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Voluntary education (VolEd) opportunities are available to you regardless of where you serve. As a military member serving outside of the continental U.S. (OCONUS), you have access to a variety of options to help you begin or continue your education. Depending on your location, you may have access to these education services:
 
► Education Counseling Services
► Testing Services
► On-site and Online Courses

Central Command/Africa Command Downrange Contingency Areas:

In CENTCOM/AFRICOM, University of Maryland Global Campus provides onsite classes and education support for service members.

European Command

In EUCOM, there are two colleges/universities offering curriculum for service members:
 
EMBRY RIDDLE 

 
University of Maryland
Global Campus

Indo-Pacific Command

In INDO-PACOM, there are two colleges/universities offering curriculum for service members:
 
EMBRY RIDDLE



UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GLOBAL CAMPUS
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Photo Courtesy of UMGC: Mr. Carlos Duncan (UMGC Program Coordinator), Ms. Argjenta Brunst (Advanced Program Coordinator) and Ms. Sandra Cannon (Logistics Supervisor). They are all supporting service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
 
We recommend that you speak with a Services' Education Counselor when making school and career decisions. They will have the best answers to your questions and will work with you to determine the best path forward based on your goals for the future. 
 
In the photo:  Mr. Carlos Duncan (UMGC Program Coordinator), Ms. Argjenta Brunst (Advanced Program Coordinator) and Ms. Sandra Cannon (Logistics Supervisor).  They are all supporting service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Listen & Learn
DANTES is partnering with Military One Source (MOS) on its podcast series. Below you can listen to our latest podcast featuring Ms. Laura Dean, DANTES Program Manager for the Overseas Education Program. Other MOS podcasts can be found on their website
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Latest News

Contingency Area Education Support Program Spotlight

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is one of the contracted universities serving military members in Europe and in the Pacific.*
ERAU Frankfurt Graduation celebrated more than 54 new Eagles during the September 28th graduation ceremony, held at the House of Logistics & Mobility (HOLM), Frankfurt, Germany. Congratulations on this accomplishment!
graduation ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany

ERAU partnered with Women in Aviation (WAI) to celebrate the 10th annual “Girls in Aviation Day” (GIAD) in September. Ten Embry-Riddle Campus teams throughout the European and Pacific U.S. Military areas, including Germany, Spain, Italy, mainland Japan, Okinawa, and South Korea, held flightline tours and static aircraft displays, presentations, and events, featuring female pilots, maintenance technicians, and more to inspire young girls aged 4-18 living in their local communities.
Embry Riddle Aviation Day

* The information provided on this webpage is for informational purposes only and neither constitutes nor implies any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of any entity, product, service, or organization by any part of the Department of Defense.
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