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22 Aug 2011

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Top Benefit Updates and Features
New Shot at Med Retirement for Some Vets
Deal of the Week: Save on Back To School
VA Outlines GI Bill Changes
Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
$100k in Protection for $6.80 Per Month
Find All Your Benefits in One Place
College Credit for Military Experience
Video of the Week: Intense USMC Combat
GI Bill Benefits: Use It or Lose It

More Benefits and News
Grants for Homeless Veterans
Access Proposed 2012 Pay Charts Now
American Legion, VA Seek Stories
Featured Job: Find Your Next Job
New VA Paralympics Website
VA Web-Based Collaboration Policy
Illinois Warrior Summit

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New Shot at Med Retirement for Some Vets
The DoD Physical Disability Board of Review is re-evaluating disability ratings for some Veterans medically separated between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2009. More

Deal of the Week: Save on Back To School
Find savings on the Military.com Discount Center for all of your back to school needs. More

VA Outlines GI Bill Changes
Programs not leading to college degrees, including programs offered at schools that do not grant degrees, will now be eligible for GI Bill funding. More

Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
Virginia's Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP) will create a new statewide Virginia Veterans Corps program, which will begin in eastern Virginia and expand to other localities in 2012. More

$100k in Protection for $6.80 Per Month
Give yourself peace of mind without hidden clauses or fine print -- regardless of where or how you served your country -- with NMAA insurance. More

Find All Your Benefits in One Place
The Military.com Benefits Calculator is designed to quickly and easily connect you with your benefits information based on your service and status. More

College Credit for Military Experience
Get the whole story on how college credit for military service really works. More

Video of the Week: Intense USMC Combat
This week's video is enough to make our members proud. Ooh-Rah! More

GI Bill Benefits: Use It or Lose It
Your GI Bill is worth over $51,300 and if you don't use it, you'll lose it -- it expires 10 to 15 years after separation. More

Grants for Homeless Veterans
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced 23 grants totaling $5,436,148 to provide homeless veterans with job training aimed at helping them succeed in civilian careers. More

Access Proposed 2012 Pay Charts Now
The White House Budget includes a proposed 1.6 percent across-the-board pay raise for 2012 -- check out the charts here. More

American Legion, VA Seek Stories
The American Legion is asking its members planning on attending the 2011 American Legion National Convention in Minneapolis to share their stories of mental health treatment with the Department of Veterans Affairs. More

Featured Job: Find Your Next Job
Find employers who are looking for your military experience on the Military.com Veteran Employment Center. It's the largest veteran job board in the world. More

New VA Paralympics Website
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched the Paralympic Program website in an effort to motivate and support disabled veterans to participate in adaptive sports. More

VA Web-Based Collaboration Policy
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today the release of a policy directive regarding the secure use of Web-based collaboration and social media tools. More

Illinois Warrior Summit
In addition to family entertainment, free food, raffles and prizes, the event will feature veteran support services and programs, including employers willing to hire veterans. More

 

 

 

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Military Report: The Military's Largest Benefits Update

22 Aug 2011

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Top Benefit Updates and Features
Tuition Assistance Changes Coming
Deal of the Week: Save on Back To School
Don't Fear Scary Retirement Headlines
VA Outlines GI Bill Changes
TRICARE Seeks Feedback
GI Bill Benefits: Use It or Lose It
Featured Job: Find Your Next Job
Find All Your Benefits in One Place
Video of the Week: Intense USMC Combat
TRICARE Offers Transitional Care
Get Renters Insurance After a PCS Move
College Credit for Military Experience
Transition Assistance
Book Stipends for Active Duty
Sailors Study at Sea

Service Specific News
Access Proposed 2012 Pay Charts Now
AF Supplemental Promotions
AF Warns of Malicious Websites
Air Force to Offer Early Outs
AF DADT Training
Blood Donors Needed
Army Transfer Applications
Navy Debuts New Home Page
Navy Special Duty Deadline
Navy: Avoid Weight-Loss Gimmicks

More Benefits and News
'eArmyU' Moving to 'GoArmyEd'
DeCA September Case Lot Sale
Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
New Navy Healthy Living Website
AAFES Apple Sweepstakes
Cyber Symposium Coming
Illinois Warrior Summit

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Tuition Assistance Changes Coming
Military tuition assistance may be the next budget axe victim. More

Deal of the Week: Save on Back To School
Find savings on the Military.com Discount Center for all of your back to school needs. More

Don't Fear Scary Retirement Headlines
Military careerists have been spun up this month by sensational headlines and news bulletins about a plan to "slash" their retirement, citing a "Pentagon study." More

VA Outlines GI Bill Changes
Programs not leading to college degrees, including programs offered at schools that do not grant degrees, will now be eligible for GI Bill funding. More

TRICARE Seeks Feedback
Do you use TRICARE or the Military Health System? Do you still get your maintenance medications from a retail pharmacy? If so, TRICARE wants to hear from you. More

GI Bill Benefits: Use It or Lose It
Your GI Bill is worth over $51,300 and if you don't use it, you'll lose it -- it expires 10 to 15 years after separation. More

Featured Job: Find Your Next Job
Find employers who are looking for your military experience on the Military.com Veteran Employment Center. It's the largest veteran job board in the world. More

Find All Your Benefits in One Place
The Military.com Benefits Calculator is designed to quickly and easily connect you with your benefits information based on your service and status. More

Video of the Week: Intense USMC Combat
This week's video is enough to make our members proud. Ooh-Rah! More

TRICARE Offers Transitional Care
When servicemembers leave active duty, TRICARE offers the Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP), a transitional health care option for eligible beneficiaries and their families while they look for new health coverage. More

Get Renters Insurance After a PCS Move
If you're the average U.S. renter with more than $35,000 worth of possessions in your apartment, you will want to get renters insurance. More

College Credit for Military Experience
Get the whole story on how college credit for military service really works. More

Transition Assistance
With active-duty positions being eliminated, it is important for servicemembers identified for separation to use a vital tool -- the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). More

Book Stipends for Active Duty
Active duty services and their GI Bill eligible spouses will soon be able to get funding for books and supplies as part of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. More

Sailors Study at Sea
The Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) offers college-level undergraduate and graduate courses from regionally accredited learning institutions. More

Access Proposed 2012 Pay Charts Now
The White House Budget includes a proposed 1.6 percent across-the-board pay raise for 2012 -- check out the charts here. More

AF Supplemental Promotions
More than 800 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the August enlisted supplemental promotion process. More

AF Warns of Malicious Websites
The 624th Operations Center is alerting Airmen about malicious websites that pose as official Department of Defense and Air Force pages appearing through Web searches. More

Air Force to Offer Early Outs
All major commands, direct reporting units and field operation agencies are expected to be affected by these actions. More

AF DADT Training
Air Force leaders want to ensure all Airmen are prepared for the expected repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) law on Sept. 20. More

Blood Donors Needed
The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) is constantly seeking blood and platelet donors. More

Army Transfer Applications
All eligible Army officers are encouraged to submit their applications for branch transfer through the Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program (VTIP). More

Navy Debuts New Home Page
A new URL recently debuted for the Navy's training management system CeTARS (Corporate enterprise Training Activity Resource System). More

Navy Special Duty Deadline
Annual Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) recertification is 50 percent complete across the fleet as the Aug. 31 deadline nears. More

Navy: Avoid Weight-Loss Gimmicks
Doctors at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) are encouraging servicemembers to avoid using unhealthy measures, like colon cleansers, to meet physical standards. More

'eArmyU' Moving to 'GoArmyEd'
The eArmyU Program will culminate on March 31, 2012. Schools will continue to offer their own programs through GoArmyEd. More

DeCA September Case Lot Sale
This will be the second worldwide event where customers can create their own cases by mixing and matching products. More

Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
Virginia's Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP) will create a new statewide Virginia Veterans Corps program, which will begin in eastern Virginia and expand to other localities in 2012. More

New Navy Healthy Living Website
The new website is a "one-stop-shopping" resource that includes downloadable presentations and links to other informational websites. More

AAFES Apple Sweepstakes
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is partnering with Unilever to offer Exchange shoppers the chance to win $16,000 worth of electronics. More

Cyber Symposium Coming
The event, titled "Cyber Power: The Quest for a Common Ground," is designed to improve the lack of accepted standards for definitions, data structures, threat assessments and policies. More

Illinois Warrior Summit
In addition to family entertainment, free food, raffles and prizes, the event will feature veteran support services and programs, including employers willing to hire veterans. More

 

 

 

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