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20 MAY 2013 TRICARE E-Payment Enrollment Deadline Navy Reminder on GI Bill Transferability Changes to DEERS Update Process Fewer DoD Furlough Days SGLI Isn't Enough! Get $150k Coverage From $11 a Month Chenega Wants Your Veteran Experience Deal of the Week: More $ in Your Pocket Virtually March in the Memorial Day Parade in DC A Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties Planning a Wedding? Wedding Day Gift Guide Happy Military Appreciation Month Guitars for Wounded Warriors Honoring Memorial Day Our Veteran Employment Center Needs Your Feedback Task Force Report on Gulf War Illnesses American Legion Scholarships Available AFFES Offers Safety Gear Veterans' Franchise Giveaway TV Spots Warn of Vet Suicide Risk Missile Wing Takes a Hit Army Secure Health Care Messaging Get Your List of 2013 Military Benefits NEX Updates Price Match Policy Navy Issues New Career Guidance Naval Academy Cyber Ops Degree AF Registers Children for MiCare Recruiters Among Those to be Retrained Sequestration and Military Readiness Print and Post This Week's Military Report Headline Military News TRICARE E-Payment Enrollment Deadline Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. Read More Navy Reminder on GI Bill Transferability Sailors who wish to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to eligible family members should act sooner rather than later to avoid missing out. Read More Changes to DEERS Update Process Air Force base identification card issuing offices will no longer be able to manually correct or update certain types of personnel information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Read More Fewer DoD Furlough Days Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has decided budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July. Read More SGLI Isn't Enough! Get $150k Coverage From $11 a Month Get $150,000 additional protection from only $11 a month. Read More Chenega Wants Your Veteran Experience Are you ready to apply your skills to new challenges in a career with Chenega? Read More Deal of the Week: More $ in Your Pocket Get an additional 10% off of any Boost Mobile phone from 5/17-5/31. Read More Virtually March in the Memorial Day Parade in DC Join Gary Sinise, RG3, Trace Adkins, and others in celebrating America's veterans and active duty troops at the 2012 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC. Read More A Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties The VA loan guaranty program does not impose a maximum amount that an eligible veteran may borrow using a VA loan. Read More Planning a Wedding? Wedding Day Gift Guide This is your celebration, and there are many details all wrapped up into a few memorable hours. Read More Happy Military Appreciation Month Servicemembers and families are being honored during Military Appreciation Month with a variety of discounts and events. Read More Guitars for Wounded Warriors The Les Paul Foundation's Guitars for Vets helps veterans who graduate from its programs obtain guitars. Read More Honoring Memorial Day For updated events, military discounts and other reflections related to Memorial Day, visit the Military.com Memorial Day page. Read More Our Veteran Employment Center Needs Your Feedback Are you finding the career tools you need? Read More Task Force Report on Gulf War Illnesses The VA Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Task Force is publishing a comprehensive draft report in the Federal Register for public feedback and comment. Read More American Legion Scholarships Available The Samsung scholarship is available for high school juniors who are direct descendants (or legally adopted children) of wartime veterans eligible for American Legion membership. Read More AFFES Offers Safety Gear The Army & Air Force Exchange Service knows that safety is no accident; that is why the Exchange is committed to providing a wide selection of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Read More Veterans' Franchise Giveaway The Unishippers for Veterans Franchise Giveaway contest began accepting entries on May 13, 2013 and will run through July 1, 2013. Read More TV Spots Warn of Vet Suicide Risk The DoD and the VA have produced three public service announcements to help families and friends recognize the signs of potential suicide in veterans and servicemembers. Read More Missile Wing Takes a Hit The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense addressed Congressional concerns over media reports about the findings of a recent missile wing inspection. Read More Army Secure Health Care Messaging Army Medicine beneficiaries can now conveniently communicate online with their primary care providers via secure messaging. Read More Get Your List of 2013 Military Benefits The Military.com Benefit Calculator is designed to quickly and easily connect you with your benefit information. Read More NEX Updates Price Match Policy The Navy Exchange has announced a change to its Price Match Policy. Read More Navy Issues New Career Guidance The U.S. Navy has issued new guidance for the Career Intermission Pilot Program (CIPP). Read More Naval Academy Cyber Ops Degree The Naval Academy has announced that a new major is available for the Class of 2016 and beyond. Read More AF Registers Children for MiCare The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application, MiCare. Read More Recruiters Among Those to be Retrained Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the services to retrain, re-credential and rescreen all sexual assault prevention and response personnel and military recruiters. Read More Sequestration and Military Readiness Defense Department Comptroller Robert F. Hale said the severe and abrupt budget cuts imposed by sequestration are devastating the U.S. Armed forces. Read More