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Space A Eligibility Extended for Troops' Families Space A travel privileges have now been extended to dependents of service members who are deployed for 30 days or longer. Read More
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How You Get Your Medicine Is About To Change TRICARE's mail order pharmacy mandate begins in October. Are you ready? Read More
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Can Veterans Shop at the Commissary? Unfortunately, the commissary benefit is very similar to a lot of other military benefits, including exchange privileges. Read More
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U.S. Customs Form Procedure Changes Starting Oct. 1, customers mailing packages to or from a military post office are required to fill out a United States Postal Service customs form online. Read More
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5 Tips to Invest Now and Relax Later It is important to plan for the future today, including knowing how and where you should invest your money to have a comfortable future. Read More
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IRAs for Non-Working Spouses One of the major downsides of being a military spouse is that it makes it more challenging to maintain a career or even just keep a job. Read More
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TRICARE and Emergency in Washington State The Governor of Washington has issued a State of Emergency due to recent wildfires. Read More
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Mail-Order Those Drugs: A TRICARE How-To Plenty of TRICARE users will be switching to mail-order for their regular, daily drugs over the next few months thanks to a rule change. Read More
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Get $300k Protection From Just $21 a Month Protect your family's future for less. Start protecting your family's financial future today. Read More
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Back to School With TRICARE Many families have begun their back to school preparations. TRICARE covers physicals for children age 5-11 if it is required for school enrollment. Read More
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Still Time to Use Your 2015 VA Loan Benefit Don't wait until rates rise. Qualified borrowers can pay as little as $0 down, no PMI payments. Read More
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Army Cybersecurity Guidance The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released initial guidance for implementing facility-related cybersecurity requirements into all USACE-executed projects. Read More
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Find Careers That Match Your Personality Type Unlock your future career in minutes with our visual personality assessment. Get matched to professions with our actionable recommendations. Read More
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AF GEICO Award Nominations The Air Force is accepting nominations for the 2015 Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Awards. Read More
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Funds Available for Disaster Victims The American Legion's National Emergency Fund (NEF) provides immediate financial assistance to Legion family members affected by natural disasters. Read More
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Help for Wildfire Victims American Legion posts in the state of Washington are ready to help people affected by the wildfires. Read More
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AF Uses eBenefits The Air Reserve Personnel Center here begun referring customers to the new eBenefits website, an automated records retrieval portal. Read More
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Save Up to 66% of Costs Not Covered by TRICARE A TRICARE Supplement saves money and time by covering doctor co-pays, prescriptions and more. Protect your family against unnecessary costs. Read More
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Salary Negotiation Tips Your negotiating strength is never stronger than at the moment when a company invites you to join their team. Read More
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Attractions of Service Obscured by Costs of War? Have the problems faced by service members returning from war obscured the positive experiences of volunteers who gain valuable skills and robust benefits? Read More
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Navy Advanced Warfighting Journal The Navy Warfare Development Command has announced the launch of a classified, quarterly theme-based electronic periodical featuring warfighting development articles. Read More
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Navy Plans for 210 MW Solar Facility The Department of the Navy (DON) recently entered into an agreement construct a 210 megawatt (MW) direct current solar facility to benefit 14 DON installations. Read More
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Kroger Hiring Veterans The Kroger Co. Family of stores has announced that it will hold open interviews nationwide on Tuesday, Sept. 15, for all veterans and their family members. Read More
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AF LTC and Capt Promotion Results The Air Force selected 34 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, 117 majors for promotion to lieutenant colonel and 272 captains for promotion. Read More
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Navy Innovation Awards Program The new SECNAV Innovation Awards Program seeks to recognize top Navy individuals or teams who made significant innovative achievements in Calendar Year 2015. Read More
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Army Exceptional Family Member Program Changes Army families should be aware that changes have been made at the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). Read More
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Marine Corps Reserve Early Release Program The fiscal year 2016 Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Early Release Program will start on September 1, 2015. Read More
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New Navy Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon The U.S. Navy has announced the establishment of a Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon for superior performance during the Navy's basic military training. Read More
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Tesla Offers Vets Jobs in Nevada Tesla Motors will hold informational sessions in Reno and Fallon, Nevada Sept. 2 and 3 for military veterans on employment opportunities. Read More
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Veterans' Claims Backlog Drops The number of backlogged veterans' disability claims recently fell under 100,000 cases. Read More
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Tools for Better Grades It should come as no surprise that success or failure at school starts at home. Studies have linked poor academic performance to factors such as lack of sleep. Read More
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Vets Sound Off on Veterans Choice Act Veterans have testified that the 2014 law to reform the Veterans Administration health care system has only made things worse in Alaska. Read More
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Watch the American Legion Convention American Legion family members who can't make it to Baltimore later this month for the 97th National Convention can still watch selected events from their computers. Read More
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