Quote Originally Posted by Schmedlap View Post
My understanding is that they distribute funds as they are requested by qualified applicants. If they're not distributing, that seems to imply that there is less need - which would make a lot of sense, given that deployments tend to be great opportunities for Soldiers to save cash, pay off debt, and stay out of trouble. I say, good idea to keep stockpiling. At some point, given this economy, spouses are going to be getting laid off from work and education won't get any cheaper. There may be a surge of legitimate need down the road.
I just made the assumption that Soldiers weren't asking for loans as frequently. Or the approval process was tougher. Probably not the latter.

It looks like CDRs/1SGs are doing a good job getting folks to donate still.