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The DoD Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program of- fers the MyCAA Scholarship pro- gram. Spouses of service mem- bers in pay grades E-1 through E-5, W-1 through W-2 and O-1 through O-2 are eligible. AutoMatters & More What’s Going On This Weeeknd Why you need the popular VAVA DASH Valentine’s Classic Horse Show, Mermaid Your FREE CAM - now with 4K video. Half Marathon, Trails & Ales, Chinese New Year Fair. weekly paper See page 11 See page 14 Take one! Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Army Air Force ARMED FORCES DISPATCHSan Diego Navy/Marine Corps Dispatch www.armedforcesdispatch.com 619.280.2985 FIFTY NINTH YEAR NO. 41 Serving active duty and retired military personnel, veterans and civil service employees THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 NAT’L DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT EXPANDS MILITARY SPOUSE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Military spouses now have mil/education-employment/for- ness, and career connections. more flexibility to use the My spouses/mycaa-scholarship. This program also offers free Career Advancement Account career coaching services six Scholarship to pursue education See a list of participating days a week. and professional credentials. MyCAA schools and detailed The FY20 National Defense information about the scholar- Military OneSource is a DOD- Authorization Act expands the ship at https://mycaa.militaryo- funded program that is both a program to help pay tuition up to nesource.mil/mycaa. call center and a website provid- $4,000 for a license, certification ing comprehensive information, or associate degree to pursue any The Defense Department resources and assistance on occupation or career. As long as established the Spouse Educa- every aspect of military life. Ser- the military spouse, school and tion and Career Opportunities vice members and the families of a Spouse Education and Career Program to provide education active duty, National Guard and Opportunities career coach work and career guidance to military reserve (regardless of activation together to define a clear career spouses worldwide, offering free status), Coast Guard members path, called an education and comprehensive resources and when activated for the Navy, training plan, the funds can be tools related to career explora- DOD expeditionary civilians, applied. Previously, MyCAA tion, education, training and and survivors are eligible for could only be used toward 13 licensing, employment readi- Military OneSource services. defined fields and 170 careers. “These expansions are part of a comprehensive suite of services American coronavirus evacuees that connect military spouses to edu- cation and employment opportuni- Spouses of service members in pay grades E-1 through E-5, W-1 through W-2 and arrive at MCAS Miramar for quarantine ties, as well as support throughout O-1 through O-2 are eligible for the MyCAA Scholarship program. Navy photo by by Jim Garamone, relocations, deployments and the MC1 Timothy Wilson DOD News transitions inherent to military The Defense Department is standing by to provide assistance life,” said Joseph Ludovici, have an approved education and vance in a career of their choice. showed that MyCAA is associ- to the Department of Health and Human Services to combat the principal director for military training plan in place. MyCAA, and the corresponding ated with positive changes in coronavirus, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said community and family policy. support available through the military spouse employment Feb. 3. ‘’MyCAA provides crucial SECO program, are all free and increased earnings. The Four military bases, including MCAS Miramar, are ready The DoD Spouse Educa- tuition assistance to support resources provided by DoD to same study showed that service to provide assistance to the Department of Health and Human tion and Career Opportunities spouses in identifying a career empower military spouses in members whose spouses use Serivces. The other three bases are the 168th Regiment, Regional program offers the MyCAA path in which they can grow overcoming employment chal- MyCAA were more likely to Training Institute in Fort Carson, Colo.; Travis Air Force Base, Scholarship program. Spouses of and advance,’’ said Lee Kelley, lenges associated with military stay in service. Calif.; and Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. service members in pay grades director of Military Community moves. SECO career coaches On Wednesday, Feb 5, a plane carrying American evacuees from E-1 through E-5, W-1 through Support Programs. work with each MyCAA spouse The best way to get started is the Wuhan region of China, where the deadly coronavirus was first W-2 and O-1 through O-2 are to help them define their educa- to call Military One Source at detected, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. eligible. Under the new law, Military families move fre- tion and professional goals and 800-342-9647 to connect with The plane was one of two flights carrying a total of about 350 spouses will remain eligible for quently, with as many as one- decide how best to apply the a SECO career coach. You can American evacuees from Wuhan, and both arrived Wednesday the financial assistance if their third of service members moving scholarship funds to support learn more about MyCAA and morning at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. sponsor is promoted above the every year. These moves can those goals. all of the services available One of the planes remained at Travis Air Force Base, where its eligible ranks as long as they make it difficult for military to support military spouses at see Miramar, page 13 have initiated the process and spouses to find work and ad- A RAND study of the program https://www.militaryonesource. What month is it? 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