MILITARY REPORT

17 JUNE 2013 The Battle over TRICARE Fees Continues How is VA Loan Entitlement Determined? Americans Warned of Virus New Navy E-Learning System Johnson Controls Committed to Hiring Veterans $50k Protection: from $2.50 a Month AF Seeks ROTC Instructors TRICARE e-Alerts Retirees May Not Get Their Due Back Pay AF ROTC Command Opportunities New DoD Deployment Series Help for Homeowners Event June 28 in Columbia, SC American Legion Releases Route Details Air Force Youth Bowling Program Are You Eligible for a VA Home Loan? Think You Know Military Facts? Test Your Knowledge & Win Make Retirement Planning a Priority AF Force Management Phase II Help for Homeowners in Trouble PTSD Awareness Day in DC AF Extends Ghedi Accompanied Tour Length Navy Sexual Assault Stand-Down AF Changes Funeral Honors Rules Navy Updates Apprenticeship Program Sailors and Chaplains Military Skills Translator: Civilian Jobs You Qualify For Print and Post This Week's Military Report Headline Military News

The Battle over TRICARE Fees Continues Last week the White House issued a rebuttal to the House's proposed 2014 defense budget. Read More

How is VA Loan Entitlement Determined? Many military members wonder whether they have entitlement for a VA loan. Read More

Americans Warned of Virus Stars and Stripes reports that the U.S. Embassy has warned Americans in Bahrain about the threat of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Read More

New Navy E-Learning System The Navy has introduced a new Navy E-Learning system that was developed under a modernization effort called the Enterprise Training Management Delivery System. Read More

Johnson Controls Committed to Hiring Veterans Start your civilian career with Johnson Controls. Read More

$50k Protection: from $2.50 a Month SGLI Isn't Enough. Get $50k Coverage from $2.50 a Month. Read More

AF Seeks ROTC Instructors Eligible lieutenants, captains and majors interested in Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor opportunities must submit their statement of intent, to the Air Force Personnel Center by July 3. Read More

TRICARE e-Alerts With the Atlantic hurricane season underway,TRICARE has created state-specific e-alerts with latest information about how TRICARE has been affected. Read More

Retirees May Not Get Their Due Back Pay Retirees who are under a "High-3" retired pay formula have been getting a little less in retired pay than the law directs. Read More

AF ROTC Command Opportunities Summer 2014 command opportunities are expected to open at more than 40 educational institutions. Applicants must have a master's degree and superior performance record. Read More

New DoD Deployment Series The Department of Defense recently launched its "How to Help Military and Veteran Families, Before, During and After Deployment" initiative. Read More

Help for Homeowners Event June 28 in Columbia, SC The U.S. Department of Treasury is putting on a Help for Homeowners Event for financially struggling military families. Read More

American Legion Releases Route Details The route for the 2013 American Legion Legacy Run is nearly finalized. Read More

Are You Eligible for a VA Home Loan? In order to obtain a VA home loan, you must first fill out VA Form 26-1880, the request for your Certificate of Eligibility. Read More

Air Force Youth Bowling Program Air Force youth around the world can win prizes just by bowling in the 2013 World Wide Bowling program. Read More

Think You Know Military Facts? Test Your Knowledge & Win Test your military history and knowledge with the Military.com Trivia Challenge. Read More

Make Retirement Planning a Priority One day you can retire, but are you sure how to get there? Read More

AF Force Management Phase II The Air Force has implemented fiscal year 2013 Force Management Enlisted Date of Separation Rollback Program Phase II. Read More

Help for Homeowners in Trouble The U.S. Department of the Treasury's - Help For Homeowners Event will be held in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday, June 28, 2013. Read More

PTSD Awareness Day in DC Government representatives will gather on Capitol Hill on June 22, 2013 to commemorate National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day. Read More

AF Extends Ghedi Accompanied Tour Length Airmen selected for an assignment to Ghedi Air Base, Italy, who elect to serve the accompanied tour will now be required to serve 36 months rather than 24. Read More

Navy Sexual Assault Stand-Down All Navy commands will conduct a sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) stand-down between June 10 and July 1st. Read More

AF Changes Funeral Honors Rules Due to the impact sequestration has on resources, Air Force Services is adjusting requirements for military funeral honors (MFH) of retirees. Read More

Navy Updates Apprenticeship Program A major update to the Professional Apprenticeship Career Track Program (PACT) section of the Learning and Development Roadmap has been posted to Navy Knowledge Online (NKO). Read More

Sailors and Chaplains In a recent poll on Navy Personnel Command's website, 63 percent of 5,049 respondents did not believe that what they say to a chaplain is confidential. Read More

Military Skills Translator: Civilian Jobs You Qualify For Translate your military skills, experience and training to find career opportunities that best align with your capabilities. Read More