Military Compensation Report Released
August 5th, 2008
Today the second volume of tenth quadrennial review of military compensation has been released for all to see. This document is a series of recommendations used to help form policy – volume one dealt with cash compensation areas such as pay comparability, special and incentive pays, pay for performance and housing.
Volume two deals with, among other things, military retirement and Tricare. Both are hot topics – the report suggests some changes that could/would be more costly to the service member.
One example for Tricare again figures to raise the premiums when in most retirees eyes there should not be a premium at all – “what happened to free medical (Read the rest of the article…)
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Sailors Getting the Job Done
August 4th, 2008
This story published by the American Forces Press Service may not come as a shock to you, the Navy Seabees have been very involved in our overseas conflict since the beginning but what may surprise you is the fact that there are Sailors who are not a Seabee nor SEAL serving in harms way. Most Americans really don’t know how involved the United States Navy is in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. Truth is thousands upon thousands of Sailors are making a difference every day be it from the sea, air or even landlocked in the middle of a desert, from all rates and ratings in the Navy! (Read the rest of the article…)
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Behind The Military Recruiting Stats
July 15th, 2008
I come across a number of blogs that each month post the U. S. military service’s recruiting attainments, and offer some commentary about what the numbers may mean and why the numbers may not be garnering more press than they do. Yes, it is always great news when the recruiting services achieve their assigned missions, but what do the monthly press release numbers actually reflect? The simple answer is they are the number of people shipped (accessed) to active duty (both prior and no-prior service accessions) for that month, the people that start drawing an (Read the rest of the article…)
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British GI-Bill
July 13th, 2008
Good news for our friends in the UK as some members of the military will get a much needed benefit. This has been a long time coming, Bravo! (Read the rest of the article…)
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