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Military families will see a boost in separation pay in 2024
Troops forced to serve apart from their dependents will now get up to $400 a month in extra financial help.
Marketing yourself is the key to post-military career success
Here are some areas that you can start to work on to market yourself for your next chapter.
The reason some troops aren’t getting the vaccine? Top Marine blames disinformation
Despite the looming deadline, the commandant does not believe the Corps will have to separate thousands of Marines for refusing the vaccine.
By Philip Athey
The Navy has no idea how many sailors it has booted for extremist activity
A reg exists for COs to separate sailors for such activity, but the Navy doesn't track how often it's used.
What if military recruiting could screen for wash-outs?
There may be some factors that make someone more likely to leave the military before their first contract ends.
Newly separated veterans will now get phone calls from the VA to talk about benefits and support services
New in 2020: Veterans will be getting three unsolicited calls from VA within their first year of leaving the military.
Lawsuit filed over Bible display at New Hampshire VA hospital; uproar ensues
A dispute over a Bible display at the Manchester Veterans Affairs hospital in New Hampshire is erupting into a full-fledged war, to include close-air support and vows from both sides to trample the enemy underfoot.
By Kent Miller
About 21,000 troops booted under ‘deploy or get out’ policy, but only a small fraction were Marines
As of Aug. 31, 2018, about 7,458 Marines were considered nondeployable for a variety of reasons, but most were medical related.
By Shawn Snow
Stricter recruiting standards now could save DoD billions in disability payouts later: study
A slight adjustment to a knee policy had a significant impact on reducing medical separation payouts, RAND found.
By Tara Copp, AP
Housing, relocation, access to health care are top concerns for military families in survey
The amount of time service members are away from family, and spouse employment, are among the top issues, again.
By Karen Jowers
More than 7,000 Marines could get the boot ― and maybe sooner than they expect
The Corps says it can start administrative separation procedures before the policy's 12-month mark.
By Shawn Snow