Snowing in Memphis
February 28th, 2009
OK, I moved away from Boston almost 6 years ago – great city. Being a Floridian the one thing I didn’t miss about the northeast was the snow.
For the 6 years we have lived in the Memphis area we have come to expect about an inch of the white stuff every year, seems we are getting about 4 years worth in one day today.
Somebody tell me again why global warming is a bad thing… (Read the rest of the article…)
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Memphis Style BBQ Pork Ribs
February 28th, 2009
Raw Ribs w/Dry Rub
The weather was great, so I took advantage of it by firing up the grill to prepare for the BBQ season. I mean spring is just around the corner, and to live in the Memphis area, you should be able to cook up some ribs; it’s almost a requirement for home ownership.
The base Commissary had a case sale on ribs, so my freezer has enough to get us at least to June. That is a lot of ribs, but when you cook out in this neighborhood you need to expect someone to stop by for a “sample”, so it is always a good idea to be prepared in both quality and quantity. (Read the rest of the article…)
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Commissaries Stop Selling-Redeeming CertifiChecks
February 27th, 2009
To help get the word out here is a notice sent to Commissary store directors today.
ATTENTION STORE DIRECTORS/CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGERS
Subject: IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OPERATIONAL ALERT # 13 CertifiChecks Store Directors, Please ensure this information is disseminated to your customer service employees immediately and actions 1-5 are completed by COB today.
Effective immediately, due to an extremely difficult economic environment, CertifiChecks, Inc. has ceased operations.
1. Commissaries are to stop selling and redeeming CertifiChecks
immediately.
2. Remove all door and register decals related to CertifiChecks.
3. Post the attached signage, “Notice to our Customers” in locations
highly visible to the customer.
4. Provide customers wishing to redeem CertifiChecks with the following information:If you have CertifiCheck gift certificates which you would like to submit for potential reimbursement, please remit to:
CertifiCheck, Inc.,
Attention: Redemption Department,
435 Shoup Mill Rd,
Dayton, Ohio 45414.5. Remove any references to CertifiChecks from your store web page.
6. Store Directors must notify installation command, chaplains, and
other installation activities that may be impacted.
7. Stores are to inventory (count) the number of unsold CertifiChecks
on hand and return them by Federal Express or United Parcel Service
(UPS) or registered U.S. Mail to:DeCA Headquarters
Attn: RM, Accounting
1300 E Avenue
Fort Lee, VA 23801
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Budget Proposal Would Fix Concurrent Receipt
February 26th, 2009
This year looks more promising; 2011 Chapter 61 concurrent receipt discussion
Reading further in the defense section of the 2010 budget outline it looks as if the issues with concurrent receipt of retired military pay and VA disability pay will finally be fixed!
The Budget also contains a proposal to expand concurrent receipt of military retired pay and Veterans Disability Compensation to all retirees receiving disability retired pay. Under current law, the prohibition on concurrent receipt means that these benefits offset each other so that disabled military retirees cannot receive full DOD retirement and Veterans disability payments. When the offset is removed, disabled military retirees would receive additional monthly compensation.
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President Obama Budget Proposes 2.9 Percent
February 26th, 2009
Information taken directly from the “FY2010 Budget Outline” released by Office Management and Budget which is an outline of President Obama’s 2010 federal budget.
Increase Pay for Men and Women in uniform.
After years of asking more and more from our troops and their families, this Budget reflects the priorities of an Administration that is committed to caring for the servicemembers who protect our security and the families who support them. The Budget includes funding for a 2.9 percent pay raise for men and women in uniform, an amount that will improve their purchasing power.
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Navy Right Spirit Is Effective
February 25th, 2009
Since 1980, the year I went to boot camp, our military has seen a dramatic reduction of deaths as a result of an accident. The 2007 American War and Military Operations Casualties report provides the actual statistics.
The reductions in death from accidents and accidents in general, I think, can be directly attributed to two policies. First, the drug testing program and the earlier move from forgiveness (Read the rest of the article…)
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911 GI-Bill Transferability
February 24th, 2009
Questions on the details still remain. Is there an age limit for the child you can transfer too? What if your child has also served in the military and has his/her own GI-Bill benefit? Is there any relief for the individuals who fully meet the requirements of the 911 GI-Bill who completed their obligated service and only had the MGIB and are left with student loans? (Read the rest of the article…)
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Now We’re Talkin!
February 22nd, 2009
This Powerpoint presentation seems to have been making its way around the email world. I had a good friend send it to me, thought it was an actual invitation to a BBQ living in Memphis and all – I knew it wasn’t after the first couple of slides (Read the rest of the article…)
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ASVAB Confirmation Test
February 20th, 2009
For some time now I have been getting email questions regarding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), specifically about the confirmation test and what is it about. I answered each question confidentially and tailored the answer to the individual, I will continue to do that, but those questions prompted me to put the regulation into, hopefully, an understandable way. So here it goes! (Remember, the AFQT score is what is used to indicate your aptitude for service; it is not, by itself, the score used to determine what Navy job you may qualify for – that is what the ASVAB line scores are used for.)
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Military Leave Resources
February 18th, 2009
Military leave is your vacation time, you accumulate 2.5 days a month (30 days a year). Liberty is time off from work, it can be as long as 4 days and does not count against your leave balance. In the military you get time off and it is more than most employed civilians get. Each branch of the armed forces wants you to utilize the time off to unwind and relax and they have set up organizations to assist you to do just that.
One problem is that our Service members (active, reserve and even retired) rarely know what all their resources are. Nothing worse than (Read the rest of the article…)
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