FW: Military Report: Senator Defends Military Retirement Changes, Recap of Military Pay Commission Report and MORE

 Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:23:40 -0500

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Subject: Military Report: Senator Defends Military Retirement Changes, Recap of Military Pay Commission Report and MORE
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16 FEBRUARY 2015 Senator Defends Military Retirement Changes Recap of Military Pay Commission Report Free Tax Preparation for Veterans Your VA Loan Benefit: $0 Down, No PMI & Up to $417k Financing Special Monthly Compensation Tactical Fitness: Getting Army Special Forces Fit $400,000 Family Protection Only $29 a Month Navy Housing Listings Available AF Seeks Innovative Suggestions New Air Force Tuition Assistance Rules VA Choice Card New Navy Qualification Designators Navy Offers COOL Credentialing Navy Warrior Transition Program New DISA Instant Messaging Budget Vs. Commission -- The Bottom Line Navy Launches Crypto Game AF Announces Changes Due to Budget Retired Military Change of Address AF Officer Promotion Lists Navy Enlisted Career Guides AF Enlisted Developmental Ed Board AAFES "Because of You" Contest AFRC May Add Back 2,100 Positions SCRA Ruling Means Millions to Troops American Legion Hosts Workshops, Career Fair VA to Host Entrepreneur Event Print and Post This Week's Military Report Headline Military News Senator Defends Military Retirement Changes Sen. Lindsey Graham, new chairman of the Senate armed services' subcommittee on military personnel, has signaled he will defend proposed retirement reforms. Read More Recap of Military Pay Commission Report The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission recently released a comprehensive report reviewing military compensation and retirement benefits. Read More Free Tax Preparation for Veterans Here are links to free tax preparation services for veterans. Read More Your VA Loan Benefit: $0 Down, No PMI & Up to $417k Financing Now is the time to use your VA Loan. Rates are near historic lows and you don't have to pay PMI or have a large down payment. Read More Special Monthly Compensation VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) program may provide benefits in addition to, or instead of, disability compensation. Read More Tactical Fitness: Getting Army Special Forces Fit In this week's fitness Q&A with fitness expert Stew Smith, an Army recruit recovering from an injury asks for the best approach to getting healthy and getting fitter. Read More $400,000 Family Protection Only $29 a Month Family Protection for less. Could your family survive if something happened to you? Read More Navy Housing Listings Available HOMES.mil, the official DoD housing website, which was activated on Dec. 14, is dedicated to helping servicemembers, families, and DoD civilians find housing. Read More AF Seeks Innovative Suggestions The Air Force Airmen Powered by Innovation (API) program was created to help gather cost-saving ideas. Read More New Air Force Tuition Assistance Rules New tuition assistance (TA) changes have been made that may affect Air Force members. Read More VA Choice Card VA Choice Card Program is a new, temporary benefit that will begin to cover non-VA care for eligible veterans already enrolled in VA health care. Read More New Navy Qualification Designators The U.S. Navy has created five Additional Qualification Designators (AQD) to identify officers with experience and education relating to the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) area of responsibility (AOR). Read More Navy Offers COOL Credentialing Information on the Geospatial Intelligence, GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC) are now available on Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL). Read More Navy Warrior Transition Program The Navy Warrior Transition Program (WTP) is the Navy's premiere post-combat deployment decompression site. Read More New DISA Instant Messaging The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is rolling out a new online collaboration tool that offers DoD secure web conferencing and secure instant messaging and chat capabilities. Read More Budget Vs. Commission -- The Bottom Line The nearly simultaneous release of the MCRMC report and the President's FY 2016 budget have caused some confusion throughout the uniformed services community. Read More Navy Launches Crypto Game The Navy Recruiting Command Cryptology & Technology Facebook page is launching a new cryptology game. Read More AF Announces Changes Due to Budget The Air Force has released force structure changes resulting from the fiscal year 2016 President's Budget. Read More Retired Military Change of Address Kate Horrell from the Paycheck Chronicles has received many questions about how to change an address on file with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Read More AF Officer Promotion Lists The Air Force has selected 456 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, and 2,126 captains for promotion to major. Read More Navy Enlisted Career Guides The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) has announced that the Navy's Learning and Development Roadmaps (LaDR) have transitioned to a Web application. Read More AF Enlisted Developmental Ed Board The CY16 Enlisted Developmental Education Board will convene May 18 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center. Read More AAFES "Because of You" Contest In the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's latest "Because of You" contest, military shoppers have a chance to win a $10,000 Exchange gift card. Read More AFRC May Add Back 2,100 Positions The Air Force Reserve Command has announced the possible restoration of 2,100 manpower positions to the Air Force Reserve. Read More SCRA Ruling Means Millions to Troops The Justice Department has announced the terms of its settlements with five of the nation's largest mortgage servicers that violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Read More American Legion Hosts Workshops, Career Fair The American Legion's Veterans Employment & Education Division will host a series of events Feb. 19-20 at the Washington Hilton. Read More VA to Host Entrepreneur Event The VA's "Opportunity Showcase" will welcome industry experts and successful veteran entrepreneurs to discuss best practices for working with VA. Read More

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