AF Adopts Voluntary Protection Program
Air Force leaders are advocating an enhanced safety program that focuses on developing and caring for the safety of Airmen, …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCommissaries Push Paper Over Plastic
Commissaries are hoping shoppers in the United States will say yes to paper bags for bagging their groceries as part …More
Breast Cancer Study Shows Promise
Col. (Dr.) George Peoples, Brooke Army Medical Center surgeon and principal investigator for a six-year breast cancer vaccination study, released …More
Navy’s AEV Program Seeks Chiefs
Naval Education and Training Command is seeking chiefs interested in earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree through the Navy’s Advanced …More
Vets’ Insurance Dividends Coming
Insurance dividends totaling some $369 million will be sent to nearly 1.2 million veterans during 2007. The Department of Veterans …More
Blue to Green Bonus Quadrupled for Officers
Active-duty officers who switch to the active Army may receive a $10,000 bonus, up from $2,500 previously offered. Officers making …More
Marines Launch Functional Fitness Concept
The Marine Corps has issued an administrative message asking for debate within the Corps on the most effective approach for …More
Marines Launch Functional Fitness Concept
The Marine Corps has issued an administrative message asking for debate within the Corps on the most effective approach for …More
Bill Would Limit Overseas Phone Costs
Congress has passed the Call Home Act of 2006, which directs the Federal Communications Commission, in coordination with the Department …More
Two New Navy Uniforms Coming
Sailors can expect to see two new uniforms in Navy Exchanges by next summer: a working uniform for Sailors E-1 …More
Congress Passes Stolen Valor Act
Congress has passed the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which would impose up to six months in jail and as …More
Young Vets Post High Jobless Rate
Former secretary of veterans affairs, Anthony Principi, has told the House Veterans Affairs economic opportunity subcommittee that “something is wrong” …More
Navy to Slash More Medical Billets
The Navy plans to eliminate more than 3,000 corpsman slots and some 600 billets for physicians, dentists, nurses and other …More
CRSC/CRDP Open Season On Tap
Military retirees who are eligible for both Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRCS) and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) may draw …More
Warrior Pay on Horizon for Army
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a request from the Army to add warrior pay to the fiscal …More
Air Force Waives European BAH Payback
The Air Force has granted a waiver of payback requested by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe for 8,650 airmen …More
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Gets Admin Change
The Defense Department has made an administrative change to its policy on homosexuals. Instead of classifying homosexuality as a mental …More
Fraudulent Insurance Sales Upended
Four companies have agreed to a multi-state settlement agreement after Texas Department of Insurance investigators uncovered a pattern of deception …More
CCAF Instructors Gain First State Certification
Qualified instructors from the Community College of the Air Force can now take a state-issued subject-knowledge exam to meet requirements …More
TSP Contribution Limits Raised
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced a $500 increase in regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions to $15,500 for …More
DoD Pulls Marital Protection Rule
The Defense Department has scrapped DoD 1400.33, which protected service members from harm to their careers if their spouses refused …More
First Navy CWOs Get Wings
Fourteen Sailors received CWO bars on Dec. 1 as part of the Flying Chief Warrant Officer Pilot program. Ten pilots …More
Deadline Looms for AF SERB-eligible Officers
To preclude Selective Early Retirement Board consideration, SERB-eligible officers must submit a retirement application by Dec. 15, with a requested …More
Dwell Time Loss Could Earn Bucks
As dwell time – the time troops spend between deployments – gets shorter, the Defense Department is considering financial compensation …More
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Gets Admin Change
The Defense Department has made an administrative change to its policy on homosexuals. Instead of classifying homosexuality as a mental …More
Fraudulent Insurance Sales Upended
Four companies have agreed to a multi-state settlement agreement after Texas Department of Insurance investigators uncovered a pattern of deception …More
CCAF Instructors Gain First State Certification
Qualified instructors from the Community College of the Air Force can now take a state-issued subject-knowledge exam to meet requirements …More
TSP Contribution Limits Raised
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced a $500 increase in regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions to $15,500 for …More
DoD Pulls Marital Protection Rule
The Defense Department has scrapped DoD 1400.33, which protected service members from harm to their careers if their spouses refused …More
First Navy CWOs Get Wings
Fourteen Sailors received CWO bars on Dec. 1 as part of the Flying Chief Warrant Officer Pilot program. Ten pilots …More
