Veteran’s Voter Registration Bill Passes House
Hundreds of thousands of veterans would have widespread and direct access to voter registration services through Department of Veterans Affairs offices if the Veterans Voting Support Act passes More

Deal of the Week: $20 off a weekly rental with Avis
Get $20 off a weekly rental when you use coupon MUCA044. Provide AWD # A555099 to receive your discount of up to 25% off in addition to your coupon. More

Get Credit for Your Military Experience
In the world today employers are looking for those holding a degree - AND certifications, AND experience — you stand a better chance if you have all three. More

Host or Attend a Military Garage Sale
Military.com Classifieds connects the military community with local garage sales. You can search for local sales or host your own. More

American Legion Fund Assists Hurricane Victims
The American Legion or Sons of The American Legion members affected by Hurricane Ike and Gustav are encouraged to apply for National Emergency Fund grants. More

Featured Job: Transportation Security Officer Needed
Want a career in the aviation security field that provides you the opportunity to defend & protect your nation’s transportation systems so you and your family can travel safely? More

SpouseBuzz Live is Coming to San Antonio
All Military Spouses are invited to attend SpouseBuzz Live in San Antonio on October 18th. More

Military.com Classifieds: Get Tickets to the Game
Shop Military.com Classifieds to find tickets to local football, baseball, basketball games and more. More

New Report on Post-Deployment Health Issued
A new report issued earlier this month by the Government Accounting Office has found several problems with DoD’s oversight of the post-deployment health reassessment. More

Your VA Home Loan is a Safe, Secure Benefit
Your military family may feel uncertain about the mortgage industry, and one of the best ways you can protect your financial future is to lock in a low interest rate. More

Panel Completes Report on Suicide Prevention
The five-member Blue Ribbon Work Group on Suicide Prevention in May issued its draft report, which includes recommendations for the VA. More

Suicide Prevention Hotline
Suicide is the 11th most frequent cause of death in the U.S. - someone dies from suicide every 16 minutes. More

Senate Votes to Repeal Widows’ Offset
By a 94-to-2 vote, the Senate for a fourth straight year agreed to repeal a law that bans “concurrent receipt” for military surviving spouses. More

Economic Stimulus Pay Ends in October
If you do not normally file a federal tax return but must file one this year solely to claim your economic stimulus payment, you have until Oct. 15, 2008 to file. More

Grant for Colorado Veterans Home
The VA awarded a grant of up to $5.2 million for an upgrade the resident support and activity areas of the Colorado State Veterans Center at Homelake. More

VA Grant for Illinois Veterans’ Home
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a grant worth $295,100 for improvements at the state-run Illinois Manteno Veterans Home. More

Veterans Day Teacher Guide Available
The 2008 Veterans Day teacher resource guide is now available. The guide includes information on the history and meaning of Veterans Day, youth volunteer opportunities and a classroom activity guide. More

Bill to Extend Autism Benefit for Retired
The “Military Family Autism Equality Act,” introduced in the House, provides retired military families with autistic children the same health care benefit as families of active duty servicemembers. More

New Service for Wounded Warriors
The Military OneSource service established a Wounded Warrior Resource Center telephone number and e-mail address for servicemembers and their families. More

VA to Open Rural Clinics
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will open 10 new Rural Outreach Clinics by 2009 for thousands of veterans living in rural areas. More

The Navy publishes the Career Reenlistment Objectives (CREO) listing twice per year for sailors in the paygrades of E-1 through E-6. While the listing is intended to provide information about retraining possibilities, it also serves as a handy reference for promotion opportunities and for new applicants to determine whether or not the rating of their choice is likely to…read more

The Air Force has released their latest reenlistment bonus list containing 88 specialties, effective Sept. 15. The new program includes a $93 million budget increase, almost triple the amount of the last program…read more

Hauling people to safe, dry places became one of the main missions for National Guard troops after Hurricane Ike rampaged through Texas and Louisiana….More

Topics in this Week’s News Include:

1. Interstate Compact Gaining Momentum: In addition to Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona and Connecticut, who have all adopted the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, four other states have legislation waiting to be signed by their Governors. <more>

2. Walter Reed Patient Data May Have Been Compromised: The personal information of about 1,000 patients may have been revealed in a breach of sensitive data at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. <more>

3. TBI Family Caregiver Concerns To Be Heard: The Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting to hear Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) family caregiver experiences for service members who were injured while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. <more>

4. Anheuser-Busch Salutes Military Heroes: As military kids celebrate the beginning of summer break, many military parents are searching for fun and affordable activities to counter the inevitable bouts of summer boredom. <more>

5. Connecticut Honors Surviving Spouses and Children: Just in time for Memorial Day, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed SB 48 into law on May 23. <more>

6. GAO Report Finds Inconsistency in DoD Review Policies: The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report, “DoD Health Care: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed” on May 30^th. <more>

7. New ‘Military Family’ Game Show: The producers of a new game show for ABC are looking for military families to be contestants on the pilot episode of the show, which will offer “a huge cash prize.” <more>

8. Last Chance to Submit Spouse Surveys: Spouses who received invitations to participate in the 2008 Survey of Military Spouses conducted by the Department of Defense, have only a short time left to have their voices heard. <more>

Vacations for Veterans
Vacations for Veterans is a non-profit organization created to provide recently wounded veterans of the United States Armed Forces with a week of free lodgings. More

Deal of the Week: 20% off All Ocean Sports Cruises
Ocean Sports if proud to offer our military men and women and their families a 20% discount off all of our cruises and activities. More

TRICARE Beneficiaries About to be Turned Away?
Barring congressional action, the Medicare payment rate to physicians will be reduced by 10.6% in July of 2008. This directly affects TRICARE beneficiaries More

Will an Online Degree get me the Job?
Many prospective students have concerns about getting an “online degree.” They wonder if it will hurt their career aspirations. More

10 Tips to Get Hired by Uncle Sam
Follow these 10 steps to make your government job search more manageable –just be sure you know what you may need to do differently to land a job with Uncle Sam. More

Committee Reviews Health Legislation
Witnesses from veteran service organizations and other groups spoke before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in support of pending health care legislation. More

Featured Job: NYPD
As the largest police department in America, the NYPD is widely recognized as the nation’s leader in law enforcement technology. More

NY Veterans Tuition Awards
New York State Veterans Tuition Awards are tuition awards for full-time and part-time study for eligible veterans enrolled at an undergraduate or graduate school. More

New Veterans Home for North Dakota
Groundbreaking ceremonies will take place soon for a new $26.5 million North Dakota Veterans Home. More

Ohio Honors Veterans
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office is paying tribute to all who have served or are serving our country with its “Vote in Honor of a Veteran” program. More

Patient Wait Times Found Inaccurate
The chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, recently expressed concern that VA continues to report inaccurate data on wait times for health care appointments. More

VA Appoints Suicide Prevention Panel
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced the names of members appointed to special panels that will make recommendations on ways the VA can improve its programs in suicide prevention. More

Veterans History Project
The Veterans History Project was created in 2000 by Congress to record the first-hand accounts of American service personnel in major conflicts. More

Court Focuses on Rehab for Soldiers
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals is pleased to announce the establishment of the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court in Buffalo, N.Y. More

Marine Corps Family Conference
The fifth annual National Marine Corps Family Conference in Chantilly Virginia, July 25-27, 2008 is accepting registrations. More

Battle of Midway Commemoration
The U.S. Navy will observe the 66th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which took place on June 4, 1942. More

Fisher House for Washington, DC
A ground-breaking ceremony for a 21-suite Fisher House was recently held on the grounds of the Washington, DC, VA Medical Center. More

Counselors Offer Free Services
Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems because the military is short on therapists. More

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Hurricane season begins on June 1. As this date approaches each year, the 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” at Keesler Air Force Base, MS remain vigilant about tropical-weather threats. It all started in 1944 as a barroom dare, when two Army Air Corps…read more