The following is an announcement from the Dept. of Defense.
WASHINGTON – Veterans dealing with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can turn to their smart phones for help anytime with the PTSD Coach application created by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense. Continue reading
U.S. Service members who were kept on duty past their original discharge following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have until Oct. 21 to claim their retroactive pay.
The following is an announcement from the American Legion national organization.
The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) has been extended to Oct. 21 allowing those eligible more time to apply for the benefits they’ve earned under the program guidelines. Continue reading
The following comes from the American Legion national organization.
The top three finalists for the 2011 American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program, “A Constitutional Speech Contest,” gave their oration and assigned topic speech on stage Sunday morning (April 17) in front of an auditorium filled with family, friends, judges, Legionnaires and other distinguished guests. The live webcast of the championship finals, aired on www.legion.org, captured an audience clear from India thanks to the finalist who took home the 74th Oratorical crown. Continue reading
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing a new billing process for charging third party insurers for outpatient prescription medications provided to Veterans for conditions unrelated to their military service. This change will not affect Veterans’ co-payments for prescriptions. Continue reading
Is the budget debate having an affect on service members?
The following comes from the American Legion National Organization. See Link Here.
A narrowly averted government shutdown last week would have caused America’s men and women in uniform to go without their paychecks. The American Legion is calling upon Congress to ensure that the well-being of servicemembers is never threatened again by a budget crisis. Continue reading
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