The blogosphere is alight with complaint and commentary about the MyCAA halt, but hard answers are proving tough to come by. Plenty of spouses are calling and emailing their legislators hoping to find out how they'll pay for their educations.
In Virginia Beach, Congressman Glenn Nye sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates after spouses in his district complained about the sudden halt. He's still seeking answers.
DoD issued a statement that said the program grew so fast they had to stop it for a review, but gave no idea when it might be reinstated.
"Part of the issue here is the lack of information," says Clark Pettig, communications director for Nye. "Right now we are in a gathering
information phase."
To that end, Nye is hosting a roundtable with area spouses this weekend. He's seeking their stories and their feedback, and will continue seeking answers from the Department of Defense.
Keep checking in with www.milspouse.com for updates, both on what Nye's up to and what other legislators are doing. And if you're doing any activism around it, drop me a line at melissa.meinzer@milspouse.com.