After two years of Space-A travel being on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is finally back! Defense officials issued a memo to the services and to U.S. Transportation Command on Friday, April 22, 2022, lifting all restrictions. This reopening allows Space-A travel on military and DoD-contracted aircraft for uniformed service members, retirees, dependents […]
Are you stressed out about debt? Are you currently serving on active duty or serving on active duty orders? Did you know that you could be saving money by participating in the…. What is this? The Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act of 2003 (SCRA), formerly known as the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 […]
The program allows drivers with two years’ experience safely operating heavy military vehicles to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) without taking the driving test (skills test). This program is available in every state. To date, more than 40,000 service members and veterans have taken advantage of this waiver program. Military personnel can use the skills […]
Did you know that the military has scholarship programs for your dependents? These are ways for your Spouse and Child(ren) to attend college outside of using your GI Bill. See below for those that are offered: Fry Scholarship The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship) provides Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to the […]
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Soldiers who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will not be allowed to reenlist, collect a bonus, put on a higher rank, accept awards, or have college classes paid for under a memo issued by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The memo (pictured below) presents the clearest guidelines yet for soldiers who […]
On 12 February 2021, the GoArmyEd system will be deactivated. To facilitate the migration of the Tuition Assistance (TA) program data from GoArmyEd to ArmyIgnitED, the ArmyIgnitED system will be offline from 25 February-8 March 2021. Soldiers, Army Education Counselors, and Educational Institutions (EIs) will not be able to access TA data or functionality during […]
The Department of Defense released its 2021 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. BAH rates will increase an average of 2.9 percent when the new rates take effect on January 1, 2021. An estimated $23 billion will be paid to approximately one million Service members. BAH rates are based on local area rental market data […]
How do you feel about the proposed 3.0% pay increase? This will be effective on 1 January 2021 and you will see the reflection in your 15 January 2021 pay upon approval. Here is a sneak peak of the proposed military pay chart! ➡ MilitaryBenefits.info
In order to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Presidential Memorandum was issued on August 8, 2020 to temporarily defer service members Social Security, as seen on Service Members Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) as “FICA-SOC SECURITY” tax withholdings. WHAT IS SOCIAL SECURITY TAX? Social Security tax is also called the Old Age, Survivors, […]
