Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Linked to Elevated Risk of Parkinson’s
A study in May of 2023, demonstrated a link between a contaminant in the water at Camp Lejeune and an elevated risk of Parkinson’s Disease. Learn more.
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Thrift Savings Plan Lawsuit Alleges Lost Access to Retirement Funds
Military members and federal employees have launched a lawsuit against TSP, The federal government’s tax-deferred retirement plan, also known as the Thrift Savings Plan. The suit alleges these employees lost access to their savings after a TSP system upgrade. What the TSP Lawsuit Alleges According to an article in Federal Times, a major system update… Read more »
President Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, Federal Default Averted
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, also known as “the debt ceiling bill” has been signed into law by the President of the United States, eliminating the threat of a federal government loan default predicted as early as June 5, 2023. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 addresses the loan default issue and contains several… Read more »
Pentagon Brandon Act Policy Approved to Reduce Military Suicide Rate
Update: When Congress passed the Brandon Act in 2021, implementation was delayed. News outlets, including Military.com, report the Defense Department “did not craft the policy in response to the law until this May. In that interim, 440 active-duty service members across the six armed forces died by suicide, according to records kept by the Pentagon… Read more »
VA Launches New Gulf War Illness Study
In late April 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to learn more about Gulf War Illness which plagues roughly a third of those deployed in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The study is meant to learn more about how to diagnose and treat Gulf… Read more »
Are Veterans Missing Out On VA Education Benefits?
Are veterans missing out on VA education benefit money for high-tech career fields? A report indicates that may be true. Learn more.
Veterans and Predatory Student Lending
Predatory Student Lending: What Veterans Need to Know The federal government is attempting to settle a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over predatory student lending. If “preliminary approval” is granted by a deadline issued for the end of July, it may result in the government paying $6 billion to compensate the students who… Read more »
House Members Ask: Can We Waive Copays On Birth Control With TRICARE?
**Update August 4 2023: The following statement is printed on the TRICARE official site: “Starting Jan. 1, 2023, TRICARE will eliminate copayments and cost-shares for anyone who has a TRICARE Prime option or TRICARE Select, and chooses a permanent birth control method.” What follows is preserved here for archival purposes. Lawmakers Ask For No Copays… Read more »
Four Chaplains Day, February 3rd
On February 3rd, we commemorate four chaplains who, during World War II, embodied all of those Army values. If you’ve never heard the story, then please keep reading.
How to Improve Your ASVAB Score
Resources to Improve Your ASVAB Score From at home to a public library, there are many different ways to improve your ASVAB score in as little as a month! For the 180,000 new enlistments every year it is just as important to prepare yourself for the standardized tests and physical requirements of joining the military,… Read more »