Former Army Officers Reach Settlement
Nearly 900 former Army lieutenant colonels will benefit from a $50.2 million class action settlement for loss of pay due …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersBill Would Partly Eliminate BAH II Inequity
Senators Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced S-938, which would require the Defense Department to pay Basic …More
Big Benefit Increases Approved
President Bush has signed an $82 billion emergency war-spending bill that includes provisions to raise the death gratuity from $12,000 …More
BRAC List Begins Its Journey
On May 13 the Defense Department forwarded the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list to the BRAC Commission. The …More
DoD to Resume Anthrax Vaccinations
The Department of Defense is resuming its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) under the conditions of the emergency use authorization …More
More on Armed Forces Tax Guide
LaPlume (see previous item) advised that the full amount of the death gratuity paid to a spouse or a family …More
Armed Forces Tax Guide, Publication 3
The Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 3, Armed Forces Tax Guide, covers special tax situations of active members of the U.S. …More
Military Families May Access Some Boarding Gates
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a program to allow family members without tickets to accompany their service member to …More
Supreme Court to Decide Campus Recruiter Ban
The Supreme Court announced on May 2 that it will decide whether some law schools may curb military recruiters’ access …More
Bill Would Prevent Individual Premium Hikes
House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Steve Buyer, R-Ind., has introduced HR-2046, which would prohibit individual health insurance premium increases for …More
NEXCOM Offers Local Access Numbers, Lower Rates
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is introducing local access numbers for phone calls made to the United States using …More
Bilirakis Introduces Full Concurrent Receipt Bill
Rep. Michael Bilirakis, R-Fla., has introduced HR-2076, which would provide full concurrent receipt to all military retirees rated by the …More
VFW Commander Blasts VA Budget
Responding to the $990 million increase in next year’s congressional budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care …More
NEXCOM Reduces Fees for Holiday Calls Home
The Navy Exchange Service Command is lowering the price of phone calls to the United States from Germany, Italy, Spain, …More
Free Mother’s Day Videoconferences Planned
The Freedom Calls Foundation will provide free videoconferencing for service members and their families over Mother’s Day weekend, May 7-8. …More
Wounded Troops, Families Receive Free Airline Tickets
Through the good will and generosity of thousands of people with unused frequent flier miles and U.S. airline carriers, the …More
Advancement Opportunity to Senior Chief Improves
The Navy has good news for chief petty officers looking to move up a rank, as advancement opportunity increased 1.23 …More
Commissaries Begin Case Lot Sale
The Defense Commissary Agency, with a new record set during its biannual case lot sale last September, has high hopes …More
Special Ops Openings on Horizon
With the war on terrorism putting ever-increasing demands on special operations forces, U.S. Special Operations Command is boosting its manpower …More
Navy Launches Combat Meritorious Advancement Program
The Navy established the Combat Meritorious Advancement Program in April, which authorizes commanders to promote Sailors in pay grades E-1 …More
Tricare Begins New Reserve Medical Enrollment
Tricare is now accepting enrollments for its new Tricare Reserve Select (TRS) health plan, according to Steve Lillie, Tricare’s Deputy …More
Earn More Money While Deployed
Service members serving in a designated combat zone or qualified hazardous duty area, or directly supporting a combat zone can …More
Smoking History Predicts Service Failure
Dr. Eli S. Flyer and Dr. Mark Eitelberg have completed a study of 6,950 Navy recruits that shows 50 percent …More
TSP Lifecycle Funds to Debut
“The vast majority of participants do not fully take advantage of the Thrift Savings Plan,” said Army Lt. Col. Janet …More
USERRA Works for Marine Reservist
While Marine Corps reservist Lt. Col. Steve Duarte of Littleton, Colo., was employed by Agilent Technologies, he was mobilized from …More
Navy Updates SRB List
The Navy has released via NAVADMIN 070/05 the latest Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award levels for eligible Sailors reenlisting in …More
NDAA Could Open IRAs for Combat Zones
Section 634 of the fiscal ’06 defense authorization act would allow service members to include compensation received while serving in …More
HDP Cap Could Jump
A section of the fiscal 2006 defense authorization act being considered by Congress would raise the current statutory maximum payable …More
Senator Seeks President’s Aid for SBP/DIC Fix
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has sent President Bush a letter seeking his support in ending the offset of Survivor Benefits …More
Bill Would Fix Reserve Health Care Gap
A provision in the fiscal 2006 National Defense Authorization Act would allow reservists to elect Tricare coverage in advance of …More
