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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:39:59 -0500
From: military@e0.email.military.com
Subject: Military Report: Bases No Longer Accept IDs from Five States, 'Vets Only' Jobs at VA are Low Pay, and MORE


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JANUARY 25
Bases No Longer Accept IDs from Five States
'Vets Only' Jobs at VA are Low-Pay
Are Programs Impacting Women Vets' Health Care?
Navy Evaluates Ratings to Avoid Discrimination
Air Force Identifies 1,096 Officers for Promotion
We Value Your Input!
Marine Corps Announces New Promotion Opportunities
Naval Academy Community: Keep 'Midshipman'
How Can a Divorced Military Parent Get on Base?
Don't Have 20% Down? Use Your VA Loan Benefit
Save Big on Costs Not Covered by TRICARE
Army Childcare Fee Assistance Program Moving
AAFES Wants Your Feedback
Army Voter Registration Campaign
AAFES Continues the 'Because of You' Program
$200k Family Protection: $14 a Month
Navy Center for Language Relaunches Site
Project HERO's Ride 2 Recovery
Navy Healthy Eating Program
Vietnam History Series to Debut in Maryland
Writing Workshop in California Free to Vets
New Vet Business Program in Florida
Senatorial Fellowship Opportunity for Iowa Vets
Headline Military News
Bases No Longer Accept IDs from Five States U.S. military installations are no longer allowing visitors to gain base access using official ID cards from five states.  Read More
'Vets Only' Jobs at VA are Low-Pay The only jobs explicitly reserved for veterans at the VA are janitors or housekeeping aides, according to the Daily Caller.  Read More
Are Programs Impacting Women Vets' Health Care? An American Legion member wants to know how the addition of Women Veterans Program Managers at VA medical centers nationwide is affecting health care for women veterans.  Read More
Navy Evaluates Ratings to Avoid Discrimination Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus recently directed a review of the Navy's rating names to ensure they were representative of all Sailors and did not discriminate based on gender.  Read More
Air Force Identifies 1,096 Officers for Promotion The Air Force has identified 1,096 first lieutenants for promotion to captain.  Read More
We Value Your Input! March Marketing, in conjunction with Military.com, is conducting this survey to help address the healthcare needs of veterans.  Read More
Marine Corps Announces New Promotion Opportunities A new directive from Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller announces dramatic changes to the service set to take place by the end of next year.  Read More
Naval Academy Community: Keep 'Midshipman' Naval Academy alumni, Annapolis residents and others voiced opposition this week to the Navy's review of job titles in the pursuit of gender-integration.  Read More
How Can a Divorced Military Parent Get on Base? This week's qustion for the Questions and Benefits column comes from a father whose daughter is divorced from an active-duty airman.  Read More
Don't Have 20% Down? Use Your VA Loan Benefit Thinking of buying or refinancing? Rates are on the rise, but qualified borrowers can pay as little as $0 down with no PMI payments, plus they can get financing up to $417,000.  Read More
Save Big on Costs Not Covered by TRICARE Doctor and hospital bills are expensive even when you're covered by TRICARE. Help minimize or even eliminate out-of-pocket expenses.  Read More
Army Childcare Fee Assistance Program Moving A program that helps Soldiers with off-post child care expenses will begin transitioning from the Government Services Administration (GSA) to a contractor, Feb. 22.  Read More
AAFES Wants Your Feedback The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is inviting shoppers to sound off on their experiences 365 days a year with a new Customer Satisfaction Survey.  Read More
Army Voter Registration Campaign The Army kicked off the 2016 voting season Nov. 4 for Soldiers and their families around the world to learn how to register.  Read More
AAFES Continues the 'Because of You' Program The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will continue its Because of You program, expanding it to honor not only servicemembers but also their families.  Read More
$200k Family Protection: $14 a Month Could your family survive if something happened to you? Start protecting your family's financial future today.  Read More
Navy Center for Language Relaunches Site The Navy Center for Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (CLREC) recently relaunched the joint Foreign Area Officer (FAO) web portal (FAOweb) on Joint Knowledge Online (JKO).  Read More
Project HERO's Ride 2 Recovery The Ride to Recovery Program, started in 2008, saves lives through cycling by restoring hope and purpose.  Read More
Navy Healthy Eating Program Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) is working to educate Sailors on a system designed to help servicemembers identify healthy food and beverage choices.  Read More
Vietnam History Series to Debut in Maryland A new, three-hour documentary, Maryland Vietnam War Stories, is set to debut May 24-26 on Maryland Public Television.  Read More
Writing Workshop in California Free to Vets A Veterans Writing Conference for active duty military, veterans and their family is set for Feb. 6 in California.  Read More
New Vet Business Program in Florida A new entrepreneurship program that is geared toward military veterans is being implemented with the help of Hillsborough Community College in Tampa.  Read More
Senatorial Fellowship Opportunity for Iowa Vets U.S. Senator Charles ('Chuck') Grassley (R-Iowa) is accepting applications for a fellowship program for Iowans with recent military service.  Read More
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