posted by admin on Apr 21
Military authorities have recently expanded the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account pilot program. The move aims to meet the job demand. The original plan is to provide military spouses of active-duty members in grade E-1 to E-5 and O-1 to O-3. However, those new spouses of servicemembers in all pay grades can avail of job training assistance.
posted by admin on Apr 21
Every Monday night at 8 P.M., a number of Army wives meet up to listen to news, parenting tips, relationship advice and deployment support. The radio program - Army Wife Talk Radio - is founded by Host Tara Crooks. AWTR reaches out and helps Army families. It also empowers the spouses that have been left home. The show is also streamed on the Internet throughout the week.
posted by admin on Apr 21
In April 18 2008, Federal authorities have search eight states, arresting Navy sailors who have been suspects for fraudulent marriages to illegal immigrants. Three indictments were revealed, charging 33 people - former sailors and their brides. Only 13 defendants showed up in the U.S. District Court, the remaining suspects were hunted down by federal agents.
posted by admin on Apr 17
Just recently, the Bush administration endorsed a house bill that could improve the education benefits. It includes a 31% increase in monthly benefits with a $500 per month stipend, covering college living expenses. The administration does not only aim to enhance the veterans’ benefits in wartime, but also intend to counter the very costly GI Bill reform package that has been passed. In short, there is a showdown of bills. The good news is the users of the bill will be assured of their benefits come what may.
posted by admin on Apr 16
You might have watched the car commercial on a local cable channel. You could never mistake them for real Marines or sailors. Of course, without the annoying dialogue. However, the advertisement has offended two Navy women, who have been working to take it off the air. To them, the actors have cross the line and somehow discredited the armed forces. They have been provocative and misrepresenting the established military standards. Luckily, some high-ranking officers are looking into the matter.
posted by admin on Apr 10
The Federal Thrift Savings Plan recently gives a significant room for the servicemembers to make tax-free savings contributions directly from their pay. The new TSP program also provides an investment options, which largely vary according to their contributions. Thus, the interest gained will remain exempted from tax until the said funds are withdrawn at 59 or so.
posted by admin on Apr 3
In Raonoke, a man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for faking an Army career that included combat missions throughout the world. Randall Moneymaker, 44, told people that he had served in the Army since the 1980s. According to him, he was a Ranger in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Grenada and Iraq.
He used his bogus background as a wounded soldier to get more than $18,000 in military disability payment. He also managed to get a job as a recruiter for the Army’s Active Guard Reserve in Roanoke.
Thus, U. S. District Court in Roanoke convicted Moneymaker of six counts of making false statement and one count of theft of government property. He was also fined of more than $1.5 million.
posted by admin on Apr 1
The Mexican government has already deployed 2,500 of their soldiers to control the growing violence in the border - across Texas and New Mexico. Agents from Mexico started arriving on March 26 in Ciudad Juarez along El Paso, Texas. This is because 200 people have been killed since January 1. The continues killing within the area could be blamed on the drug cartel reaction to a government crackdown under President Calderon.
posted by admin on Apr 1
An experience in the Military could be a college credit. How does this work? When you intend to pursue a college degree, a military background is eventually worth 5 months of a standard 3-credit college course. You could actually save as much as $600, which does not cost you anything at all. The first thing to do in claiming the credits is to request a transcript from your military service. The service is very willing to give an unofficial personal copies and send these to the school as an official copy (at no cost). If you don’t find any school that acknowledge military credits, your military service and training will provide you with free information. You just make the request.
posted by admin on Mar 31
“One shot, one kill” is the new motto of the Army sniper. However, for soldiers qualifying in Basic Rifle Marksmanship, this rule may no longer be applicable. Thus, the Basic Combat Training Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade, are testing a new way of qualification. The method is a combinations of battlefield elements - concealment, movement, civilian presence and using multiple rounds on an enemy. The reason behind this new standard is to ensure that soldiers are more combat focused. It will provide them the necessary skills for modern-day battlefield setting.