Tuesday, April 7, 2015

FW: Military Report: TRICARE Easy Access to Mental Health, Tax Deadline Near, and MORE


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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 17:47:43 -0400
From: military@e0.email.military.com
Subject: Military Report: TRICARE Easy Access to Mental Health, Tax Deadline Near, and MORE


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APRIL 06
TRICARE: Easy Access to Mental Health Access to TRICARE's first eight mental health appointments is easy. Counseling, psychotherapy, and family therapy are covered benefits under TRICARE.  Read More
Tax Deadline Near The deadline to file taxes with the IRS or request an extension is running out as all tax returns must be filed by the April 15 deadline if you do not have an extension or other special circumstance.  Read More
Will Proposed Benefit Changes Affect You? The MOAA offers yet another look at how certain portions of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission recommendations on pay and retirement, health care, and quality of life will affect service members and their families.  Read More
TRICARE Appointment Text Reminders New TRICARE Online (TOL) enhancements now allow people to schedule text and email appointment reminders for all appointments, regardless of the booking mechanism.  Read More
Easing 'Choice Card' Access Causes Concern Some projections show that requiring the VA to allow veterans who live more than 40 miles from needed VA health care to use private sector care instead could balloon VA health care costs by as much as $46 billion a year.  Read More
VA Reduced Claims Backlog VA has reduced its inventory of backlogged claims from a high of 611,000 claims in March of 2013 to fewer than 200,000 last week.  Read More
3 Top VA Loan Tips There are numerous advantages to having a VA mortgage. Here are 3 Tips to prepare for using your VA Loan.  Read More
AF Changes Unaccompanied Tour Policy A recent policy change will enable active-duty military couples to serve concurrently at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.  Read More
Featured Employer: Dell Hiring Vets We're actively recruiting the next generation of movers, shakers and innovators and we think your military experience fits the bill.  Read More
Prez Supports Military Benefit Overhaul President Obama praised the work of a blue-ribbon panel on military compensation and retirement reform as an "important step forward" and said his administration "fully supports" the aims of the proposals.  Read More
Discounted Golf for Service Members and Veterans Military Tee Times allows all Members of the Armed Forces, all Veterans, and all Military Family Members to find and book the best tee times and courses online 24/7.  Read More
PMA Offers Careers for Veterans At Performance Matters Associates (PMAUSA), we believe in helping people grow from a position of strength—and that means both our customers and our agents. Learn more and apply.  Read More
Avoidance is Not a Good Coping Strategy A new study has found that military veterans who have started or gone back to school have a more difficult time when they use avoidance coping strategies (denying or minimizing negative thoughts and emotions).  Read More
AAFES and Popeye's Offer Salads As part of its BE FIT initiative, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is now offering an Exchange-exclusive, healthy salad at select Popeyes locations in the continental United States.  Read More
Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy A recent policy change will enable active-duty military couples to serve concurrently at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.  Read More
Protect Your Family: $100k Coverage from Just $7 a Month Family Protection for less. Could your family survive if something happened to you?  Read More
Navy Command Advancement Program Planning Now is the time for command triads to start planning on how to use their Command Advancement Program quotas to advance their top Sailors when CAP season begins July 1.  Read More
Military Discounts for Major League Baseball Games Major League Baseball teams are showing their appreciation for service members, both past and present, with military discounts on 2015 game tickets.  Read More
Senator Demands a 'Choice Card' Fix U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today called on the VA to act quickly to implement a more sensible interpretation of the Veterans' Choice distance criteria to allow veterans better access to health care.  Read More
AAFES Unilever Sweepstakes Army and Air Force Exchange Service shoppers have a chance to win big with the Unilever Sweepstakes.  Read More
Critical Information and Social Media Practicing good operational security helps combat risks that arise from using social media, namely by protecting critical information (CI).  Read More
The Top 10 Paying Jobs in the US We checked with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to get the lowdown. Some of the jobs aren't unexpected, but some may surprise you.  Read More
Groups Sue VA Over Claims Process Change Stars and Stripes reports that several veterans advocate groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the VA from changing the way veterans file disability claims and appeals.  Read More
Navy to Conduct Online Wargame The Navy is inviting a broad audience of experts to participate in Data Dilemma: Share vs Silo MMOWGLI (Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet) from April 6-17, 2015.  Read More
Report Faults Hampton VA Hospital A new report by the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General has found that that the Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia did not take proper care of a veteran, and he died six weeks after his last admission at the facility in 2012.  Read More
Military.com Launches New Pay App Military.com recently launched a new mobile app that will allow service members instantaneous access to information about their pay and allowances.  Read More
In-State Tuition in New Jersey for Vets Military veterans from all states will qualify for in-state tuition at New Jersey's public college and universities under a new state law.  Read More
SOUND OFF: On Changing Military Promotions How does the military know when a service member is ready for promotion? For most ranks and rates, a big chunk of the answer is simply time spent serving in the military.  Read More
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