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John A. Smith, Founder/Editor October 25, 2016 Updates on Military Benefits From Military.com         OCTOBER 24 TRICARE to Expand Coverage AF Approves Turkey Incentive Pay 3,000+ Aerospace & IT Jobs Hiring Vet Talent Arrests Made in TRICARE Rx Kickback Scheme SGLI/VGLI Enough? Get $100k Coverage from $7 a Month Free Online Course Expanded to Veteran Spouses 100 Cities/100 Memorials Army Debuts New Combat Tourniquet Lock in Your Low Rate Before It's Too Late American Legion Offers Scholarship California Guardsmen Ordered to Pay Back Bonuses: Report Care Packages for Women Veterans in Michigan AF Issues Transgender Policy Guidance Ready to Join or Reenlist? Get Up to $50k Bonuses Top 3 VA Home Loan Tips Donate Suits for Service Members Free Legal Clinic in Texas Pay $0 Co-Pays & Rx Costs with a TRICARE Supplement Health Care Focused Virtual Career Fair MARSOC Chooses Glock 19s over .45s for Raiders No FluMist Available Through TRICARE for 2016 Motor Homes for Homeless Vets Navy Adds Two Special Warfare Courses Moment of Silence on Veterans Day Navy to Offer Free Child Care to Overcharged Parents SecDef Ash Carter to Speak at VOWS Symposium Navy Shifts to SMART Tracker System Specially Adapted Housing Grants Increase Navy Chief to Sailors: You Have a Voice in Ratings Overhaul VA Office Helps Veterans in Small Business Navy Officers Can Apply for MIT Program Well-Child Visits Now Covered under TRICARE Policy Women Veterans and Disability VA Home Loans Headline Military News

TRICARE to Expand Coverage TRICARE is adding new services and screenings. Effective Jan.1, 2017, TRICARE will cover annual preventive office visits for all Prime beneficiaries 6 years of age and older.  Read More

AF Approves Turkey Incentive Pay Active-duty Airmen assigned to Turkey between Aug. 29, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2018, may be eligible for incentive pay.  Read More

3,000+ Aerospace & IT Jobs Hiring Vet Talent Looking for a career in IT or aerospace? Search over 3,000 jobs from top employers looking to hire veteran talent.  Read More

Arrests Made in TRICARE Rx Kickback Scheme Federal agents have charged a dozen defendants with fraud and conspiracy in a kickback scheme involving compound drugs and TRICARE.  Read More

SGLI/VGLI Enough? Get $100k Coverage from $7 a Month Is SGLI enough? VGLI too much? Don't take a chance on your family's future.  Read More

Free Online Course Expanded to Veteran Spouses Military spouses and caregivers can access one free course within any given specialization with online learning portal Coursera.  Read More

100 Cities/100 Memorials A new program will help people across the country restore and preserve local World War I memorials.  Read More

Army Debuts New Combat Tourniquet Makers of the Combat Application Tourniquet have updated the design. The update has resulted in two different versions of the tourniquet currently in use in the field.  Read More

Lock in Your Low Rate Before It's Too Late Rates are at a 4-month high. Qualified borrowers can pay as little as $0 down and have no PMI payments.  Read More

American Legion Offers Scholarship The Samsung American Legion Scholarship is available for high school juniors who are direct descendants of wartime veterans.  Read More

California Guardsmen Ordered to Pay Back Bonuses: Report The U.S. Defense Department is ordering almost 10,000 one-time National Guardsmen from California to pay back enlistment bonuses.  Read More

Care Packages for Women Veterans in Michigan A chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution is packing beauty bags full of toiletries for women veterans in the state of Michigan.  Read More

AF Issues Transgender Policy Guidance The Air Force recently released transgender implementation guidance addressing specific procedures for transitioning and requesting an official change in gender.  Read More

Ready to Join or Reenlist? Get Up to $50k Bonuses Thinking of your next move? Enlist or continue your military career by reenlisting now, plus you may qualify for up to $50,000.  Read More

Top 3 VA Home Loan Tips There are numerous advantages to having a VA mortgage. A VA mortgage loan can be guaranteed with no money down, in some cases up to $417,000.  Read More

Donate Suits for Service Members The nationwide Suits for Soldiers program helps all active duty military personnel transition to civilian work and life.  Read More

Free Legal Clinic in Texas The Jefferson County, Texas Bar Association will host a free clinic for veterans seeking legal advice or assistance.  Read More

Pay $0 Co-Pays & Rx Costs with a TRICARE Supplement Doctor and hospital bills are expensive even when you're covered by TRICARE. Help eliminate out-of-pocket expenses.  Read More

Health Care Focused Virtual Career Fair MOAA is hosting a free Virtual Career Fair tailored for military personnel and veterans seeking positions within the healthcare industry.  Read More

MARSOC Chooses Glock 19s over .45s for Raiders Marine Corps Special Operations Command has decided to shelve its custom .45 pistols and outfit its elite Raiders with the Glock 19.  Read More

No FluMist Available Through TRICARE for 2016 The intranasal flu vaccine known as FluMist will not be available at DoD facilities or covered by TRICARE during the 2016-17 influenza season.  Read More

Motor Homes for Homeless Vets A California nonprofit group is seeking donations of RVs, motor homes,and more for homeless veterans to live in.  Read More

Navy Adds Two Special Warfare Courses The Center for Sea, Air and Land and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (CENSEALSWCC) has added the Ground Force Commander Course (GFCC) and the Troop Leader Course (TLC).  Read More

Moment of Silence on Veterans Day President Obama has signed a new law that calls on all Americans to pause voluntarily for two minutes to honor the sacrifice of veterans.  Read More

Navy to Offer Free Child Care to Overcharged Parents The Navy is giving two weeks of free, full-time child care to some parents during November and December as well as up to a $10,000 MWR grant.  Read More

SecDef Ash Carter to Speak at VOWS Symposium On November 1st, the Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS) coalition will be hosting their 6th annual veteran employment symposium.  Read More

Navy Shifts to SMART Tracker System The LIMDU Sailor and Marine Readiness Tracker System (SMART) is replacing the Medical Evaluation Board System (MEDBOLTS) in managing the tracking of Temporary LIMDU (TLD).  Read More

Specially Adapted Housing Grants Increase Maximum rates for specially adapted housing grants went up 10/1. For more details and for a guide to these grants, see Military.com's Special Adapted Housing FAQ.  Read More

Navy Chief to Sailors: You Have a Voice in Ratings Overhaul Vice Adm. Robert Burke, the Chief of Naval Personnel, has written a commentary piece for Military.com about the Navy's rating modernization plan.  Read More

VA Office Helps Veterans in Small Business VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) works with stakeholders to ensure that veteran-owned businesses have opportunities to be awarded contracts.  Read More

Navy Officers Can Apply for MIT Program The MIT/WHOI Joint Program is open to qualified oceanography, submarine warfare and surface warfare officers looking to enhance their understanding of operational oceanography.  Read More

Well-Child Visits Now Covered under TRICARE Policy Well-child visits for TRICARE users over age six, as well as physicals required for school admissions, will now be covered due to newly updated rules.  Read More

Women Veterans and Disability Women veterans with disabilities or medical conditions incurred during military service may be eligible to receive tax-free monthly disability benefits.  Read More

VA Home Loans Here are ten facts about the VA Home Loan Program: (1) there is no down payment and no mortgage insurance required; (2) you can use your VA Home Loan benefits as many times as you want.  Read More