Air Force May Halt Drawdown
In the midst of a drawdown of 40,000 Air Force officers and enlisted members to help fund an aging fleet …More
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Former Sen. Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, co-chairs of the President’s Commission on …More
Marines Offered New Aviation Bonuses
The Marines have revised their aviation bonuses for certain captains and majors who are within one year of their active-duty …More
Senate Opens NDAA Debate
The Senate is beginning to sort out several hundred amendments to its version of the Fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization …More
Retired ID Card Replacement Update
A single form of identification is no longer sufficient for retiree ID card renewals at issuing sites using updated software …More
AAFES Sets Retiree Weekend
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is inviting more than 1.5 million Army and Air Force retirees to …More
Navy Officer Photos Due
NavAdmin 103/07 requires Navy officers to have a full-length color photograph in their official military file by Sept. 30. The …More
Army Updates War Zone Exemption Policy
The Army has updated MilPer 07-148 concerning three possible exemptions from serving in a war zone, and one restricted duty …More
Marines View Three-option Iraq Exit
The Marine Corps sees an eight- to 28-month window if it receives orders to leave Iraq, said the top Marine …More
Navy Force Cuts to Hit Hard
As the Navy slashes its billets by almost 18,000 during the next six years, it will leave fewer shore-duty slots …More
Authorization Act Finally on Tap
Although the House passed its version of the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act some months ago, the Senate has …More
Bonuses For Navy Intel Officers
Certain Navy lieutenants who are intelligence officers can now extend their contracts for five years and earn a $40,000 critical …More
Big Bucks for Certain Army Captains
A critical skills retention bonus of $25,000 or more is available to more than 16,000 regular-Army captains who agree to …More
AFRC Garmisch Offers European Escapes
The Edelweiss Lodge and Resort Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) in the Bavarian Alps is offering a special package to …More
Dress Blues for Enlisted Marines
Marines are known for their traditional dress blue uniforms, but most enlisted Marines who wanted to wear blues have had …More
Army Extends Casualty Support
Families of deceased active-duty soldiers can receive extended support from a long-term care program the Army launched 18 months ago, …More
VA Stocks Shingles Vaccine
A vaccine for shingles, which Department of Veterans Affairs researchers helped develop, is available to veterans who are patients at …More
Thrift Savings Plan Improves Security
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) officials are mailing account numbers to participants, replacing Social Security numbers as the primary means to …More
Mail Order Pharmacy Gets Simpler
Registering for Tricare’s mail order pharmacy service became easier with the launch of the new Member Choice Center (MCC). Now …More
Ginnie Mae Lifts Home Loan Limits
The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), eliminated on Sept. 1 the restriction on the size of mortgage loans backed …More
COLA to Dip in Korea
Army Gen. B.B. Bell, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, has advised U.S. service members stationed in Korea and their families …More
AF Nurse Commissions Still Open
An Air Force supplemental board is scheduled for October to select 50 additional candidates due to a shortfall in the number …More
Military Spouses Monument Proposed
Rep. Thelma Drake, R-Va., a member of the House Military Personnel Subcommittee, has introduced the Military Spouses Memorial Act of …More
USFIT Program Aims to Fit Soldiers
Sizing misfits in the Army’s clothing and equipment distributed at central issue facilities are expected to be eliminated by the …More
Immigration Agency Launches Military Help Line
Service members and their families can now call U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for help with immigration services and benefits …More
Navy Revolutionizes Chiefs
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa has told the chief’s messes that he will not …More
VDBC Revises Chapter 61 Lockout
Last month, the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission proposed to end the deduction of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the …More
AF Retraining Program Seeks 900 NCOs
The Air Force’s 2008 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program began Aug. 7 with a goal of filling some 900 shortage career …More
Tenure Rule Change Mulled for Navy IRRs
Navy Reserve officials are studying methods of capping the number of years in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) that are …More
