This generation of veterans and servicemembers has access to the best benefits of any era in history. From the VA Home Loan program to the GI Bill, you can save money, enhance your career opportunities, and even change your life. Don’t miss out on any of the military and veteran benefits you have earned.
Commissaries are the military’s grocery store. They operate on military bases, selling groceries at cost plus a five percent surcharge, providing service members and military retirees approximately twenty-five percent savings depending on location and other variables. These facilities are administered by the Defense Commissary Agency and are found at military bases around the globe. In… Read more »
The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration in the United States, honoring those wounded or killed in action. Unlike medals for valor, which may depend on the recommendation of a commander, the Purple Heart is awarded to any service member who meets the requirements of the award. The Purple Heart is similar to the… Read more »
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the Department of Defense. The President presents it in the name of Congress to members of the armed forces who distinguish themselves through acts that came at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. The Medal of Honor is reserved… Read more »
The Department of Defense manages more than 700,000 buildings at military bases and other facilities globally, with an estimated replacement value of $ 2.6 trillion. Federal auditors have kept defense real property management on their high-risk list since 2003, and, some 23 years later at press time, the Department of Defense faces a $285 billion… Read more »
The Department of Defense is working to better understand brain health and combat. The DoD has expanded career-long cognitive assessments and weapon safety limits under its Warfighter Brain Health initiative to prevent brain injuries from routine blast shockwaves. DoD Brain Health Initiative Studies Effects of Combat According to the Air Force official site, “The Defense… Read more »
Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Military Health System, are deactivating legacy credentials and phasing out long-standing tools like DS Logon. In their place, federal systems require certified identity federation services, such as Login.gov and ID.me, that require multi-factor authentication and identity proofing. DoD and VA Benefits Login Consolidation: Active Portals, Login… Read more »
The VA tests GLP-1 drugs for alcohol use disorder to explore potential treatment benefits for veterans with substance issues.
According to Army.mil, the most recent Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, or QRMC, “revealed that service members’ compensation is not only competitive with but often better than that of their counterparts in the private sector.” That’s the claim, but what’s the reality? Military Pay Review: Bad News for Military Families? The Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of… Read more »
If you’re a military family member who has never been assigned overseas before, those overseas permanent change of station moves mean adapting to different ways of accessing benefits and care. One of those changes is how you get prescriptions filled under TRICARE outside CONUS. Using TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Overseas Moving to an overseas military base… Read more »
A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Air Force acted unlawfully by operating a pre-screening system that bypassed the mandatory disability evaluation process required by federal law. It has also ordered the Air Force to dismantle the system. Federal Court Finds Air Force Ran Illegal Disability Screening System In the case Watts v. Meink,… Read more »