SGLI Expenses Drop
Service members who insure their families through Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) will pay lower out-of-pocket premium rates, beginning July …More
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The deadline is approaching Marine Corps enlisteds who want to submit applications to become officers through the Marine Enlisted Commissioning …More
GAO: Combat Training Consistency Lags
The services need to do a more thorough job of providing combat-skills training to support troops, according to an April …More
Navy Sponsors Marine Mammal Research
Researchers are using Navy testing facilities to study the way marine mammals react to human-generated undersea sounds. At one location, …More
Benning Expansion Study Approved
The Army has approved a plan to study possible expansion of Fort Benning, Ga., by 82,000 acres during the next …More
Plan Would Ease Business Start-ups
President Obama signed an executive order on April 26, calling for the senior leaders of the Defense, Veterans Affairs, Labor …More
‘Don’t Ask’ Revisions Released
The Pentagon has released details of revisions of the "Don’t ask, don’t tell" law, which addresses conduct of homosexuals who …More
Senate To Get Hood Shooting Probe Papers
The Defense Department will provide the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee paperwork stemming from the official investigation into …More
Move Compensation To Get Better
Service members and their families who choose to move their household goods themselves when relocating on military orders will now …More
TRICARE Urges O’seas Beneficiaries To Update DEERS
Overseas beneficiaries of TRICARE, the health-care plan for military members, retirees, and their families, should update their Defense Enrollment Eligibility …More
Marine Corps Standardizes Westpac Per Diem Rates
Marines who are headed for western Pacific deployments will now receive flat-rate per diem allowances. Ground officers will receive $11.70 …More
March Recruiting Goals Met or Exceeded
The Army National Guard and Marine Corps Reserve had the best recruiting month of any of the active and reserve …More
Navy Shifts TA Transactions Online
As of April 15, all sailors who wish to receive tuition assistance under the Navy College Program must do so …More
Some See Delay in Receiving New IDs
The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) reports that some service members and retirees have not yet received their new Defense Department …More
VA Overhaul GI Bill Claims Processing Begins
The Department of Veterans Affairs took the first steps in its plan to overhaul the Post 9-11 GI Bill application …More
AF Opens Clubs to Other Services
Soldiers, sailors, Marines and Coast Guard members who pay dues to their respective services’ officer and enlisted clubs now have …More
Marines Lift Social-Networking Ban
Following changes in overall Defense Department policy, the Marine Corps has lifted the ban on Internet social networking sites such …More
AF Announces Uniform Changes
Under new Air Force uniform policy updates announced April 12, airmen now will have the option of tucking trousers into …More
Changes Ordered in Wake of Hood Shootings
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ordered the Defense Department to implement immediately a series of recommendations put forth by a …More
Gates Spearheads Effort To Overhaul Export Regs
Decrying the existing system of regulating the export of potentially sensitive materials and technologies from the U.S. as “byzantine” and …More
Shinseki Vows To Reduce Backlog
One year into his job as chief of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary Eric K. Shinseki reaffirmed his commitment …More
Army To Get More Mine-Resistant Vehicles
The Defense Department has ordered more than 1,300 new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs), with plans to deploy them …More
Nuclear Review Clarified
The Nuclear Posture Review, unveiled earlier this month by the Obama administration, is "intended to take concrete steps now to …More
AF IDs Language Scholars
The Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) has launched a program to identify airmen with proclivity in foreign languages, …More
Automation To Improve GI Bill Application Process
VA and Defense Department officials hope new automation tools will alleviate the slow application process veterans and service members have …More
Group Wants Protection from Financial Predators
The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) is urging lawmakers to include a provision that would protect service members from unscrupulous financing …More
DFAS Offers New Retiree Web Site
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has established a new Web site for recipients of military retirement pay, annuities …More
Court Ruling Outrages Veterans’ Organizations
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has joined the chorus of boos heaped upon the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, …More
VA Issues Phone-Scam Warning
The Department of Veterans Affairs is advising veterans to beware of anyone seeking to obtain personal information, including Social Security …More
Census Advice Offered
The National Military Family Association (NMFA) is offering some tips for service members and their families who may find the …More
