Found out a few documents showing budget cuts to SMART. From >$100 million for the initial scholarship years to a third of that sum now.
Below is the data for the last 6 years in millions
FY 2011 : 48.789
FY 2012 : 45.271
FY 2013 : 46.867
http://dtic.mil/descriptivesum/Y2013/OS ... B_2013.pdf
to
FY 2014 : 37.692
FY 2015 : 36.000
FY 2016 : 37.000
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... b_2016.pdf
Pentagon has recommended $53.5 million for FY 2017
https://www.aau.edu/uploadedFiles/Budge ... ersion.pdf
Also found this in FY 2015 plans : "Transition the SMART program to the Services with Navy as Lead Service"
SMART Budget Shrinking !
Re: SMART Budget Shrinking !
From old thread
FY 2009 : 27.1
FY 2010 : 31.2
Also, an early 2011 budget said 56M for the year, so these seem to move around.
FY 2009 : 27.1
FY 2010 : 31.2
Also, an early 2011 budget said 56M for the year, so these seem to move around.
Re: SMART Budget Shrinking !
FY 2016 plans:
Fully transition the SMART program to the Services.
http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/ ... _Final.pdf
Will it have any effect on the program ?
Fully transition the SMART program to the Services.
http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/ ... _Final.pdf
Will it have any effect on the program ?