Free college degrees offered through Joint Education Center

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CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — —Editors note: This is the first in a four part series on education.

The Joint Education Center for Life Long Learning offers several education opportunities, but many Marines have no idea what resources are available or that time may be running out.

“A lot of Marines just don’t know their basic benefits,” said Craig Lockwood, an education spe******t with JEC Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

He said he has seen several Marines, one with only a year left on his contract, who had never heard of the tuition ***istance programs.

Marine Tuition ***istance is just one of the many benefits offered. TA is a government-funded program designed to aid enlisted service members on active duty, or enlisted reservists on continuous active duty, who are pursuing a college degree.

Officers with two years of active service remaining on their contract are also eligible per Marine Administrative Message 571/05.

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