Oct. 1 GI Bill Increase Misses Mark
Monthly GI Bill benefits increased 4 percent Oct. 1, while fees for four-year public schools jumped 7.1 percent and four-year …More
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A Senate plan to reduce the retirement age of Guard and Reserve members by three months for every 90 days …More
Defense Act Drops Tricare Cost Increases
The fiscal 2007 defense authorization act includes a provision to prevent the Defense Department from increasing Tricare beneficiary costs such …More
Congress Rejects SBP Fixes
Surviving spouses of service members who died from service-connected causes will continue to see their Dependents Indemnity Compensation (DIC) deleted …More
Coming: Lowest Pay Raise in 12 Years
Congress has bowed to the Bush administration’s request for a Jan. 1 military pay raise of 2.2 percent. This will …More
Marines Lower Drinking Age on Okinawa
After seven years of requiring Marines stationed on Okinawa to be at least 21 years of age to drink alcohol …More
AF Scrubs MySpace Profile
The Air Force discontinued its user profile on the social networking Web site MySpace.com Sept. 19 after concerns that association …More
Navy Department Revamps Awards Manual
On the heels of an announcement that the Defense Department is launching a review of awards, the Navy Department is …More
Prayer Issue Stalls Authorization Bill
At press time, wrap-up of the fiscal 2007 National Defense Authorization Bill was said to be awaiting the House-Senate conference …More
Bill Would Aid Dependents Needing Schooling
H.R. 6093, introduced last week, and S. 3421 contain provisions to allow spouses and dependent children to begin receiving Survivors’ …More
AF to Accelerate Personnel Cuts
The Air Force plans to slash 40,000 full-time positions by fiscal 2009, two years earlier than previously scheduled. Officials are …More
Legion: Gulf War Syndrome Findings “Misleading”
American Legion Commander Paul A. Morin says recent media reports that Gulf War Syndrome doesn’t exist are “misleading.” Citing the …More
Soldiers’ Iraq Deployments Extended
The Department of Defense announced Sept. 25 that it is extending the tour of duty in Iraq of the 1st …More
MSPB Looks at Hiring Improvement Efforts
MSPB has issued a report examining what agencies have done to improve the much-criticized process that agencies use for hiring—both …More
Army Issues Nigerian Scam Warning
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command has warned Soldiers and family members of a Nigerian Fraud Scam, using unsolicited faxes, …More
Border Patrol Seeks 6,000 Agents
The U.S. Border Patrol is looking for 6,000 new agents to commence work in grades GS-5 to GS-7, representing a …More
Agent Orange Claims Urged For Shipboard Vets
Naval personnel who served aboard ship in Vietnamese waters and earned the Vietnam Service Medal but never went ashore in …More
Reserve Chief Would Revolutionize the Force
On Sept. 6, Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Navy Reserve, gave a group of Sailors facing a …More
AF Early Retirement Board Set
Air Force officials will convene a Selective Early Retirement Board Jan. 8 to evaluate line of the Air Force and …More
VA ID Cards Being Updated
The Department of Veterans Affairs introduced a new Veterans Identification Card (VIC) in March 2004, which converted confidential personal information …More
Report Disputes Gulf War Syndrome
In 1998, in response to the concerns of ill Gulf War veterans, Congress directed the Department of Veterans Affairs to …More
Catch-22 For Navy Leadership Course
The Navy says that 20,000 active-duty Sailors and 8,000 in the selective reserve, all in pay grades E-5 through E-7, …More
Authorization Act Possible Momentarily
At press time, the joint conference committee for the fiscal 2007 National Defense Authorization Act was expected to be wrapping …More
Congratulations to the U.S. Air Force
The publisher and staff of Armed Forces News send a hearty congratulations to the U.S. Air Force on the occasion …More
Navy’s Online Program Reduces Travel Risks
The online Travel Risk Planning System will help Sailors plan their travel, prepare a risk assessment of the trip, and …More
AF Officer Selection Briefs Changing
Three changes are coming to the format of the selection brief presented to officer promotion boards, beginning Jan. 1. First, …More
Loans for Small Businesses Hurt by Callups
Loans for Small Businesses Hurt by Callups The Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan program provides money to meet “ordinary …More
DoD Begins Review of Military Awards
The Department of Defense has begun a comprehensive review of military awards and decorations in order to ensure policies are …More
Online Language Training for AF Officers
Air University officials are offering active-duty company grade officers an opportunity to study a foreign language online at no cost. …More
Insurance Program Assists Severely Injured
Congress established the Traumatic Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) program in 2005 to aid former and current military members who …More
