2010 Milblog After Action Report
For the past five years, military bloggers have formally congregated, either in Washington D.C., or Las Vegas, NV, to discuss the challenges and the future of military blogging, share ideas and best...
View ArticleHonor Those Who Gave Their All
To a large part of the American population, Memorial Day is just a paid day off from work that traditionally we fire up the backyard grill, and enjoy time with our family and friends. Countless heroes...
View ArticleChild Care and DOD Education Increases For 2012
Today, December 15, 2011, the Department of Defense released the 2012 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, which take effect Jan. 1, 2012. Overall rates will increase an average of 2 percent this...
View ArticleMilitary Austerity Suggestions
Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Robert Gates (SECDEF) recently delivered a policy speech in which he suggested that politicians must do something to fix the military compensation system in order...
View ArticleWhen the GI Bill Entitlement Exhausts During a Term
In a McDonald’s up in State College, PA soaking up some free WiFi and decided to post the following information about the GI Bill. Hope it makes sense, and I hope this barbeque sauce is easy to get out...
View ArticleComing Soon, Educational Tier Tweeners
The current rendition of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that hit the full Senate for consideration this past Friday contains some language that should make a whole lot of...
View ArticleSovereignty Saved
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1918, the combatants in “a war [that was supposed] to end all wars” laid down their weapons, and the process of establishing...
View ArticleFuneral Honors
The funeral honors for those who served in our military is guaranteed by Section 1491 of Title 10, United States Code. For those eligible, the Department of Defense shall provide the following: “(c)...
View ArticleOperation Live Well
Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss an important health initiative with Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. William Mahoney, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel...
View Article911GIBill Certificate of Eligibility
May 1, 2009 was the first day you could submit your application via the VONAPP web site for the Post-911 GI Bill (911GIBill). It was on that day I filled out the remarkably easy to follow form, and...
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