If you live on or near a Commissary, then you will be happy to hear that DeCA has announced that the Commissary will be rolling out an e-coupon card program soon! E-Coupons are coupons that are loaded directly to your store savings / loyalty / rewards card. You will be able to upload coupons to your card from the Commissary website. To find other stores that will be … [Read more...]
Spouses to Teachers (STT)
Due to the success of the Spouses to Teachers pilot program, Spouses to Teachers (STT) has now been incorporated into the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MSCAA). Spouses to Teachers is a Department of Defense pilot project designed to assist spouses of active duty and reserve military members to become public school teachers. Eligibility: Spouses of Army … [Read more...]
Online School
The U.S. Military offers one of the best benefits you could want from a job: they give you money for an education. Through the G.I. Bill, soldiers and their families get money to use for college. But one of the drawbacks of life in the military is moving around, sometimes frequently, making it difficult to schedule classes or keep up with class work. One answer may be online … [Read more...]
Military Spouse Education
A big change coming with the Post-9/11 GI Bill that goes into effect August 1, 2009, is that members of the military can now transfer all or part of their GI Bill benefits to help cover the cost of education for their spouse or dependent children. A service member can apply the benefits to their own education as well as that of their family members, a terrific benefit for the … [Read more...]
Former Spouse FAQ
Please see the Garnishment Operations web pages for a more detailed and authoritative discussion of Former Spouse issues. Are former spouses of military retirees entitled to a portion of the retirees' pay? In some cases they are. There is no federal law that automatically entitles a former spouse to a portion of a member's military retired pay. The former spouse must have … [Read more...]