Use Tuition Assistance (TA) in ArmyIgnitED

Your TA request is approved before your class starts.

About 40 minNeed: CAC + readerNeed: ArmyIgnitED accountNeed: School, course and term dates

Walkthrough video in production

Real screen, real clicks, fake Soldier. Until it is up, the written steps below are the walkthrough.

Filmed on the live system with a CAC, every name and number swapped for a test Soldier before recording.

Step by step

01
Check if you can use TA
TPU Soldiers can use TA. You can start right after AIT (officers after BOLC or WOBC) if you are not flagged.
02
Know the limits
TA covers up to $4,500 and 18 semester hours per fiscal year.
03
Do first-time training
First-time users must finish ArmyIgnitED training. Everyone must use the decision support tool.
04
Request TA
In ArmyIgnitED, enter your school, course and term. Submit well before the term starts.
The request deadline changed in 2026. Check the current rule with your unit admin.
05
Get your supervisor's approval
Since March 19, 2026, every TA request needs approval from your supervisor or a commander's representative in ArmyIgnitED. Tell your supervisor it is coming.
06
Finish the course
Finish your class. Money the Army takes back (recoupment) counts against you.
07
Watch recoupments
Two recoupments in one fiscal year, TA and CA combined, means a 12-month suspension from both. You can appeal in ArmyIgnitED.

! Old school web pages still say you must wait a year after AIT, or list $4,000 and 16 hours. Those rules are out of date.
! A part-time chain of command can be slow to approve. Ask early.
! TA and Credentialing Assistance share the same yearly cap.