<p>since your children are active duty military they are no longer your dependents. if your child was attending a civilian college and living away from home then - yes you can claim the deduction - providing you are supporting them - i.e. paying tuition, room, board, etc etc etc…</p>
<p>Here is a tidbit that you hopefully will never have to use:
If your child leaves the academy and then applies to a civilian school then they are no longer your dependent for federal financial aide. They will file the fafsa on their own.</p>