By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 13, 2012 - Service members and Defense Department civilian employees who are eligible for the Thrift Savings Plan will soon have a new Roth option for retirement savings under the program, defense finance officials announced today. The change will allow participants to contribute after-tax dollars to the federal … [Read more...]
AF Now Accepting School Applications for Test Pilot
April 12, 2012 Debbie Gildea, Air Force Personnel JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - Randolph TX (AFNS) -- The 2012 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board will convene in July to fill openings for July 2013 and January 2014 class start dates. All officer and civilian applications are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by June 1, said Howard Peterson, Air Force Personnel … [Read more...]
New Job Push to Benefit Military Spouses
WASHINGTON,- First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a new hiring effort that will deliver thousands of portable, flexible job opportunities to military spouses. Eleven companies have pledged more than 15,000 jobs for military spouses and veterans, the first lady said. The good news for spouses is the vast majority of these jobs – in areas such as customer support and … [Read more...]
Mass Casualty Drill Becomes Reality for Sailors, Marines
4/13/2012 Sgt. John JacksoN, 1st Marine Logistics Group FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, Afghanistan — Doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and corpsmen began April 10 like every other Tuesday – by conducting medical drills to prepare for the worst. The sailors and Marines of the Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgery System, conduct different … [Read more...]
Phase 2 Re-Enlistment Window Open for Soldiers
The Army is now six weeks into Phase 2 of this fiscal year's re-enlistment window, open to Soldiers whose expiration of term of service falls between Oct. 1, 2011, and Sept. 30, 2012. The first phase ran from October of last year to January, said Staff Sgt. William Cunningham, career counselor for the 192nd Infantry Brigade. The second is expected to close at the end of … [Read more...]