“I don’t think they let you do that with tuition bills anymore”
Well, technically it’s not a tuition bill. It’s a contractual debt owed to DOD, I suppose. That being said, were I in a similar position I’d file for bankruptcy in a heartbeat.
Fer cryin’ out loud, she’s a grad student! I survived on Kool-Aid and pancakes while I was in graduate school, ‘cause I didn’t have any money. I doubt she’s any different, so she can’t pay it back anyway. That’s what bankruptcy is for.
Now they may have some interesting twists on not being able to take bankruptcy, but I’d sure pursue it. I don’t see much difference between this and a medical bankruptcy. In fact, it sounds a lot like a medical bankruptcy.
Having worked my way through most of my college education, part of me wonders why one would seem to be saying they’re entitled to a free ride. I guess I didn’t have access to programs like that when I went through.
They also didn’t charge you the price of a house for your education.
I payed my tuition as I went too.
I don’t think that she can file for bankruptcy on this one. When you owe a government agency a debt, the debt is not dischargable. That’s why you can’t dodge on student loans or tax bills.
It’s a Hail Mary play at best, but if she goes to her congresscritter, maybe he might offer a personal amendment to discharge her debt in one must pass bill or another. It hardly ever happens, but neither does hitting the lottery.
Or, they might even require the Navy to offer her a choice between service and discharge of the debt.