R 011602Z NOV 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 625/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS INTERNET-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE IMPLEMENTATION//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MR/YMD:20100901//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1560.25, MARINE CORPS LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM (SHORT TITLE:  LL PROGRAM)//
POC/DARYL PATRICK/NF-4/-/-/TEL:703-784-9550//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE MARINE CORPS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNET-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE (WEB TA) REQUEST AND APPROVAL PROCESS.  THE PROCESS WILL BE CONVERTED FROM A PAPER-BASED FORMAT TO A WEB-BASED PROCEDURE.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE WEB TA REQUEST AND APPROVAL PROCESS HAS BEEN IN USE AT MARFORRES SINCE 2006 AND PROVIDES MARINES WITH BETTER OVERSIGHT OF THE TA PROCESS AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF MISSING GRADES AND COURSEWORK.
3.  INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.  THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WEB TA WILL BEGIN AT MCAS YUMA AND MCAS CHERRY POINT ON 1 DEC 2012.  THEY WILL IMPLEMENT AT THE INSTALLATIONS ONE UNIT AT A TIME, UNTIL ALL UNITS ARE PROCESSING TA VIA THE WEB.  THIS PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED BY 31 DEC 2012.
4.  TASK.  THE INSTALLATION EDUCATION SERVICE OFFICER (ESO) WILL BRIEF INSTALLATIONS COMMANDERS, UNIT COMMANDERS, COMMAND TUITION ASSISTANCE APPROVERS AND USERS FROM EACH UNIT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WEB TA.  THE BRIEFING WILL INCLUDE WEBSITE ACCESS, COMPLETION OF APPLICATION, AND APPLICATION APPROVAL.
5.  FIRST-TIME TA USERS WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION ON WEB TA VIA THE COLLEGE 101 BRIEF, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR NEW TA RECIPIENTS PER REF A. ESO'S AT YUMA AND CHERRY POINT WILL UPDATE THE COLLEGE 101 BRIEFS PROVIDED BY THEIR INSTALLATION TO REFLECT THE NEW PROCESS.
6.  THE ESO'S AT MCAS YUMA AND MCAS CHERRY POINT ARE THE MAIN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTALLATIONS. 
7.  FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION AT MCAS YUMA AND MCAS CHERRY POINT, HQMC (MFR) WILL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO COMPLETE THE ROLLOUT OF WEB TA AT ALL INSTALLATIONS BY 31 DEC 2013.
8.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD JR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//