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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDwell Time Loss Could Earn Bucks
As dwell time – the time troops spend between deployments – gets shorter, the Defense Department is considering financial compensation …More
Combat-Related Special Compensation and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
After two months of reviewing records of veterans who are drawing Combat-Related Special Compensation and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay, …More
VA Loses More Personal Data
The Department of Veterans Affairs has lost two more batches of personal information. A laptop was stolen from the VA …More
DoD Publishes New Tricare Reserve Select Info
The Tricare Management Activity has published a handbook and a flier to explain the Tricare Reserve Select program (TRS). The …More
BAH Rates Vary for Neighbors
Geographic rate protection (GRP) and individual rate protection (IRP) are temporarily clashing to provide next-door neighbors of the same rank …More
Navy Reserve Chief Seeks Bonuses
Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Navy Reserve, wants to pay selected reservists bonuses for switching to deployment-intensive …More
Non-Referral Doctor Visits Overseas OKd
Active-duty family members living overseas who are enrolled in Tricare Global Remote Overseas and Tricare Prime Puerto Rico now can …More
NOSTRA Offers New Eyeglass Frames
The Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Command (NOSTRA) has introduced its latest “Frames of Choice” program, offering an additional six …More
Full Replacement Value on Horizon
The fiscal 2007 defense authorization act requires the government to pay service members “full replacement value” (FRV) for damaged and …More
New Benefits Kick In for Reservists
Drilling reservists now can enroll in the new Tricare Standard for Selected Reserve health plan. They pay 28 percent of …More
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Marine Captains Eligible for ACP
Marine aviators who are captains now can collect up to $18,000 a year in Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP) by contracting …More
Military Families Appreciation Month Highlights Service
Nov. 1 kicked off Military Families Appreciation Month, an annual tribute to the family members who serve the country alongside …More
AAFES Lets Customers ‘Take it Home Today’
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is expanding its “Take it Home Today!” initiative, which allows service members immediately …More
New Vaccine Trials Set for Boot Camp Crud
Phases two and three of Food and Drug Administration approved trials of a drug developed to stop the traditional “boot …More
DeCA Offers Scholarships
Applications for the 2007 Scholarships for Military Children Program, sponsored by the Defense Commissary Agency, are available to children of …More
Tricare Launches Revamped Web Site
The Tricare Web site has a new name, a new look and a new home. It is now part of …More
Active Duty Survivor Benefits Enhanced
The fiscal 2006 defense authorization act extended transitional survivor status at the active duty family member payment rate for surviving …More
SMARTWebMove Adds Do-It-Yourself Moves
Military members moving within the continental United States can now use SMARTWebMove (SWM) for Personally Procured Moves (PPM). SWM is …More
Air Force Extends PCS Minimums
To meet budget mandates, the Air Force is reducing its permanent change of station budget deficit by extending the minimum …More
Navy Family Support Group Gets Tweak
The Navy Family Support Group changed its name to the Family Readiness Group (FRG) Oct. 20, during a ceremony at …More
Vets Disability Panel Rejects Lump Sum Option
The Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission rejected the concept of the Department of Veterans Affairs offering veterans with lower-rated disabilities a …More
NAVSUP Sets Holiday Mailing Dates
The Naval Supply Systems Command’s Postal Policy Division has announced the following holiday season military mailing dates for 2006. For …More
VFW Cites Women Vets’ Breast Cancer Risks
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has called for government agencies to evaluate the risks of developing breast cancer that military …More
NKO Opens to Navy Families
Navy spouses and families can now use a Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) Web portal similar to those used by Sailors …More
Navy IAs Get Flexible Exam Dates
Sailors assigned to designated combat areas will now be allowed to take advancement exams at alternate times. The change is …More
Tricare Reimbursement Rate Slash Looms
Unless Congress does something about it when the lawmakers return to Washington later this month, Medicare payments to physicians will …More
More Marines Personal Data Compromised
The Marine Corps reported Oct. 6 that Lincoln B.P. Management, Inc., which manages base housing at Camp Pendleton, Calif., has …More
Navy Offers Free Trips to Australia
Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) is giving away two trips to Australia in a contest ending Dec. 1. Winners …More
