The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, despite the name, is not in fact a government agency but the wealthiest lobbying entity in the nation, representing the interests of business before Congress. Currently, the chamber is undertaking an initiative to spur the hiring of veterans, sponsoring an ambitious nationwide series of job fairs called Hire Our Heroes. Launched in March 2011, … [Read more...]
2013 BAH Rates Announced
The House Committee passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The proposed average increase for 2013 BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) rates is 4.2%. Approved and final 2013 BAH rate charts will not be released until December 2012. Excerpt from the DoD budget proposal via the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) public website: For the basic … [Read more...]
Army Reactivates Master Fitness Training Program After 10 Years
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- An effective physical readiness program depends to a great extent on the unit commander, said Mike Trinkle, a former instructor at the Master Fitness Training program. "If the commander wants it, it's going to happen," Trinkle said. "If the commander doesn't want to back the program, it isn't going anywhere." The program he was referring to is the Master … [Read more...]
Airmen Need to Submit Retraining Packages BEFORE MilPDS Upgrade
Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 9/21/2012 -- Air Force officials are encouraging Regular Air Force Airmen who are eligible to retrain in December to submit their completed retraining packages through the myPers website by Nov. 15 to avoid processing delays. Airmen need to accomplish these actions because the Air Force is upgrading and … [Read more...]
One Year Anniversary of the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
We mark the first anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. We recognize and salute the thousands of troops who were unfairly targeted and made a parody of by the policy and thank them for their service to our nation as they continued to stick by this nation and it's safety. On September 20, 2011, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed and gays, lesbians … [Read more...]