 Welcome to All Hands Update. I'm Petty Officer Tony Rosa. Now is the time to start planning for the winter school semester. If you're planning to take college courses, get your tuition assistance applications in early. Before you apply, contact your Navy College Office or the Virtual Education Center for Educational Counseling in person, online, by phone, or email. Your academic advisor can help you determine a plan so you know which courses to take to complete your degree. Sailors are encouraged to submit their tuition assistance applications a minimum of 30 days before the start of the class, even if their enrollment is still pending. If anything changes, the application can still be modified or canceled if submitted early. For more resources and information on tuition assistance, go to the Navy College website and click on the My Education Portal.