Navy, Marines Implement FAA License Program
The Defense Department has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration to give enlisted aviation technicians in the military services the …More
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The Defense Department plans to ask an independent commission from outside the department to study the current grab bag of …More
Clamor for Bigger Army Gets Louder
Some 120 retired flag and general officers from all services wrote President Bush on Feb. 6 urging a permanent expansion …More
Senators Want Army Increase Permanent
Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., John McCain, R-Ariz., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., are considering draft legislation that would make permanent the …More
Veterans Join for Mandatory VA Funding
Last week, nine veterans’ organizations participated in a press conference at the National Press Club to kick off a campaign …More
Navy Extends Danger, Combat Pays
Through special legislation, the Department of Defense retroactively authorized Imminent Danger Pay and Combat Zone Tax Relief benefits from March …More
$1,000 Monthly Seen for Involuntary Extensions
Service members who involuntarily serve more than 365 days in Iraq or Afghanistan could be drawing as much as $1,000 …More
New Guard Deployment Schedule on Horizon
The Army National Guard is planning to schedule deployments no more than once every six years, but don’t look for …More
Reserves Get Temporary Health Benefits
The Department of Defense is implementing the “2004 Temporary Reserve Health Benefit Program” for eligible Reserve Component sponsors and their …More
Part B Late Enrollment Relief Stalled
The Medicare prescription drug act authorizes 90,000 Medicare-eligible military retirees to enroll in Part B at any time during calendar …More
House Studies SBP Changes
The House armed services and budget committee staffs are considering ways to improve the Survivor Benefit Plan. The Military Coalition, …More
LES Changes to Reduce Identity Theft
Over the next several weeks, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will drop the first five digits of a person’s …More
AF Re-enlistment Window Reverts to Three Months
Air Force personnel officials are changing the re-enlistment eligibility window effective March 5. The new policy requires active-duty airmen to …More
Navy Exams May Reap College Credit
Sailors who pass their career advancement examinations but are not advanced in their rate earn “passed, not-advanced” (PNA) points, which …More
Twelve Patriot Express Missions Being Diverted
Air Mobility Command officials have temporarily cancelled several Patriot Express missions between the United States and Europe to use those …More
Signing Bonus for Navy Nurses Doubles
To bolster recruiting efforts, the Navy has doubled the bonus for direct accession nurses entering active duty from $5,000 to …More
Pentagon Axes Internet Absentee Voting
Defense Department officials have cancelled an Internet absentee-ballot program because of concerns about security. The Federal Voting Assistance Program, which …More
Principi Admits VA Budget Shorted $1.2 Billion
Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi told a House committee last week that he had sought $1.2 billion more for the …More
Certificate of Creditable Coverage Automatically Issued
Defense Military Health System officials are now automatically issuing a Certificate of Creditable Coverage to any former uniformed services sponsor …More
Patriot Express to Reduce Space-A Travel
Fiscal realities and limited use have led U.S. Transportation Command to restructure Patriot Express, according to officials. The Patriot Express …More
