Benefits

Navigating the many military benefits can be daunting and confusing. The following are our latest articles relating to military benefits news along with articles to assist active duty, veteran and retired service members and their families.

VA Loan High-Cost Counties Map 2019. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency

VA Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties: Updated for 2019

The VA loan limit for 2019 is $484,350, but it could actually be more in high-cost counties

Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam. (US Navy photo/William McCann)

Navy Credentialing Opportunities On Line - Navy COOL

The Navy COOL website provides sailors with a powerful tool to map their rating and training to civilian credentials.

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, make their way through Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, back to Patrol Base Poole after completing Operation Mako, Sept. 21, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Mark Fayloga)

Marine Credentialing Opportunities On Line - Marine COOL

Credentialing lets you turn your Marine Corps knowledge into job experience.

The CCDC C5ISR Center is developing wearable authentication tokens that will enable soldiers to prove their identity when operating systems, devices and applications on the Army tactical network. (Spc. Dustin D. Biven/22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Army Credentialing Opportunities Online: Army COOL

Credentialing lets you transfer your military knowledge to job experience.

Air Force Cuts Back on Credentialing Opportunities

The recent success of many credentialing programs has depleted funding for the AF COOL program.

Maryland State Veteran Benefits

The state of Maryland provides several veteran benefits. We describe them on this page.

Compare Military College and Education Benefits

Compare Services: Education Benefits

Your education benefits give you a chance to reach career goals and move up through...

USERRA Discrimination Protection Explained

USERRA protects military members from hiring discrimination

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USERRA Continued Health Care Coverage

The law gives protection to Guard or Reserve members, or their dependents who risk losing health coverage due to mobilization...

Community College of the Air Force

The CCAF is a worldwide community college established to meet the educational needs of Air Force enlisted personnel.

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Police block off a road near the scene where the body of Roy Den Hollander was found.

Debate over Draft Registration for Women Takes Deadly Twist

The suspect in two killings allegedly sought revenge for being sidelined from cases challenging the male-only draft.

She Was a Pioneering Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. A Tsunami of Sexual Harassment Followed

Sara Faulkner had the "it" factor as the first woman to graduate from the Coast Guard's helicopter rescue swimmer school.

The Navy's new unisex black leather jacket, available exclusively to surface warfare officers, is now available for order.

Navy Surface Warfare Officers Can Now Order Special Jackets Approved Just for Them

The Navy's new jacket, available exclusively to surface warfare officers, is now available for order.

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, a soldier with 1st Cavalry Division, claims his shooting of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster was self-defense. (Photo via Broden Mickelson)

Man Who Fatally Shot Air Force Vet at Protest Was Fort Hood Soldier

The shooting was an act of self-defense, the soldier's attorney says.

Sailors deploy the Sibitzky Remotely Operated Vehicle.

Marines Locate Sunken AAV, Remains of Some Missing Troops

The Marine amphibious assault vehicle that sank off the coast of California last week has been located in 385 feet of water.

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