Members who are deployed 401 days or more out of the preceding 730 days are entitled to additional pay, which includes operations, exercises, unit training, home station training, and mission support TDY. Below are additional points to consider for eligibility: Leave in conjunction with a deployment will not count as days away from home A member is considered deployed if … [Read more...]
Communication During Deployments
January 17, 2011 By Stacey Abler Each time my husband has been deployed, our communication types have been different. While we were always able to have phone calls and mail, any other forms of communication were different. We’ve never been able to do any kind of video chat because of his unit restrictions and we were only able to chat over an instant messenger during one … [Read more...]
Judge Advocate Continuation Pay
Judge Advocate Continuation Pay (JACP) is an incentive pay available to judge advocates. JACP in intended to alleviate the financial burden of student loan debt carried by many young judge advocates. JACP totals $60,000 and is paid in three phases over an eligible judge advocate's career. An officer who accepts JACP also accepts a service obligation with each payment. … [Read more...]
Dealing with Visitors for R&R
January 2011 R&R should stand for rest and relaxation for your soldier who has been deployed overseas. However, many soldiers and military families find the time to be incredibly stressful because of all of the time demands placed by other family members and friends during his short break from deployment. When it comes time to plan for R&R, it is important to be open and … [Read more...]
Send a Message for Valentine’s Day
January 2011 When your loved one is serving overseas, it is always difficult. However, when holidays roll around, the separation is even harder to deal with and especially when that holiday revolves around being a couple. Many spouses dread February 14 showing up on the calendar. Not only are they alone, they are also surrounded by other couples who are very obviously together … [Read more...]