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Deadlines looming for military family scholarships
It’s the scholarship season, and some important scholarship deadlines are looming for military children and spouses.
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DeCA boss announces retirement as major commissary changes near
As the commissary benefit begins to undergo fundamental changes, the director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced that he will retire.
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Concerns about possible contamination at Laurel Bay housing spread to include adult cancers
Concerns about possible cancer-causing contamination have spread to include some adults who have lived at the Laurel Bay housing near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Troops can now sign up to learn more about the military’s new blended retirement system
Just one day after the launch of an online training program about the new Blended Retirement System, more than 1,000 service members had already logged in to start their courses, according to a defense official.
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New commissary calculations show shoppers save less money than previously thought
Commissary customers save 23.7 percent compared with shoppers at civilian grocery stores — lower than the 30 percent savings claimed for years — according to a new analysis by the Defense Commissary Agency.
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Service members overseas with recalled Volkswagens finding costly upfront process
Some military members and government personnel who own or lease recalled Volkswagens and Audis are finding that being stationed overseas makes it more complicated to participate in the recall — especially as they must pay up front to ship their cars back to the U.S.
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Study: Academic performance varies widely among districts serving military students
The academic performance of students in states with large populations of military-connected students varies “dramatically,” according to a new study about the challenges that affect military children’s education.
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Advocacy group asks Mattis to back military families, fill key DoD jobs fast
Military families will look to Defense Secretary James Mattis to ease some of the hardship caused by the burden of sequestration, stated family advocates in a public message posted on his first full week of work.
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Cancer scare at Marine Corps housing prompts Navy to issue worldwide ‘guidance’
Concerns about possible cancer-causing contamination at the Laurel Bay family housing near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, has led Marine officials to launch a new public relations effort and led Navy officials to distribute guidance to Navy health care providers worldwide.
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Defense officials approve expanded veterans online shopping benefit
Defense officials have given the green light to allow all honorably discharged veterans to shop at online military exchange websites, under a new benefit targeted for Veterans Day – barring any objections from Congress.
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Deadlines looming for military family scholarships
It’s the scholarship season, and some important scholarship deadlines are looming for military children and spouses.
-
DeCA boss announces retirement as major commissary changes near
As the commissary benefit begins to undergo fundamental changes, the director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced that he will retire.
-
Concerns about possible contamination at Laurel Bay housing spread to include adult cancers
Concerns about possible cancer-causing contamination have spread to include some adults who have lived at the Laurel Bay housing near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Troops can now sign up to learn more about the military’s new blended retirement system
Just one day after the launch of an online training program about the new Blended Retirement System, more than 1,000 service members had already logged in to start their courses, according to a defense official.
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New commissary calculations show shoppers save less money than previously thought
Commissary customers save 23.7 percent compared with shoppers at civilian grocery stores — lower than the 30 percent savings claimed for years — according to a new analysis by the Defense Commissary Agency.
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Service members overseas with recalled Volkswagens finding costly upfront process
Some military members and government personnel who own or lease recalled Volkswagens and Audis are finding that being stationed overseas makes it more complicated to participate in the recall — especially as they must pay up front to ship their cars back to the U.S.
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Study: Academic performance varies widely among districts serving military students
The academic performance of students in states with large populations of military-connected students varies “dramatically,” according to a new study about the challenges that affect military children’s education.
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Advocacy group asks Mattis to back military families, fill key DoD jobs fast
Military families will look to Defense Secretary James Mattis to ease some of the hardship caused by the burden of sequestration, stated family advocates in a public message posted on his first full week of work.
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Cancer scare at Marine Corps housing prompts Navy to issue worldwide ‘guidance’
Concerns about possible cancer-causing contamination at the Laurel Bay family housing near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, has led Marine officials to launch a new public relations effort and led Navy officials to distribute guidance to Navy health care providers worldwide.
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Defense officials approve expanded veterans online shopping benefit
Defense officials have given the green light to allow all honorably discharged veterans to shop at online military exchange websites, under a new benefit targeted for Veterans Day – barring any objections from Congress.
-
Deadlines looming for military family scholarships
It’s the scholarship season, and some important scholarship deadlines are looming for military children and spouses.
-
DeCA boss announces retirement as major commissary changes near
As the commissary benefit begins to undergo fundamental changes, the director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced that he will retire.
-
Concerns about possible contamination at Laurel Bay housing spread to include adult cancers
Concerns about possible cancer-causing contamination have spread to include some adults who have lived at the Laurel Bay housing near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.
-
Troops can now sign up to learn more about the military’s new blended retirement system
Just one day after the launch of an online training program about the new Blended Retirement System, more than 1,000 service members had already logged in to start their courses, according to a defense official.
-
New commissary calculations show shoppers save less money than previously thought
Commissary customers save 23.7 percent compared with shoppers at civilian grocery stores — lower than the 30 percent savings claimed for years — according to a new analysis by the Defense Commissary Agency.
-
Service members overseas with recalled Volkswagens finding costly upfront process
Some military members and government personnel who own or lease recalled Volkswagens and Audis are finding that being stationed overseas makes it more complicated to participate in the recall — especially as they must pay up front to ship their cars back to the U.S.
-
Study: Academic performance varies widely among districts serving military students
The academic performance of students in states with large populations of military-connected students varies “dramatically,” according to a new study about the challenges that affect military children’s education.
-
Advocacy group asks Mattis to back military families, fill key DoD jobs fast
Military families will look to Defense Secretary James Mattis to ease some of the hardship caused by the burden of sequestration, stated family advocates in a public message posted on his first full week of work.
-
Cancer scare at Marine Corps housing prompts Navy to issue worldwide ‘guidance’
Concerns about possible cancer-causing contamination at the Laurel Bay family housing near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, has led Marine officials to launch a new public relations effort and led Navy officials to distribute guidance to Navy health care providers worldwide.
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Defense officials approve expanded veterans online shopping benefit
Defense officials have given the green light to allow all honorably discharged veterans to shop at online military exchange websites, under a new benefit targeted for Veterans Day – barring any objections from Congress.



