00,710 contract on scholarship they'll just 806 00:31:00,710 --> 00:31:02,970 need to maintain a two point . Oh and 807 00:31:02,970 --> 00:31:05,430 then one of the big one of the big 808 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,496 highlights of the program as well is 809 00:31:07,496 --> 00:31:09,384 participation in the simultaneous 810 00:31:09,384 --> 00:31:12,050 membership program . So basically you 811 00:31:12,050 --> 00:31:14,500 know what we kind of for those new to 812 00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:16,722 the are not familiar with the program . 813 00:31:16,722 --> 00:31:19,780 You know I kind of I kind of compare it 814 00:31:19,780 --> 00:31:22,600 to a paid internship if you will So you 815 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:24,720 know the cadets will do the ROTC 816 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,880 obligation during the week and then 817 00:31:26,890 --> 00:31:28,723 during their one weekend a month 818 00:31:28,723 --> 00:31:30,723 they'll they'll go participate in a 819 00:31:30,723 --> 00:31:32,946 drill like they normally would as as an 820 00:31:32,946 --> 00:31:35,090 enlisted soldier . However as an smp 821 00:31:35,090 --> 00:31:36,812 cadet they will be essentially 822 00:31:36,812 --> 00:31:39,034 shadowing a commissioned officer in the 823 00:31:39,034 --> 00:31:41,260 army reserve um and you know just kind 824 00:31:41,260 --> 00:31:43,482 of figure out what they do , what is it 825 00:31:43,482 --> 00:31:45,371 that an Army Reserve officer does 826 00:31:45,371 --> 00:31:47,620 during their battle assembly weekend or 827 00:31:47,620 --> 00:31:49,740 during their annual training . So 828 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,704 really get some some good hands on 829 00:31:51,704 --> 00:31:53,871 experience there and and kind of gives 830 00:31:53,871 --> 00:31:56,093 them a view of what they're going to be 831 00:31:56,093 --> 00:31:58,316 doing in a few years and then once they 832 00:31:58,316 --> 00:32:00,538 commissioned they'll have an eight year 833 00:32:00,538 --> 00:32:02,538 as I mentioned I believe before the 834 00:32:02,538 --> 00:32:04,704 eight year service obligation actively 835 00:32:04,704 --> 00:32:06,982 drilling out of unit next slide please . 836 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,456 Alright so those are kind of the the 837 00:32:09,456 --> 00:32:11,511 eligibility requirements . So here's 838 00:32:11,511 --> 00:32:13,980 some of the disqualifiers so they can't 839 00:32:13,980 --> 00:32:15,924 currently be enrolled in ROTC . So 840 00:32:15,924 --> 00:32:17,758 we're looking for for really new 841 00:32:17,758 --> 00:32:19,924 prospects here . If they are currently 842 00:32:19,924 --> 00:32:22,147 enrolled in ROTC . Um We would we would 843 00:32:22,147 --> 00:32:25,640 direct them to um to get a campus based 844 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,584 scholarships so they would talk to 845 00:32:27,584 --> 00:32:30,140 their their instructors there at the 846 00:32:30,140 --> 00:32:32,470 school and they can seek that campus 847 00:32:32,470 --> 00:32:35,190 based scholarship . There are certain 848 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,311 certain benefits that they cannot use 849 00:32:37,311 --> 00:32:39,589 in conjunction with this G . R . F . D . 850 00:32:39,589 --> 00:32:41,422 Scholarship . So federal tuition 851 00:32:41,422 --> 00:32:43,200 assistance and the student loan 852 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,367 repayment program . Unfortunately they 853 00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:47,256 cannot utilize these . If they've 854 00:32:47,256 --> 00:32:49,311 already used these funds in the past 855 00:32:49,311 --> 00:32:51,422 they won't have to pay them back . Um 856 00:32:51,422 --> 00:32:53,644 But they buy from the point they accept 857 00:32:53,644 --> 00:32:55,644 the scholarship moving forward they 858 00:32:55,644 --> 00:32:57,867 would not be able to use these benefits 859 00:32:57,867 --> 00:33:00,033 by accepting the G . R . F . D . So as 860 00:33:00,033 --> 00:33:02,144 you might have guessed implied by the 861 00:33:02,144 --> 00:33:04,256 name guaranteed reserve forces duty . 862 00:33:04,256 --> 00:33:06,520 Um This scholarship guarantees that the 863 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:08,900 cadet will when they commission will 864 00:33:08,900 --> 00:33:11,860 serve in the reserve component . Um So 865 00:33:11,860 --> 00:33:13,693 they will not have the option to 866 00:33:13,693 --> 00:33:15,860 compete for active duty by accepting a 867 00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:17,920 scholarship . Um The test scores I 868 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,087 mentioned that before um If they don't 869 00:33:20,087 --> 00:33:22,198 meet those S . A . T . Or A . C . T . 870 00:33:22,198 --> 00:33:24,253 Or they don't have them they will be 871 00:33:24,253 --> 00:33:26,531 able to um if they receive that 1 10 G . 872 00:33:26,531 --> 00:33:29,360 T . Score that would qualify them . And 873 00:33:29,370 --> 00:33:31,314 we don't see this one a lot . This 874 00:33:31,314 --> 00:33:33,203 bottom um this bottom bullet here 875 00:33:33,203 --> 00:33:35,203 unless you're dealing with graduate 876 00:33:35,203 --> 00:33:37,314 students but um every once in a while 877 00:33:37,314 --> 00:33:39,426 we do run into issue here they cannot 878 00:33:39,426 --> 00:33:42,320 turn candidate cannot turn 31 at any 879 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,510 point during their year they 880 00:33:44,510 --> 00:33:47,570 commissioned next slide please . 881 00:33:49,090 --> 00:33:50,923 Alright so here's to some of the 882 00:33:50,923 --> 00:33:53,034 benefits . Uh this is a real meat and 883 00:33:53,034 --> 00:33:55,257 potatoes right here . So as I mentioned 884 00:33:55,257 --> 00:33:57,479 before full tuition fees or or room and 885 00:33:57,479 --> 00:33:59,650 board up to $10,000 a year . So we 886 00:33:59,650 --> 00:34:02,150 can't unfortunately do both . But the 887 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,750 cadets can select one or the other that 888 00:34:04,750 --> 00:34:06,970 $1200 a year book stipend so that's 889 00:34:06,970 --> 00:34:10,020 that's divide out by semester . Or if 890 00:34:10,030 --> 00:34:12,197 their universities on a quarterly plan 891 00:34:12,197 --> 00:34:13,808 they'll they'll divvy it out 892 00:34:13,808 --> 00:34:16,480 accordingly um With their with their 893 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,700 class schedule Um or their quarterly 894 00:34:18,700 --> 00:34:20,922 schedule rather . And then that stipend 895 00:34:20,922 --> 00:34:23,130 that $420 a month , the 896 00:34:23,140 --> 00:34:26,370 $340 - $348 . That's going to be their 897 00:34:26,370 --> 00:34:28,426 pay that they received for attending 898 00:34:28,426 --> 00:34:31,860 drill as an smp . Um So you know you 899 00:34:31,860 --> 00:34:34,380 multiply those by those monthly 900 00:34:34,380 --> 00:34:36,600 stipends by 12 months a year and that 901 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,510 starts to add up . Um And that smp pay 902 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:43,270 is a benefit entitled to smp cadets 903 00:34:43,270 --> 00:34:46,670 that normal ROTC cadets are not 904 00:34:46,670 --> 00:34:50,060 entitled to because they're not on on a 905 00:34:50,060 --> 00:34:52,340 G . R . F . D . Scholarship . A couple 906 00:34:52,340 --> 00:34:54,460 of G . I bills down below the 907 00:34:54,470 --> 00:34:56,192 Montgomery G . I . Bill that's 908 00:34:56,192 --> 00:34:58,330 available only for the two year two 909 00:34:58,330 --> 00:35:00,441 year scholarship recipients . However 910 00:35:00,441 --> 00:35:02,690 the post 9 11 G . I . Bill they can use 911 00:35:02,690 --> 00:35:04,700 in conjunction with any Groft 912 00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:06,867 scholarships so that's whether they're 913 00:35:06,867 --> 00:35:08,978 qualified themselves or perhaps their 914 00:35:08,978 --> 00:35:11,144 parents passed it on to them . Um They 915 00:35:11,144 --> 00:35:13,610 can use that post 9 11 for any length 916 00:35:13,610 --> 00:35:15,810 of scholarship next slide please . 917 00:35:17,070 --> 00:35:20,150 Okay so I said a lot try to try to be 918 00:35:20,150 --> 00:35:22,550 quick and get all the great information 919 00:35:22,550 --> 00:35:24,717 out here but there's anything you take 920 00:35:24,717 --> 00:35:26,772 away from from my short presentation 921 00:35:26,772 --> 00:35:28,883 tonight I would say this would be the 922 00:35:28,883 --> 00:35:30,994 this would be the slide right here so 923 00:35:30,994 --> 00:35:32,883 we'll keep this up . Um but these 924 00:35:32,883 --> 00:35:36,040 individuals right here . These these uh 925 00:35:36,050 --> 00:35:38,500 email addresses and individuals , they 926 00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:40,600 are the Army Reserve ambassador 927 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:42,690 coordinators . So we've restructured 928 00:35:42,690 --> 00:35:44,912 some things this year and we think it's 929 00:35:44,912 --> 00:35:47,079 going to streamline the process and as 930 00:35:47,079 --> 00:35:49,301 general Daniels mentioned , we have not 931 00:35:49,301 --> 00:35:51,523 utilized all of our scholarships in any 932 00:35:51,523 --> 00:35:53,468 year . This program the last eight 933 00:35:53,468 --> 00:35:55,910 years this program has been up and 934 00:35:55,910 --> 00:35:58,132 running . So we're trying to fix that . 935 00:35:58,132 --> 00:36:00,243 We're trying to get better about it . 936 00:36:00,243 --> 00:36:02,299 So what we're doing is if you have a 937 00:36:02,299 --> 00:36:04,466 candidate or someone that's interested 938 00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:06,299 really and they meet the minimum 939 00:36:06,299 --> 00:36:08,410 qualifications really , all they need 940 00:36:08,410 --> 00:36:10,354 to do is reach out to one of these 941 00:36:10,354 --> 00:36:12,354 individuals depending on you know , 942 00:36:12,354 --> 00:36:14,077 where they live . Um these are 943 00:36:14,077 --> 00:36:16,299 geographic commands . So you know , you 944 00:36:16,299 --> 00:36:18,077 take a look on the map whatever 945 00:36:18,077 --> 00:36:20,410 geographic command you are aligned with . 946 00:36:20,410 --> 00:36:22,521 Um if you have a candidate or someone 947 00:36:22,521 --> 00:36:24,632 that's interested or you yourself you 948 00:36:24,632 --> 00:36:26,354 just need to reach out to this 949 00:36:26,354 --> 00:36:28,410 individual that aligns with with you 950 00:36:28,410 --> 00:36:30,466 regionally and say , hey , I heard I 951 00:36:30,466 --> 00:36:32,521 heard that captain talking about the 952 00:36:32,521 --> 00:36:34,632 scholarship sounds great . Um can you 953 00:36:34,632 --> 00:36:36,632 point me in the right direction and 954 00:36:36,632 --> 00:36:36,530 these individuals will help find you a 955 00:36:36,530 --> 00:36:39,240 nomination source ? Um That is that is 956 00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:41,462 one of the biggest bears the entry . We 957 00:36:41,462 --> 00:36:43,573 found we found candidates have issues 958 00:36:43,573 --> 00:36:45,629 finding the right people getting the 959 00:36:45,629 --> 00:36:47,900 right info . Um However we were hoping 960 00:36:47,900 --> 00:36:50,360 by by structuring things this way this 961 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,690 year . Um These , you know , five or 962 00:36:52,690 --> 00:36:54,857 six of these six individuals here will 963 00:36:54,857 --> 00:36:57,079 be able to help help the candidates and 964 00:36:57,079 --> 00:36:59,700 help the ROTC programs by making things 965 00:36:59,700 --> 00:37:01,922 a little a little smoother and a little 966 00:37:01,922 --> 00:37:04,520 easier to navigate . I've trained each 967 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:06,742 one of these individuals kind of on how 968 00:37:06,742 --> 00:37:08,900 ROTC does business . So if they can't 969 00:37:08,900 --> 00:37:10,956 answer your questions , they'll come 970 00:37:10,956 --> 00:37:13,122 right to me and uh and we'll make sure 971 00:37:13,122 --> 00:37:15,289 that you're , that you're squared away 972 00:37:15,289 --> 00:37:17,456 and you're ready to go . But um yeah , 973 00:37:17,456 --> 00:37:19,456 we'll leave this up and you want to 974 00:37:19,456 --> 00:37:21,567 take a picture or something like that 975 00:37:21,567 --> 00:37:23,622 um in closing , I'll wrap it up here 976 00:37:23,622 --> 00:37:25,622 and and pass it along . But just in 977 00:37:25,622 --> 00:37:27,880 closing , I will say this is a really 978 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,510 great program . As the CSM mentioned , 979 00:37:30,510 --> 00:37:32,732 it's almost like insider trading . I've 980 00:37:32,732 --> 00:37:34,800 been an Army Reserve , both enlisted 981 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,880 and now as an officer for 15 years and 982 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:40,490 until I I began this role back in 983 00:37:40,490 --> 00:37:43,230 january , I really didn't know anything 984 00:37:43,230 --> 00:37:45,840 about the program . Um since since I've 985 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,673 been onboard , I've become a big 986 00:37:47,673 --> 00:37:50,180 believer in it and it's a huge benefit 987 00:37:50,190 --> 00:37:52,079 and provides , you know , a great 988 00:37:52,079 --> 00:37:54,410 benefit for for those service members 989 00:37:54,410 --> 00:37:56,354 who want to serve and they want to 990 00:37:56,354 --> 00:37:58,521 serve in the reserve component and you 991 00:37:58,521 --> 00:38:00,743 know , I got the opportunity to talk to 992 00:38:00,743 --> 00:38:02,966 a lot of these cadets and they're doing 993 00:38:02,966 --> 00:38:05,188 really great things out there . So um I 994 00:38:05,188 --> 00:38:07,410 just want to encourage you if if you or 995 00:38:07,410 --> 00:38:09,632 someone , you know , or a family member 996 00:38:09,632 --> 00:38:11,632 or whatever the case may be is even 997 00:38:11,632 --> 00:38:13,632 considering it . Um you know please 998 00:38:13,632 --> 00:38:15,354 point us and point them in our 999 00:38:15,354 --> 00:38:17,243 direction . Uh My job is to to do 1000 00:38:17,243 --> 00:38:19,354 things like this to to inform and and 1001 00:38:19,354 --> 00:38:21,466 get the word out about this program . 1002 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:23,632 So um that's what I'm here for and and 1003 00:38:23,632 --> 00:38:26,050 uh if we could skip ahead to the next 1004 00:38:26,050 --> 00:38:29,720 slide , this is just a reminder that 1005 00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:32,100 for august eight that's the deadline 1006 00:38:32,100 --> 00:38:34,211 for this upcoming year . And then the 1007 00:38:34,211 --> 00:38:36,156 next slide has my point of contact 1008 00:38:36,156 --> 00:38:38,378 information uh to where you all can can 1009 00:38:38,378 --> 00:38:40,600 shoot me a note or give me a call at 1010 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,030 any point . Um And that's that's what 1011 00:38:43,030 --> 00:38:44,808 I'm here for , is to help these 1012 00:38:44,808 --> 00:38:47,030 individuals that are that are ready and 1013 00:38:47,030 --> 00:38:49,197 willing to serve in the army Reserve , 1014 00:38:49,197 --> 00:38:51,308 give them an opportunity to do so and 1015 00:38:51,308 --> 00:38:53,474 and hopefully come out of college with 1016 00:38:53,474 --> 00:38:55,641 little to no debt . So that being said 1017 00:38:55,641 --> 00:38:57,586 I'll wrap it up and if there's any 1018 00:38:57,586 --> 00:38:59,752 questions I can take those . Now thank 1019 00:38:59,752 --> 00:39:01,974 you . First question I have for you sir 1020 00:39:01,974 --> 00:39:04,940 is what is the max age for a waiver ? 1021 00:39:05,850 --> 00:39:08,440 So the max age for a waiver , so we 1022 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:11,280 actually cannot offer waivers for that 1023 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:14,040 30 that age requirement of 31 . So 1024 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,770 that's a statutory requirement um now 1025 00:39:16,770 --> 00:39:18,881 that being said , if an individual is 1026 00:39:18,881 --> 00:39:20,770 not on scholarship they can still 1027 00:39:20,770 --> 00:39:24,180 commission past the age of 31 . Um and 1028 00:39:24,180 --> 00:39:26,180 if that were the case , you know we 1029 00:39:26,180 --> 00:39:28,402 would we would recommend they seek , if 1030 00:39:28,402 --> 00:39:30,750 they're looking to get reimbursement , 1031 00:39:30,750 --> 00:39:32,583 you know , seek the student loan 1032 00:39:32,583 --> 00:39:34,806 payment or federal tuition assistance , 1033 00:39:34,806 --> 00:39:36,750 Uh seek one of those options . But 1034 00:39:36,750 --> 00:39:38,917 unfortunately , um you know , by law , 1035 00:39:38,917 --> 00:39:41,680 we we cannot waive that that age limit 1036 00:39:41,690 --> 00:39:45,190 of 31 understood . 1037 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:48,310 How long is the process to find out if 1038 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:52,070 I received a scholarship ? Right , So 1039 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:55,210 so from start to finish , it's really 1040 00:39:55,210 --> 00:39:58,050 going to be , it's going to be 1041 00:39:58,050 --> 00:40:01,330 dependent on kind of where you are in 1042 00:40:01,330 --> 00:40:03,770 the process . So if your prior enlisted , 1043 00:40:03,780 --> 00:40:05,724 you know , you won't have to worry 1044 00:40:05,724 --> 00:40:07,947 about going through . Meps ROTC has its 1045 00:40:07,947 --> 00:40:10,960 own uh physical process that they would 1046 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,030 have to go through called the verb . 1047 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,690 That is another process that that would 1048 00:40:15,690 --> 00:40:17,620 have to , they would have to pass 1049 00:40:17,620 --> 00:40:20,090 through essentially . Um but I guess it 1050 00:40:20,090 --> 00:40:22,750 really depends on how closely you are 1051 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:26,070 working with the , the university and 1052 00:40:26,070 --> 00:40:29,700 the ROTC program . Um We will offer the 1053 00:40:29,700 --> 00:40:32,240 scholarship and let's say if you're 1054 00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:34,184 nearby university and you have the 1055 00:40:34,184 --> 00:40:36,351 ability to go there , um you know , we 1056 00:40:36,351 --> 00:40:38,518 can turn it around and as quickly as a 1057 00:40:38,518 --> 00:40:40,462 week I've seen it . Um I think the 1058 00:40:40,462 --> 00:40:42,684 average turnaround time is typically by 1059 00:40:42,684 --> 00:40:45,310 the time I get a nomination to the time 1060 00:40:45,310 --> 00:40:47,310 that we award the scholarship , the 1061 00:40:47,310 --> 00:40:49,900 average times about 40 days . Um but 1062 00:40:49,900 --> 00:40:52,011 like I said , I've seen it as quickly 1063 00:40:52,011 --> 00:40:54,344 as a week um for those individuals that , 1064 00:40:54,344 --> 00:40:56,567 you know , have everything lined up and 1065 00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:58,567 ready to go and and they're working 1066 00:40:58,567 --> 00:41:00,567 closely with their their recruiting 1067 00:41:00,567 --> 00:41:02,844 operations officer at the ROTC program . 1068 00:41:03,570 --> 00:41:05,890 Okay , so besides the six people that's 1069 00:41:05,890 --> 00:41:07,779 on the screen , how can I find my 1070 00:41:07,779 --> 00:41:10,750 ambassador ? So you can actually go on 1071 00:41:10,750 --> 00:41:12,917 the Army reserve website ? It's a real 1072 00:41:12,917 --> 00:41:15,410 easy google , just google Army Reserve 1073 00:41:15,410 --> 00:41:17,820 ambassador or excuse me , find an Army 1074 00:41:17,820 --> 00:41:20,042 reserve ambassador and it'll come right 1075 00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:22,240 up . Um I've actually got a bookmarked 1076 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:24,700 bookmarked on mine . They have all the 1077 00:41:24,700 --> 00:41:26,644 email addresses on there . I don't 1078 00:41:26,644 --> 00:41:28,700 think there's phone numbers on there 1079 00:41:28,700 --> 00:41:30,867 right now , but um we've all got email 1080 00:41:30,867 --> 00:41:33,240 addresses and they should all be up to 1081 00:41:33,240 --> 00:41:36,180 date . Um and they're you know , a lot 1082 00:41:36,180 --> 00:41:38,347 of them are usually pretty great about 1083 00:41:38,347 --> 00:41:40,513 getting back to you within a couple of 1084 00:41:40,513 --> 00:41:42,736 days . I communicate with a lot of them 1085 00:41:42,736 --> 00:41:46,730 all the time . So let me chime 1086 00:41:46,730 --> 00:41:49,030 in on this as well . Yes , if you go to 1087 00:41:49,030 --> 00:41:52,590 the www dot usa are dot army dot mil 1088 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:54,711 on that website . You got the feature 1089 00:41:54,711 --> 00:41:56,767 tab and you'll have the Army Reserve 1090 00:41:56,767 --> 00:41:58,822 ambassador program as she's doing it 1091 00:41:58,822 --> 00:42:00,933 right here . There's two ways you can 1092 00:42:00,933 --> 00:42:03,156 do it , you can go straight to find the 1093 00:42:03,156 --> 00:42:04,933 ambassador or on the ambassador 1094 00:42:04,933 --> 00:42:07,267 homepage . If you go down to the bottom , 1095 00:42:07,267 --> 00:42:11,060 right ? We have a brochure . Mhm . 1096 00:42:13,970 --> 00:42:16,081 Can you go back to the top , but this 1097 00:42:16,081 --> 00:42:18,248 is the fine , this is how you would do 1098 00:42:18,248 --> 00:42:20,470 it individually , you could go by state 1099 00:42:20,470 --> 00:42:22,692 here but if you just go to the homepage 1100 00:42:22,692 --> 00:42:25,040 for us , please go to the feature tab 1101 00:42:26,730 --> 00:42:28,897 and just click on the ambassador , you 1102 00:42:28,897 --> 00:42:30,674 go and go all the way down this 1103 00:42:30,674 --> 00:42:34,530 brochure right here and page to 1104 00:42:34,540 --> 00:42:36,540 list all of the ambassadors that we 1105 00:42:36,540 --> 00:42:38,651 have all of their email contacts . So 1106 00:42:38,651 --> 00:42:40,873 you could reach out to any one of these 1107 00:42:40,873 --> 00:42:44,030 at any time in reference to being a 1108 00:42:44,030 --> 00:42:46,630 nominator for you . And they will work 1109 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:49,040 with you as far as getting all your 1110 00:42:49,050 --> 00:42:51,190 information together and and if they 1111 00:42:51,190 --> 00:42:53,160 interview and they feel that your 1112 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:55,216 warrant for this program , they will 1113 00:42:55,216 --> 00:42:57,438 complete a little nomination letter and 1114 00:42:57,438 --> 00:42:59,660 they will forward it to the individuals 1115 00:42:59,660 --> 00:43:01,993 that he already listed as the P . O . C . 1116 00:43:01,993 --> 00:43:04,160 S at the readiness divisions and it'll 1117 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:06,104 be processed right up to the cadet 1118 00:43:06,104 --> 00:43:08,270 command . So you can also also go to 1119 00:43:08,270 --> 00:43:10,326 the castle program . Now when you go 1120 00:43:10,326 --> 00:43:12,750 back up , can you go back up to the top ? 1121 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:16,470 I have my um come out of that 1122 00:43:16,990 --> 00:43:18,990 and I wanted to go where we have go 1123 00:43:18,990 --> 00:43:21,560 straight up again , right in this area 1124 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:24,540 here where the minuteman scholarships . 1125 00:43:24,540 --> 00:43:26,790 You see that one . That's also a very 1126 00:43:26,790 --> 00:43:28,901 good site there . If you go ahead and 1127 00:43:28,901 --> 00:43:31,330 click on the minuteman scholarships , 1128 00:43:31,340 --> 00:43:33,284 that'll take you right to the same 1129 00:43:33,284 --> 00:43:35,451 information that we put out here . But 1130 00:43:35,451 --> 00:43:37,618 what I wanted to show you specifically 1131 00:43:37,618 --> 00:43:39,673 is if you come down a little and you 1132 00:43:39,673 --> 00:43:42,790 see the this particular infographic , 1133 00:43:42,790 --> 00:43:45,990 this first infographic . This is a 1134 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,120 wonderful product right here and in 1135 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:50,176 here you'll see on the very bottom . 1136 00:43:50,176 --> 00:43:52,398 You see the civilian aids . So you have 1137 00:43:52,398 --> 00:43:54,287 your sources right here . You can 1138 00:43:54,287 --> 00:43:56,342 either find an ambassador or you can 1139 00:43:56,342 --> 00:43:58,564 find a cast at one of those two links . 1140 00:43:58,564 --> 00:44:00,787 So those are great resources for any of 1141 00:44:00,787 --> 00:44:02,731 you to reach out and try to find a 1142 00:44:02,731 --> 00:44:04,953 nominating source . Thank you so much . 1143 00:44:04,953 --> 00:44:08,660 Mika . Thank you so much . I appreciate 1144 00:44:08,660 --> 00:44:11,030 it . MR and captain casa bon And now I 1145 00:44:11,030 --> 00:44:13,110 would like to introduce Miss Sabrina 1146 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,460 Dorado with the use of G1 Support 1147 00:44:15,460 --> 00:44:16,580 Services Division . 1148 00:44:23,010 --> 00:44:26,480 Yeah , Good evening everyone again . 1149 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:28,740 Sabrina Giraldo Reserve Education 1150 00:44:28,740 --> 00:44:31,090 Program Manager . Um , tonight I'm 1151 00:44:31,090 --> 00:44:33,400 gonna talk a little bit about army 1152 00:44:33,410 --> 00:44:36,910 tuition assistance . Um , this is a 1153 00:44:36,910 --> 00:44:39,530 voluntary education program . It is an 1154 00:44:39,530 --> 00:44:41,697 off duty program available to eligible 1155 00:44:41,697 --> 00:44:43,697 soldiers who would like to pursue a 1156 00:44:43,697 --> 00:44:46,180 college degree certification or even a 1157 00:44:46,180 --> 00:44:49,330 credential . Um , as we all know or 1158 00:44:49,330 --> 00:44:51,219 most of us know the upgraded army 1159 00:44:51,219 --> 00:44:53,330 ignited 2.0 system launched right 1160 00:44:53,330 --> 00:44:57,110 before the start of Fy 23 , all 1161 00:44:57,110 --> 00:44:59,054 soldiers were advised that if they 1162 00:44:59,054 --> 00:45:00,721 would like to request tuition 1163 00:45:00,721 --> 00:45:02,888 assistance , they would need to create 1164 00:45:02,888 --> 00:45:04,943 a new account . Even if they already 1165 00:45:04,943 --> 00:45:07,166 had one in the legacy system . In order 1166 00:45:07,166 --> 00:45:09,400 to create an account , all soldiers 1167 00:45:09,410 --> 00:45:11,299 would have to have a valid common 1168 00:45:11,299 --> 00:45:14,050 access card once the soldier actually 1169 00:45:14,050 --> 00:45:16,010 creates the account he or she is 1170 00:45:16,010 --> 00:45:18,840 assigned to an education center for 1171 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:22,800 future assistance as needed . Many of 1172 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,967 you are probably already familiar with 1173 00:45:24,967 --> 00:45:27,133 the fundamentals of tuition assistance 1174 00:45:27,133 --> 00:45:29,300 for those who aren't , I'm going to go 1175 00:45:29,300 --> 00:45:31,870 into a little bit more detail . Each 1176 00:45:31,870 --> 00:45:34,510 soldier is eligible for up to $4,000 1177 00:45:34,510 --> 00:45:38,290 per fiscal year , 2 52 $150 per 1178 00:45:38,290 --> 00:45:40,520 semester hour , up to 16 semester hours 1179 00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:43,640 per fiscal year . Each eligible soldier 1180 00:45:43,650 --> 00:45:46,620 is able to pursue an associates degree , 1181 00:45:46,630 --> 00:45:48,910 a bachelor's and a master's degree . 1182 00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:51,150 Each degree that the soldier is 1183 00:45:51,150 --> 00:45:52,983 pursuing must be higher than the 1184 00:45:52,983 --> 00:45:55,094 current civilian education level . So 1185 00:45:55,094 --> 00:45:57,261 for example , if you've already earned 1186 00:45:57,261 --> 00:45:59,483 your bachelor's degree , you can't earn 1187 00:45:59,483 --> 00:46:01,261 an associate degree or a second 1188 00:46:01,261 --> 00:46:03,372 bachelor's degree . You would have to 1189 00:46:03,372 --> 00:46:05,317 move up to the next degree level , 1190 00:46:05,317 --> 00:46:05,260 which is a master's degree or you are 1191 00:46:05,260 --> 00:46:07,260 able to earn a certificate . If you 1192 00:46:07,260 --> 00:46:10,330 choose to Total hours that soldiers are 1193 00:46:10,330 --> 00:46:12,570 able to use toward an undergraduate 1194 00:46:12,570 --> 00:46:14,840 degree is 130 semester hours or a 1195 00:46:14,840 --> 00:46:16,840 bachelor's degree . Whichever comes 1196 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:19,100 first for a graduate program , you're 1197 00:46:19,100 --> 00:46:21,480 able to use 39 semester hours or a 1198 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:23,840 master's degree whichever comes first . 1199 00:46:24,460 --> 00:46:26,800 Currently the certificate option , an 1200 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:29,400 army ignited 2.0 is not available , but 1201 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,511 when it is available , you'll be able 1202 00:46:31,511 --> 00:46:33,678 to use up to 21 semester hours to earn 1203 00:46:33,678 --> 00:46:36,180 a certificate every five years 1204 00:46:38,720 --> 00:46:41,390 tuition assistance , uh , does not pay 1205 00:46:41,390 --> 00:46:43,723 for books , these materials or supplies , 1206 00:46:43,723 --> 00:46:45,612 but there are a lot of other um , 1207 00:46:45,612 --> 00:46:47,723 resources that you can use to pay for 1208 00:46:47,723 --> 00:46:50,190 these things . And listed soldiers do 1209 00:46:50,190 --> 00:46:52,134 not have a service obligation when 1210 00:46:52,134 --> 00:46:54,301 they're using tuition assistance . But 1211 00:46:54,301 --> 00:46:56,600 reserve officers will incur a four year 1212 00:46:56,610 --> 00:46:58,277 service obligation . And that 1213 00:46:58,277 --> 00:47:00,499 obligation is applied at the end of the 1214 00:47:00,499 --> 00:47:02,850 last course . The new system that is 1215 00:47:02,850 --> 00:47:06,750 out can be challenging . But what 1216 00:47:06,750 --> 00:47:09,370 we are here to help the soldiers , um , 1217 00:47:09,370 --> 00:47:11,426 you're , you're able to reach out to 1218 00:47:11,426 --> 00:47:13,592 your education center once assigned to 1219 00:47:13,592 --> 00:47:17,140 it in army ignited . 1220 00:47:17,150 --> 00:47:21,120 Excuse me as well as can you go to the 1221 00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:22,320 next slide please ? 1222 00:47:26,540 --> 00:47:28,651 As well as using these resources that 1223 00:47:28,651 --> 00:47:30,750 are available to you . You can see 1224 00:47:30,750 --> 00:47:32,950 there's the link for the new army ta 1225 00:47:32,950 --> 00:47:35,117 portal . You'll use your common access 1226 00:47:35,117 --> 00:47:37,394 card to log in and create your account . 1227 00:47:37,394 --> 00:47:39,394 If you have any technical issues or 1228 00:47:39,394 --> 00:47:41,617 concerns , you can contact the bam tech 1229 00:47:41,617 --> 00:47:44,120 helpdesk via phone or email directly . 1230 00:47:44,130 --> 00:47:46,500 They usually respond within 24 to 48 1231 00:47:46,500 --> 00:47:49,340 hours . You also can reach out to me my 1232 00:47:49,340 --> 00:47:51,507 email and my phone number available on 1233 00:47:51,507 --> 00:47:53,618 the , on the slide . And if you don't 1234 00:47:53,618 --> 00:47:55,618 already know which education center 1235 00:47:55,618 --> 00:47:57,840 you're assigned to , I can help provide 1236 00:47:57,840 --> 00:48:00,100 that information to you . If there 1237 00:48:00,110 --> 00:48:03,030 aren't any questions um , or you would 1238 00:48:03,030 --> 00:48:05,300 like to reach out to me in the future . 1239 00:48:05,310 --> 00:48:08,830 Please do so . And 1240 00:48:08,830 --> 00:48:11,610 please of tuition assistance . It's a 1241 00:48:11,610 --> 00:48:13,840 great program for soldiers that allows 1242 00:48:13,840 --> 00:48:15,840 you to earn that degree . Um , it's 1243 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:18,260 important to use it . Um , it's not 1244 00:48:18,260 --> 00:48:19,871 available for family members 1245 00:48:19,871 --> 00:48:22,038 unfortunately , but soldiers , you can 1246 00:48:22,038 --> 00:48:24,260 take advantage of it . You can use your 1247 00:48:24,260 --> 00:48:27,820 Montgomery Gi bill 16 06 with your 1248 00:48:27,820 --> 00:48:30,700 tuition assistance now which is a great 1249 00:48:30,700 --> 00:48:32,830 opportunity to use that additional 1250 00:48:32,830 --> 00:48:35,340 money . $407 a month to pay for those 1251 00:48:35,340 --> 00:48:39,170 books to pay for those fees . Again , 1252 00:48:39,170 --> 00:48:43,170 any questions please reach out to me 1253 00:48:43,170 --> 00:48:45,170 or to your local education center . 1254 00:48:45,950 --> 00:48:49,710 Thank you . Thank you ma'am . I 1255 00:48:49,720 --> 00:48:52,080 do have a question for you . So in the 1256 00:48:52,080 --> 00:48:55,220 new army Ignite E . D . Am I able to do 1257 00:48:55,220 --> 00:48:57,280 credentialing assistance as well ? 1258 00:48:58,750 --> 00:49:02,000 Yes you are . You're you're able to log 1259 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:03,944 into the portal and you can either 1260 00:49:03,944 --> 00:49:06,580 request a degree or you can request a 1261 00:49:06,580 --> 00:49:08,691 credential . You're still allowed the 1262 00:49:08,691 --> 00:49:11,700 $4,000 per fiscal year and that $4,000 1263 00:49:11,700 --> 00:49:14,230 is used for either a degree or 1264 00:49:14,230 --> 00:49:17,160 credential but the cap is $4,000 1265 00:49:18,730 --> 00:49:20,674 awesome . I just like to say I use 1266 00:49:20,674 --> 00:49:22,563 tuition assistance for part of my 1267 00:49:22,563 --> 00:49:24,452 Master's degree and it was pretty 1268 00:49:24,452 --> 00:49:26,452 awesome . I really , really enjoyed 1269 00:49:26,452 --> 00:49:28,230 that . Um I do have a follow up 1270 00:49:28,230 --> 00:49:31,330 question from Mr Rivera , Does the our 1271 00:49:31,340 --> 00:49:33,580 army pay for PhD programs for active 1272 00:49:33,580 --> 00:49:35,413 duty members ? And if they don't 1273 00:49:35,413 --> 00:49:38,070 normally do under what circumstances 1274 00:49:38,070 --> 00:49:40,237 will the army pay for such a program ? 1275 00:49:40,860 --> 00:49:43,470 Uh tuition assistance cannot be used 1276 00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:47,200 for a PhD program . There are certain 1277 00:49:47,200 --> 00:49:51,160 programs available to officers um and 1278 00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,620 it's through a med typically . Uh so 1279 00:49:53,620 --> 00:49:55,570 they wanted to get a doctorate in 1280 00:49:55,570 --> 00:49:57,626 physical therapy . There are certain 1281 00:49:57,626 --> 00:49:59,737 programs that are available that they 1282 00:49:59,737 --> 00:50:01,848 can get financial assistance that way 1283 00:50:01,848 --> 00:50:03,903 but using army tuition assistance is 1284 00:50:03,903 --> 00:50:07,340 not one of those ways . Okay understood 1285 00:50:07,340 --> 00:50:09,451 Mr Rivera do you know if they're able 1286 00:50:09,451 --> 00:50:12,180 to use it for PhD as well ? 1287 00:50:19,250 --> 00:50:20,690 Did I lose you sir ? 1288 00:50:27,040 --> 00:50:29,760 I'm sorry , can you hear me ? Yes . 1289 00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:31,760 There you go . I can hear you now . 1290 00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:33,538 Sorry about that . What was the 1291 00:50:33,538 --> 00:50:35,800 question I was asking ? Can the army 1292 00:50:35,800 --> 00:50:39,420 pay for PhD programs ? Oh so 1293 00:50:39,430 --> 00:50:42,370 that I think that falls under one of 1294 00:50:42,370 --> 00:50:45,670 the V . A . Benefits . Um Again as a 1295 00:50:45,670 --> 00:50:47,892 school as an officer I cover mostly K . 1296 00:50:47,892 --> 00:50:51,550 Through 12 . Um So most of 1297 00:50:51,550 --> 00:50:53,661 the students and families that I work 1298 00:50:53,661 --> 00:50:57,450 with are are preparing for their 1299 00:50:57,460 --> 00:51:00,530 undergraduate programs . Um But that is 1300 00:51:00,540 --> 00:51:02,890 uh that is an information information 1301 00:51:02,890 --> 00:51:05,250 that I might be able to find . Again I 1302 00:51:05,250 --> 00:51:07,306 would have the families contact your 1303 00:51:07,306 --> 00:51:10,910 school as an officer or myself . Okay 1304 00:51:10,920 --> 00:51:13,150 understood . Thank you for that . This 1305 00:51:13,150 --> 00:51:15,580 is now this is now everyone's 1306 00:51:15,580 --> 00:51:17,530 opportunity on facebook to ask 1307 00:51:17,530 --> 00:51:19,820 questions to any member of the panel . 1308 00:51:19,830 --> 00:51:22,140 Right ? So please type your questions 1309 00:51:22,140 --> 00:51:24,251 into the chat and we can address them 1310 00:51:24,251 --> 00:51:27,210 appropriately . And also if you can 1311 00:51:27,220 --> 00:51:29,053 give us a shadow on where you're 1312 00:51:29,053 --> 00:51:33,030 streaming in from . So throw 1313 00:51:33,030 --> 00:51:34,760 the questions at me let's go . 1314 00:51:39,350 --> 00:51:42,090 So a question I do have for Mr kosovan 1315 00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:45,780 is after the initial obligation of 1316 00:51:45,780 --> 00:51:48,970 doing the reserves can a soldier opt to 1317 00:51:48,970 --> 00:51:52,770 go active duty . Yes . 1318 00:51:52,780 --> 00:51:55,840 So well by accepting the G . R . T . 1319 00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:57,970 Scholarship they will commission into 1320 00:51:57,970 --> 00:52:00,640 Army Reserve . Um You know at that 1321 00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:04,190 point they'll have to get qualified in 1322 00:52:04,190 --> 00:52:06,640 their specialty in their branch . Um 1323 00:52:06,650 --> 00:52:08,761 And report to their unit . However at 1324 00:52:08,761 --> 00:52:11,120 any point after that theoretically they 1325 00:52:11,120 --> 00:52:14,410 could they could put in a package for a 1326 00:52:14,410 --> 00:52:16,800 call to active duty . Um Either called 1327 00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:18,780 active duty or on the A . G . R . 1328 00:52:18,780 --> 00:52:20,880 Program like myself . So there are 1329 00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:23,070 avenues to eventually get on active 1330 00:52:23,070 --> 00:52:26,770 duty . Um If they accept this 1331 00:52:26,770 --> 00:52:29,270 scholarship it just will be it'll be a 1332 00:52:29,270 --> 00:52:31,960 couple of years . However you know for 1333 00:52:31,960 --> 00:52:35,380 the general rule of thumb um The term 1334 00:52:35,390 --> 00:52:37,390 of they would serve out there eight 1335 00:52:37,390 --> 00:52:39,610 years and then at that point um it 1336 00:52:39,610 --> 00:52:41,890 would kind of be up to them as to what 1337 00:52:41,900 --> 00:52:44,970 they want to pursue . Okay and then one 1338 00:52:44,970 --> 00:52:47,192 more question for you is can I join any 1339 00:52:47,192 --> 00:52:50,630 unit to be an smp . Yes . Yes so they 1340 00:52:50,630 --> 00:52:53,290 can join any unit . Um You know if they 1341 00:52:53,290 --> 00:52:55,457 want to get different experience maybe 1342 00:52:55,457 --> 00:52:57,346 they're they're in an engineering 1343 00:52:57,346 --> 00:52:59,250 program but they're interested in 1344 00:52:59,250 --> 00:53:01,472 chemical or logistics or something like 1345 00:53:01,472 --> 00:53:05,030 that . Um Typically we like to place 1346 00:53:05,030 --> 00:53:07,340 the cadets in units that are close 1347 00:53:07,340 --> 00:53:09,451 their university so they don't have a 1348 00:53:09,451 --> 00:53:11,860 long way to travel . Um But if they 1349 00:53:11,860 --> 00:53:13,582 find another unit that they're 1350 00:53:13,582 --> 00:53:16,320 interested in they can drill there . Um 1351 00:53:16,330 --> 00:53:18,340 That being said it also does not 1352 00:53:18,340 --> 00:53:20,780 obligate them once they commission to 1353 00:53:20,780 --> 00:53:22,947 commission into that unit or a similar 1354 00:53:22,947 --> 00:53:25,870 unit . Um So maybe they are in a 1355 00:53:25,870 --> 00:53:28,100 chemical unit but they want to go 1356 00:53:28,100 --> 00:53:30,970 aviation when they commission um That's 1357 00:53:30,980 --> 00:53:33,850 totally fine . What 1358 00:53:35,550 --> 00:53:38,290 awesome . Thank you Miss Sabrina . I do 1359 00:53:38,290 --> 00:53:40,068 have a question for you tuition 1360 00:53:40,068 --> 00:53:42,290 assistance . Am I able to use that at a 1361 00:53:42,290 --> 00:53:44,512 private university Or does it just have 1362 00:53:44,512 --> 00:53:45,512 to be public ? 1363 00:53:49,560 --> 00:53:51,920 It can be I either 1364 00:53:54,580 --> 00:53:56,560 you can choose to go to any of the 1365 00:53:56,560 --> 00:53:58,671 university as long as they are in the 1366 00:53:58,671 --> 00:54:01,440 portal . Can you hear me ? Yes I can 1367 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:05,240 hear you ma'am . Okay great . And 1368 00:54:05,460 --> 00:54:07,460 and how do I know if they're in the 1369 00:54:07,460 --> 00:54:08,460 portal 1370 00:54:11,110 --> 00:54:13,470 when a soldier goes into army ignited 1371 00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:17,320 uh Will choose an ed goal 1372 00:54:17,330 --> 00:54:18,997 and then they will choose the 1373 00:54:18,997 --> 00:54:21,800 institution that they wanna attend and 1374 00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:23,911 that institution will populate in the 1375 00:54:23,911 --> 00:54:26,022 portal . Uh the academic institutions 1376 00:54:26,022 --> 00:54:28,189 have their own website that they go in 1377 00:54:28,189 --> 00:54:30,356 and they upload all their programs and 1378 00:54:30,356 --> 00:54:32,467 their degrees cost everything thing . 1379 00:54:32,467 --> 00:54:34,578 The most important thing for soldiers 1380 00:54:34,578 --> 00:54:36,800 to pay attention to is the cost because 1381 00:54:36,800 --> 00:54:38,856 the army will only pay up to 250 per 1382 00:54:38,856 --> 00:54:41,078 semester . Our anything over that , the 1383 00:54:41,078 --> 00:54:43,300 soldier will be responsible for funding 1384 00:54:43,300 --> 00:54:47,230 out of pocket . Okay can I use the 1385 00:54:47,230 --> 00:54:49,397 tuition assistance in conjunction with 1386 00:54:49,397 --> 00:54:51,063 the G . I . Bill or any other 1387 00:54:51,063 --> 00:54:52,174 scholarships I have 1388 00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:03,422 if you're speaking . I can't hear you . 1389 00:55:03,422 --> 00:55:07,140 Okay . There you go . Okay that's 1390 00:55:07,140 --> 00:55:10,250 good . I think yeah soldiers are now 1391 00:55:10,250 --> 00:55:12,740 permitted to use their selective 1392 00:55:12,740 --> 00:55:15,990 reserve 16 06 . Montgomery Gi bill in 1393 00:55:15,990 --> 00:55:18,320 addition to tuition assistance . Uh 1394 00:55:18,330 --> 00:55:20,497 They just can't duplicate the benefits 1395 00:55:20,497 --> 00:55:22,386 so they can't use it for the same 1396 00:55:22,386 --> 00:55:24,800 course , same tuition obviously . Um 1397 00:55:24,810 --> 00:55:27,410 The money , the $407 is set straight to 1398 00:55:27,410 --> 00:55:29,521 the soldier so the soldier can use it 1399 00:55:29,521 --> 00:55:32,000 for fees , books , anything outside of 1400 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:34,770 what tuition assistance pays . Awesome . 1401 00:55:34,780 --> 00:55:36,960 Thank you so much for that . That is 1402 00:55:36,970 --> 00:55:39,230 all the time we have but I would like 1403 00:55:39,230 --> 00:55:41,063 to give everybody's attention to 1404 00:55:41,063 --> 00:55:43,063 commence our Major Lombardo for his 1405 00:55:43,063 --> 00:55:47,060 closing comments . Hey thanks MS Hill . 1406 00:55:47,060 --> 00:55:49,004 So just for for all the presenters 1407 00:55:49,004 --> 00:55:51,227 really appreciate you coming on tonight 1408 00:55:51,227 --> 00:55:53,338 and I learned a lot from this so just 1409 00:55:53,338 --> 00:55:55,393 some part of the thoughts , you know 1410 00:55:55,393 --> 00:55:57,560 educational planning is important . Um 1411 00:55:57,560 --> 00:55:59,560 Make sure you take advantage of the 1412 00:55:59,560 --> 00:56:01,782 resources that the army Reserve Service 1413 00:56:01,782 --> 00:56:03,893 has to offer . As always look out for 1414 00:56:03,893 --> 00:56:06,004 one another and have a safe and happy 1415 00:56:06,004 --> 00:56:08,171 holiday season and I'm looking forward 1416 00:56:08,171 --> 00:56:07,880 to seeing you in the new year . I'm 1417 00:56:07,880 --> 00:56:10,090 gonna close with this . Please join us 1418 00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:14,070 on saturday december 10th to uh 1419 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:16,080 to watch the army destroy navy . Go 1420 00:56:16,080 --> 00:56:17,710 army beat navy . Thanks 1421 00:56:21,660 --> 00:56:25,500 Mr McCarthy . Thank you and thanks to 1422 00:56:25,500 --> 00:56:27,333 all the presenters and thanks to 1423 00:56:27,333 --> 00:56:31,310 everyone for tuning in . Um We 1424 00:56:31,320 --> 00:56:33,960 appreciate any time we can have with 1425 00:56:33,960 --> 00:56:36,610 soldiers and families to hear about 1426 00:56:36,610 --> 00:56:38,666 what's going on . I know I learned a 1427 00:56:38,666 --> 00:56:41,810 lot tonight . I made several notes in 1428 00:56:41,810 --> 00:56:45,720 my in my book , not unlike the sword 1429 00:56:45,720 --> 00:56:48,630 Major Go army beat Navy 1430 00:56:49,220 --> 00:56:53,020 and stay healthy , happy and safe 1431 00:56:53,030 --> 00:56:55,086 during this holiday season and we'll 1432 00:56:55,086 --> 00:56:57,390 see on the other side . 1433 00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:03,490 Okay . Alright . So I again um let me 1434 00:57:03,490 --> 00:57:05,601 start off with thinking that the team 1435 00:57:05,601 --> 00:57:07,768 that helped put this all together . Um 1436 00:57:07,768 --> 00:57:09,934 I know that there's a lot that goes on 1437 00:57:09,934 --> 00:57:12,101 in the background that makes this also 1438 00:57:12,101 --> 00:57:14,323 seamless . Um and I know that it can be 1439 00:57:14,323 --> 00:57:14,200 a lot of work but thank you for doing 1440 00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:17,840 that to our presenters . I apologize if 1441 00:57:17,840 --> 00:57:20,007 I don't pronounce the name correctly , 1442 00:57:20,007 --> 00:57:22,118 but I will do my best . Um Gerhardt , 1443 00:57:22,118 --> 00:57:25,980 Rivera Zakir a rich bandages . Um uh 1444 00:57:25,990 --> 00:57:28,760 Sabrina Geraldo , Geraldo . And then 1445 00:57:28,770 --> 00:57:31,103 don't forget Captain Kosovan . You know , 1446 00:57:31,103 --> 00:57:32,992 I do appreciate you all coming on 1447 00:57:32,992 --> 00:57:35,230 giving of your time . Thanks for giving 1448 00:57:35,230 --> 00:57:37,460 us all this great information . Now I 1449 00:57:37,460 --> 00:57:39,516 know that to the audience that was a 1450 00:57:39,516 --> 00:57:41,920 lot of information . Um and you may 1451 00:57:41,920 --> 00:57:43,642 want to go back to some of the 1452 00:57:43,642 --> 00:57:45,809 presenters or look at the charts again 1453 00:57:45,809 --> 00:57:47,920 because it was so information we will 1454 00:57:47,920 --> 00:57:50,087 make sure that they are posted so that 1455 00:57:50,087 --> 00:57:52,253 you can get get to them . You can also 1456 00:57:52,253 --> 00:57:54,476 replay the video . Um If you need to do 1457 00:57:54,476 --> 00:57:56,642 it that way . But we'll make sure that 1458 00:57:56,642 --> 00:57:58,753 all that information is out there and 1459 00:57:58,753 --> 00:57:58,290 additional questions . I know these 1460 00:57:58,290 --> 00:58:00,430 guys were very enthusiastic giving of 1461 00:58:00,430 --> 00:58:02,450 their time . They want to make sure 1462 00:58:02,450 --> 00:58:04,450 that that every all of our families 1463 00:58:04,450 --> 00:58:06,740 leverage as much of this set of 1464 00:58:06,740 --> 00:58:08,970 resources as they can possibly use and 1465 00:58:08,980 --> 00:58:11,750 take advantage of . So please don't be 1466 00:58:11,750 --> 00:58:14,250 shy , reach out . They love to help . 1467 00:58:14,520 --> 00:58:17,030 Um as mentioned , we want to make sure 1468 00:58:17,030 --> 00:58:19,290 that everyone has a safe and happy 1469 00:58:19,290 --> 00:58:22,100 holidays . Um , and then we want to get 1470 00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:24,322 back to you all next year . If you have 1471 00:58:24,322 --> 00:58:26,378 any questions between now and then , 1472 00:58:26,378 --> 00:58:28,322 that's awesome . Next town hall is 1473 00:58:28,322 --> 00:58:30,489 gonna be a little bit from now . We're 1474 00:58:30,489 --> 00:58:34,010 looking at March 2023 . So that is next 1475 00:58:34,010 --> 00:58:36,140 calendar year . It will not be on ST 1476 00:58:36,140 --> 00:58:39,900 Patrick's day just saying it is , he 1477 00:58:39,900 --> 00:58:42,070 won't be with us . It won't be that 1478 00:58:42,070 --> 00:58:44,237 McCarthy . What do you know ? Hey , so 1479 00:58:44,237 --> 00:58:46,070 yeah , I look forward to getting 1480 00:58:46,070 --> 00:58:48,070 together with folks again and every 1481 00:58:48,070 --> 00:58:50,237 time in between really appreciate it . 1482 00:58:50,237 --> 00:58:52,237 Again . Have a safe , happy holiday 1483 00:58:52,237 --> 00:58:54,237 season . Um , see you next year . I 1484 00:58:54,237 --> 00:58:56,292 hope you have a wonderful new year . 1485 00:58:56,292 --> 00:58:58,690 And as I say , ready now . 1486 00:59:00,540 --> 00:59:03,670 All right , thanks everybody be safe .