When you serve in the military, there are a wide range of benefits that are offered to you, your spouse and your children. While most of these benefits are provided free of charge to the service member, some of the benefits do have a small monthly cost for family members that is deducted from the member's pay and shows as an allotment on the LES. Insurance The military … [Read more...]
Learn How to Eat an MRE BEFORE Going to Basic Training
https://youtu.be/77f1f2aF8rM?si=t9RrVVjERePNcCpy Learn how to eat an MRE BEFORE going to basic training One of the many pleasures a drill sergeant has during basic training is watching a recruit figure out how to eat an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) for the first time. An MRE is a bagged lunch that military recruits are given in the field when hot food isn't available. The below … [Read more...]
Toolkit Helps Separating Service members Land Jobs
August 28, 2010 By Lisa Daniel Small WASHINGTON - Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines separating from the military can get extra help in finding a job from a new Defense Department resource. The Pentagon's Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy Office, part of the Office of Personnel and Readiness, recently developed the Career Decision Toolkit to help the 400,000-plus … [Read more...]
Army Body Mass Index
A simple BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator. Calculates the BMI value for a given height & weight. Army Body Mass Index In June 2023, the Army announced a new Army Body Fat Circumference-Based Tape Test and supplemental body fat assessment. This new calculator provides a more accurate assessment of body fat. A Soldier who fails the first one-site tape test may use … [Read more...]
Army Band MP3 Player
One listen to the Army Bands, and you'll realize Army musicians play much more than just marching music. Army Band MP3 Player … [Read more...]