July 11, 2011 Marine Corps Sgt. Scott Moore took a giant leap of faith when he decided to make a YouTube video from Afghanistan asking famous celebrity movie and TV star, Mila Kunis, to accompany him as his date to annual Marine Corps Ball. According to Fox411 News, Milas had not yet seen the viral video, when co-star Justin Timberlake told her to watch the YouTube video, … [Read more...]
Royal Couple Visits Spouses and Veterans at Job Fair
By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service CULVER CITY, Calif., July 11, 2011 -- Calling the final stop of their whirlwind West Coast tour the"seriously most important," .Great Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, visited with military spouses and veterans and helped to shine a light on the importance of troop and family support at a hiring fair here … [Read more...]
Realistic Combat-Like Scenarios Put Gear to Test
July 8, 2011 By Kris Osborn, ASA(ALT) WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M.,-- Standing attentively inside a tactical operations center, Sgt. David Johnson was able to pinpoint the location of an enemy sniper team and share real-time, combat-relevant intelligence across the force using networking gear now being evaluated. The gear is being field tested during the Army's ongoing … [Read more...]
Spouse Employment Program MSEP, Expands to All Services
July 8, 2011 By Megan Neunan WASHINGTON- -- The Army Spouse Employment Partnership was expanded last week by the Department of Defense and opened its resources to all military services and the U.S. Coast Guard, and to both active and Reserve components. The new Military Spouse Employment Partnership, or MSEP, welcomed 15 more partner companies and a new website at … [Read more...]
Allowances
Allowances are the second most important element of military pay. Allowances are moneys provided for specific needs, such as food or housing. Monetary allowances are provided when the government does not provide for that specific need. For example, the quantity of government housing is not sufficient to house all military members and their families. Those who live in government … [Read more...]