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.

Help Is Available If You Are Having Trouble Making Your VA Home Loan Payments

Federally backed loans have special benefits under a new law.

GI Bill Top Top Questions Answered

The following are the most frequently asked questions concerning the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

Paying For School With Federal Aid

Effective July 1 student loan interest rates decrease, and the Pell Grant maximum amount increases.

Post-9/11 GI Bill Overview

The Post-9/11 GI Bill offers greater benefits than ever, but figuring out who gets what can be very confusing.

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.

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Service Chiefs to SecDef: Stop the Handover of Military Hospitals to Defense Health Agency

The heads of the U.S. military branches called for the return of all military hospital already transferred to the DHA.

Lt. Tasha Gallegos talks to a female service member about contraceptive care.

DoD to Assess Female Troops' Reproductive Health for First Time in Decades

The survey focuses on their experiences with military health care and preferences for family planning and contraception.

Visitors walk among the headstones at the Henri Chapelle WWII cemetery in Belgium.

WWII Hero Who Led Ragtag Group that Killed over 200 Nazis Considered for Medal of Honor

U.S. Rep. John Joyce introduced legislation that would award the highest military honor to a WWII hero from Pennsylvania.

Green Berets conducting urban movement training in July at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Ex-Green Berets Sentenced to 20 Years for Venezuela Attack

Both decorated former U.S. service members, they were found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking in illegal arms and terrorism.

Fourth Colonel to Serve Prison Time for Fort Gordon Bribery and Bid-Rigging Scheme

Col. Joseph Young appeared in U.S. District Court in Augusta for sentencing on a single count of conspiracy.

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