Veterans & Military Retiree News Updates

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Pay Dates Announced for 2008
The following table reflects the DFAS schedule of retiree and annuitant pay dates through 2008. This information may help to avoid any confusion as to when you should expect to see the payment deposited to your account. Remember that payday is always on the first business day of the month....More
http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/retired-pay/2008-military-retiree-pay-dates?ESRC=retirees.nl


Congress Seeks to Improve GI Bill Benefits
GI Bill reform is overdue. Congress has introduced more than 24 bills to improve the GI Bill in 2007, but so far none have been voted on. The following is an update on the status report on the effort to improve the GI Bill....More


Some Retirees to See SBP Premiums End in 2008
Survivor Benefit Plan Update: Participants in the Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan for retired military members now have a new milestone to mark on their calendars....More


The #1 Reason to Supplement Your SGLI
Life insurance is your way of protecting your family when you die, and not just the first
year after your death....More


Military Retiree COLA Set for 2008
Military and federal civilian retirees, veterans receiving disability compensation and Social Security recipients will get a 2.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment in January. The increase also will boost annuities under the military's survivor benefits plan....More



Disability Pay Reforms Shouldn't Help Only New Vets
While I believe that VA disability pay needs an overhaul, I am angered that the proposed legislation Bush has sent to Congress would only affect those veterans injured from here on out....More



Military Retiree Survivor Checklist
The following checklist should be reviewed by military retirees and their beneficiaries on an annual basis. This checklist is designed to equip you and your loved ones with knowledge and information that may prove helpful....More



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Contributed,
YNCS Don Harribine, USN(ret)

Any man or woman who may be asked in this century what they did to make
life worthwhile in their lifetime....can respond with a great deal of pride and
satisfaction, "I served a career in the United States Navy."



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