Abbreviation Time Zone Location Time zone A Alpha Time Zone Military UTC + 1 hour ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time Australia UTC + 10:30 hours ACST Australian Central Standard Time Australia UTC + 9:30 hours ADT Atlantic Daylight Time North America UTC - 3 hours AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time Australia UTC + … [Read more...]
VA Loan – Are you eligible
Before you can get qualified for a VA Loan, you must first show that you are eligible. This means that you, the borrower, need to obtain your Certificate of Eligibility, which you can get from the VA. But before you do that, it's probably best to know if you even are eligible. The VA Web site, http://www.homeloans.va.gov/eligibility.htm, has a lot of detailed information … [Read more...]
Navy Sponsorhip and Mentorship
Every Sailor deserves to have a guide through that first tour, so step up and be that person who sets the new Sailor on the right track. As cliché as it may sound, the first 72 hours can set the tone for both a Sailor's tour and career. It's up to not just the khaki leadership, but also to that Sailor's shipmates - like you - to make sure those critical hours get people … [Read more...]
Military Time
Civilian time uses the numbers 1 to 12 to identify each of the 24 hours in a day. In military time, the hours are numbered from 00 to 24. Regular and military time both use minutes and seconds in exactly the same way. (For example 1:05PM would be 1305 hours.) When converting from regular to military time and vice versa, the minutes and seconds do not change. Midnight is written … [Read more...]
Military Star Credit Card
* Updated January 2016 The Military Exchanges' Credit Card, the Military Star Credit Card, is accepted at all service exchanges and can be used online and for catalog purchases. It can be used at all AAFES, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard Exchanges. The Military Star Credit Card offers many of the same benefits as a bank card or credit card. The card has no annual fee, … [Read more...]