OCTOBER 30, 2019 - Navy installations are ready to support authorized veterans and their caregivers who will soon be able to enjoy certain Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs and shop at base commissaries and exchanges. Effective Jan. 1 2020, veterans awarded the Purple Heart or Medal of Honor, who are former prisoners of war, or have service-connected disability … [Read more...]
Certification Process Eases for Student Recipients of Survivor Benefit Plan
OCTOBER 30, 2019 - A commitment to continuing education is an important investment in the future. This is especially true for a student covered as a child annuitant under the Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP. The plan's child-annuity payments typically end when recipients turn 18. But if you are a recipient attending full-time school — in high school or at an accredited trade … [Read more...]
Shoney’s Offers FREE Breakfast Bar for Military on Veterans Day
OCTOBER 28, 2019 - Nothing says “Thank You” like an incredible breakfast and Shoney’s, as an iconic all-American restaurant brand, will thank our nation’s veterans and troops with a FREE All You Care To Eat, Freshly Prepared BREAKFAST BAR when Veterans Day is being observed as a federal holiday: Monday November 11, 2019, from open – 11 am. “Since its inception, Shoney’s has … [Read more...]
Dislocation Allowance Now Available Before PCS Moves
OCTOBER 23, 2019 - Soldiers and their Families can now receive dislocation allowance ahead of a permanent change of station move after the Army updated its policy in an effort to reduce the burden of moving. The new policy is effective Oct. 10, when Gen. James C. McConville, chief of staff of the Army, and Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy signed the policy. Soldiers … [Read more...]
Changes Roll Out for Transition Assistance Program
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 - The first significant alterations to the Defense Department's Transition Assistance Program since 2011 are taking effect with the new fiscal year. The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act mandated the changes, which take effect tomorrow. The purpose of DOD's TAP remains the same, officials said, but the new requirements will reflect a … [Read more...]