President Obama recently released a $4.4 trillion deficit-reduction plan, and military benefits were a large part of the proposed cuts. Increases to TRICARE fees were included in the President’s plan, in addition to proposed cuts to military retirement benefits. The proposed increases in TRICARE fees include charging an enrollment fee for TRICARE for Life members, [...]

The government recently extended the deadline for eligible servicemembers, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP).  The original October 21st 2010 deadline has been extended to October 21, 2011, giving eligible veterans more opportunity to apply for the stop loss benefits they earned. Stop-Loss Pay Deadline Extended to October [...]

UPDATE – Stop Loss Claim Deadline Extended. The deadline to claim Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay has been extended to October 21, 2011. See Stop Loss Pay Deadline Extension announcement for more details. Time is running out for servicemembers eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP).  Eligible recipients must submit an application for benefits [...]

Military servicemembers often PCS several times in their careers. Relocating is never easy, but thankfully TRICARE just improved the relocation process by making it easier to transfer your TRICAE Prime enrollment when you PCS. Now, all you need to do is make a simple phone call and your TRICARE Prime enrollment will be transferred. This [...]

The average Basic Allowance for Housing, or BAH, rates across the nation will fall slightly in 2011 for the first time in the past two decades. Effective January 1st, 2011, BAH rates will drop by an average of 0.6%. The military is adjusting the rates it provides for members living off of the nation’s bases, [...]

If you are a military veteran who is interested in becoming a teacher, then you should look into the Troops to Teachers Program, which was launched by the US Department of Education and the Department of Defense in 1994. It is designed to assist eligible military members start a new career as teachers in public [...]

President Obama recently signed H.R. 3219, The Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010, into law. The Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 improves and modernizes a variety of benefits and programs for military veterans and their families. These benefits, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), specifically enhance the following veterans benefits:  enhanced employment opportunities and [...]

Veterans who lived in the state of Massachusetts immediately prior to entry in the armed forces or deployment may be eligible for a Massachusetts Military Veterans Bonus.  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides these bonuses to veterans or in the case of a deceased veteran, their surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings or other dependents who would [...]

The Iowa Vietnam Conflict Veterans Bonus became effective as of July 12, 2007 and is for individuals who served active duty for a minimum of 120 days in the armed forces of the United States between July 1, 1973 and May 31, 1975 who were also legal residents of the state of Iowa for a [...]

Pennsylvania offers a military veterans bonus for state residents who served in the Persian Gulf during specified dates. This bonus was enacted on April 24, 2006, when Governor Edward Rendell singed the Persian Gulf Veterans’ Benefit Act into law.  The bond issue created a fund to pay compensation to eligible current and former members of [...]