Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Military Report: Exchanges Fear Merger, Life Changes Impact TRICARE, + MORE!




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April 23
Exchanges Fear Merger with Commissaries
Life Changes Can Impact Your TRICARE Options
Split Between Mattis and Top Military Brass Disagree on Transgender Issues
Lock in Your VA Loan Rate this Spring: Use Your VA Loan Now
Arlington National Cemetery Running Out of Land
Decisive Action Taken to Remedy VA Issues
SGLI Enough? Get $200k Coverage from Only $14 a Month

Sound Off: Was the Dino Re-Enlistment Really That Bad?
TRICARE Supplement: Save on Co-Pays & Rx Costs
AF Offers Secure Health Care Messaging

'Loyalty Day' Coming Soon
New TV Service Focuses on Uncommon Valor
Tricare West Referral Waiver Period Ends

Deadline for Women to Convert to Sub Ratings
5 Things Military Renters Don't Know
Virtual Symposium Focuses on Spouse Careers

Army Opens Culture Center in Europe
Upcoming Career Events Nationwide
3 Tips for Getting Your First Credit Card
New USAF Leadership Course Includes Spouses
Women Veterans Missing Out on Benefits
Veteran Outreach in Oklahoma
AAFES Supports Relief Funds
VA Improves Transition Assistance Program
The Civilian Resume Checklist
Veterans Outreach Programs in CA and MT
Program Spotlight: AF Wounded Warriors
National Infantry Museum Marks WWI Centennial
VA Life Insurance Programs
Navy Rating Conversion Opportunities
Student Debt Forgiveness for Disabled Vets
Headline Military News
Exchanges Fear Merger with Commissaries However, the executives of the three exchange systems are resisting the DoD's effort to merge them.Read More
Life Changes Can Impact Your TRICARE Options When your life changes, your TRICARE options may also change.Read More
Split Between Mattis and Top Military Brass Disagree on Transgender Issues Top military leaders have gone public in the past week to disagree with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on allowing transgender troops to serve openly in the ranks.Read More
Lock in Your VA Loan Rate this Spring: Use Your VA Loan Now The VA loan benefit is now worth up to $453k financing. Now is the time to use this great benefit.Read More
Arlington National Cemetery Running Out of Land The Army, who runs Arlington National Cemetery, says that they will soon run out of space and the cemetery will be closed to future burials.Read More
Decisive Action Taken to Remedy VA Issues The VA has announced actions it will take to address challenges and issues identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).Read More
SGLI Enough? Get $200k Coverage from Only $14 a Month Would your family survive if something happened to you? Get coverage customized to your family's needs. Get $100,000 coverage from only $7 a month.Read More
Sound Off: Was the Dino Re-Enlistment Really That Bad? Was the internet outrage about the dinosaur puppet re-enlistment video really warranted?Read More
TRICARE Supplement: Save on Co-Pays & Rx Costs Get a Tricare supplement that pays your cost shares and can pay 100% of covered excess charges. Get valuable coverage now.Read More
AF Offers Secure Health Care Messaging The Air Force Medical Service now offers a secure messaging platform for patients and families to communicate safely and quickly with their providers.Read More
'Loyalty Day' Coming Soon Never heard of the holiday celebrated every May 1 since 1958? You're not alone.Read More
New TV Service Focuses on Uncommon Valor ValorousTV is a recently launched TV service focusing on our nation's military and first responders.Read More
Tricare West Referral Waiver Period Ends Tricare Prime users in the West region will now need specialty care referrals and other pre-authorizations after a waiver period ended April 15.Read More
Deadline for Women to Convert to Sub Ratings The deadline for enlisted women applying to convert to submarine force ratings will be extended to June 1.Read More
5 Things Military Renters Don't Know If you're looking for the perfect rental situation, there are probably a few things about renting that you just don't know.Read More
Virtual Symposium Focuses on Spouse Careers The Pentagon's second annual virtual military spouse symposium aims to connect military spouses with great career advice.Read More
Army Opens Culture Center in Europe U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria's new Service Culture Center provides programs on onboarding, training, leader workforce engagement, and several other areas.Read More
Upcoming Career Events Nationwide The American Legion is listing upcoming career events for veterans, servicemembers and military spouses on its website.Read More
3 Tips for Getting Your First Credit Card Your first credit card can be a blessing or a curse. Here's a 3-step roadmap to making it a positive experience.Read More
New USAF Leadership Course Includes Spouses Air Education and Training Command recently conducted its first-ever Squadron Command Team and Spouses Course.Read More
Women Veterans Missing Out on Benefits Women veterans are missing out on the VA's Burial and Memorial Benefits.Read More
Veteran Outreach in Oklahoma The American Legion is conducting a multi-county district revitalization and veterans outreach effort April 26-27 in Bristow, Okla.Read More
AAFES Supports Relief Funds AAFES will support Army and Air Force relief funds with three donation periods throughout 2018.Read More
VA Improves Transition Assistance Program The VA recently redesigned the briefing portion of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to be more collaborative and stimulating.Read More
The Civilian Resume Checklist Use the resume checklist at Military.com to help you get a civilian recruiter's attention.Read More
Veterans Outreach Programs in CA and MT Wartime veterans are invited to a veterans outreach and district revitalization effort being conducted April 26-28 by the American Legion.Read More
Program Spotlight: AF Wounded Warriors Each year, the AFW2 team conducts Warrior CARE events across the U.S.Read More
National Infantry Museum Marks WWI Centennial Many installations across the Army are marking or have marked the centennial of the construction of their posts.Read More
VA Life Insurance Programs VA offers life insurance programs that do not look at service-connected disabilities during the application process.Read More
Navy Rating Conversion Opportunities The U.S. Navy has announced the required naval enlisted classifications (NECs) for Information Systems Technician conversions utilizing the new NEC construct.Read More
Student Debt Forgiveness for Disabled Vets The Trump administration has announced plans to make it easier for permanently disabled military veterans to have their federal student debt wiped away.Read More
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