TRICARE Monthly Premiums Decrease for TRS

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Effective Jan. 1, 2009, TRICARE will reduce the rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS). Monthly premiums for TRS individual coverage will drop 44 percent from $81 to $47.51, and TRS family coverage will drop 29 percent from $253 to $180.17. The 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), section 704, required TRICARE […]

Pay Raise Time of year..

From Stars and Stripes: WASHINGTON — Troops worldwide will receive a 3.9 percent pay raise starting on Thursday, but Defense Dept civilian employees working overseas will see only a 2.9 percent bump in their paychecks. Under rules outlined by the White House two weeks ago, all stateside civilian federal workers will receive a pay raise […]

Courts Martial Info

By Mathew B. Tully Special to the Times The information in this column is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice. Readers are encouraged to seek the advice of an attorney or other professional when an opinion is needed. In the wake of recent publicity surrounding the controversial court-martial […]

New Navy MCPON Selected

From: Navytimes Fleet Master Chief (SS/SW) Rick West has been named the 12th master chief petty officer of the Navy. A career submariner and 27-year Navy veteran, West was tapped by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead on Friday. Roughead was West’s former boss at Fleet Forces Command and Pacific Fleet before the admiral […]

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Holiday Mail for Heros has to be Sent by Dec 10th!

The Associated Press Posted : Wednesday Dec 3, 2008 11:09:31 EST LINCOLN, Neb. — Congressman Jeff Fortenberry is encouraging people to participate in the Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Last year, the program helped deliver more than 600,000 holiday cards to troops recovering in military hospitals. This year, the effort is expanded to all members […]

Poor economy drives more troops to re-enlist

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market. Nyhus re-enlisted last week, and in so doing […]

Read the names in the article. Remember who wants to shaft you..

I believe deep down in my heart, that anyone “VOTING” on military issues, must volunteer for a 15 month Deployment to IRAQ or AFGHANISTAN prior to being eligible to vote for us in the military. Get off your asses and see what is really going on.  Go sweat where we sweat, go miss your family […]

Paternity Leave Msg NAVADMIN 341/08

I was lucky to get this when I served with the Marine Corps. The Marines always took care of their folks. Good to see the Navy doing the same finally..-D/C RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 3312358-UUUU–RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 262358Z NOV 08 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01050// NAVADMIN 341/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO […]

SecDef calls for Congress to mandate that Guard, Reserves have lead in DoD ops in the homeland

This is from the Navytimes.  Things are changing my friends. How long will TAR/FTS Sailors be relevant? Interesting read… Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took a giant step Monday toward more tightly blending the active-duty military and reserve components into an “integrated total force,” calling for wide-ranging personnel policy changes, codifying the reserves’ homeland defense […]

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