City College of Chicago City Wide
July 22nd, 2009
While completing my enrollment requirements for starting college this fall, utilizing the Post-9/11 GI Bill 
, I hit a snag when trying to locate my transcripts for courses I completed while stationed in Keflavik, Iceland. My SMART transcripts listed the courses and provided the following address:
- City College of Chicago City Wide
4529 E. Honeygrove Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
After many fruitless attempts (Read the rest of the story…)
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Job Opening in Millington
July 21st, 2009
The U. S. House of Representatives has a program to hire veterans who have served on active duty since 9/11 and have a 30% or greater disability rating, for two year fellowships in various district offices of Congressional Members. You can learn more about the program at www.cao.house.gov
Permanent employment at the end of two years is a goal but not guaranteed.
Pass the word! Currently there is an opening in the Millington, TN in Congressman Tanner’s office, follow directions below to apply if you are qualified. (Read the rest of the story…)
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Military Email Spam Scam
July 20th, 2009
Well, how low can you go. I am now starting to receive emails which put a different twist on the Nigerian scam – now they seem to be using U.S. military personnel. Shame!!
Here is the latest email I received; (Read the rest of the story…)
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One Giant Leap
July 20th, 2009
Forty years ago today, 20 July 1969, former Navy pilot Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon. As he took his first step from the Apollo Lunar Module, he proclaimed, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Read the rest of the story…)
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Just So Ya Know
July 17th, 2009
For the past week I have been kept very busy with the wife’s latest “honey do” list. The list includes such tasks as tinting the windows of the house (to reduce air conditioning costs), installing hardwood floors in the family room and more, much more…
Well, we can check off installing the hardwood floors from the list – job completed (with help from my neighbor, Joe, the flooring expert – Thanks Joe!!). Some pictures; (Read the rest of the story…)
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More 911GIBill Good News
July 8th, 2009
Just got off the phone with the VA education office out of St. Louis and asked an important question for those who served post September 11, 2001 but used their Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefit prior to the Post-9/11 GI Bill becoming law – didn’t seem fair to me, anyway… (Read the rest of the story…)
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One Problem With Cap and Trade
June 30th, 2009
Cap and Trade, a bill made it through the House of Representatives last week, advocated by President Obama, will set up the first mandatory U.S. greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, power plants and other industrial facilities.
Progress Energy is a power company that generates electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes in Florida and beyond. I want to discuss the effects Cap and Trade may have on Progress Energy, specifically the power plants located at Crystal River.
Crystal River Units 1&2 are two of the oldest and dirtiest coal burning plants (Read the rest of the story…)
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911GIBill Transfer Questions Answered
June 24th, 2009
Transfer all or part of your Post 9/11 GI Bill to one or more of your eligible family members.
Service members eligible to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits are those who, at the time of approval of the request to transfer entitlement is first of all eligible for the benefit and
- (1) Has at least 6 years of service in the Armed Forces (active duty and/or Selected Reserve) on the date of election, or
- (2) Has at least 10 years of service in the Armed Forces (active duty and/or Selected Reserve) on the date of election, is precluded by either standard policy (Service or DOD) or statute from committing to 4 additional years, agrees to serve for the maximum amount of time allowed by such policy or statute, or
- (3) Is or becomes retirement eligible during the period from August 1, 2009, through August 1, 2013, and agrees to serve the additional period, if any, specified below in paragraphs 3.a. through 3.e. A Service Member is considered to be retirement eligible if he or she has completed 20 years of active Federal service or 20 qualifying years as computed under section 12732 of Title 10 U.S. Code.
- (a) For those individuals eligible for retirement on August 1, 2009, no additional service is required.
- (b) For those individuals who have an approved retirement date after August 1, 2009, and before July 1, 2010, no additional service is required.
- (c) For those individuals eligible for retirement after August 1, 2009, and before August 1, 2010, 1 year of additional service is required.
- (d) For those individuals eligible for retirement on or after August 1, 2010, and before August 1, 2011, 2 years of additional service is required.
- (e) For those individuals eligible for retirement on or after August 1, 2011, and before August 1, 2012, 3 years of additional service is required.
Members of the family eligible to receive the transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill are (Read the rest of the story…)
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Get Your MGIB $1200 Back
June 23rd, 2009
The Department of Defense released a 31 page memo to further define a number of questions about the implementation of the Post-9/11 GI-Bill (911GIBill).
You should read the entire memo yourself but I took the liberty to take out some initial areas of interest for ease. I will be making additional posts about the transferring of the GI Bill benefit and other issues in later posts;
For Service Academy grads;
Advise all officers without earlier established eligibility, following commissioning through Service Academies, with the exception of the Coast Guard Academy, or Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Programs, that their eligibility period of active duty for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits does not begin until they have completed their statutory obligated active service. Any active duty service after that obligated period of service may qualify as active duty service for Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility.
Those who used student loan repayment program; (Read the rest of the story…)
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C-Sort is Now Required for SO
June 18th, 2009
After collecting and evaluating data over the last year or so it has been determined the Computerized Special Operations Resilience Test (C-SORT) in combination with Physical Screening Test (PST) scores are now required to classify Special Warfare Operator (SO) candidates. SO is the primary Navy rating for those who serve in the SEAL teams. Testing is accomplished online and is expected to take approximately one hour per test. A Navy Recruiting District Zone Supervisor will be required to administer the C-SORT. The C-SORT, along with PST, must be administered to all SO applicants prior to being classified/contracted at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). (Read the rest of the story…)
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