The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is currently adopted by 28 states covering 82% of military children. New Mexico is the latest state to join the multi-state effort; New Jersey passed compact legislation earlier this year.
New Jersey became the 27th state to join the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The Compact helps ease the educational transition problems for military kids whose parents are reassigned between states.
Quick breakdown of who is in, who is out, and what is left to do.
What new state initiatives are DoD and MOAA pursuing to help military families?
What improvements could make the Post 9/11 GI Bill more equitable?
Some employed military spouses can apply for a state tax refund on their 2009 withholdings where they reside, provided that they have an established domicile elsewhere, and are there due to a military move. But get the facts before you act.
Army Family Action Plan Conference delegates prioritized their top five new initiatives Friday. What did they recommend to improve military life?
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The first week in November, the House and Senate both passed HR 3548, The Worker, Homeownership and Business Act of 2009, which includes several tax incentives that provide significant financial help for thousands of military homeowners and potential home buyers
The Pentagon announced it will not appeal a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that certain military survivors are eligible to receive full payment of both VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and Survivor Benefit Plan annuities.
Military families are quickly taking advantage of funding to support educational and career opportunities. More than 28,000 have already applied to transfer their Post 9/11 GI Bill to a spouse and/or children.
Spouses spoke out – more than 100,000 of them- in a newly released Defense Manpower Data Center survey about the impact of deployments on spouses and children.
If your family has decided to use the Post- 9/11 GI Bill educational benefit for ( if you’re the spouse), or your children, then you’ll want to make sure that your military sponsor applies to transfer that benefit using DoD’s new website that goes active June 30.
Keynote speakers and specialized workshops (even for children and youth), along with one-on-one counseling with Personal Financial Counselors (PFCs) give servicemembers and their families information on credit management, car and home purchasing, investments, and much more.
It was once a pilot program for only 8 states and 18 installations…now it’s going worldwide. Thanks to last year’s defense bill, more military spouses pursuing portable careers will have the opportunity to benefit from a financial grant that will help cover credentialing, licensing and educational needs.
If you’ve been wondering how to pay for your education or your child’s this fall, you may find the funds you need through the new GI Bill transferability option. Don’t count on the cash yet though. Your servicemember needs to have completed the requisite post 9/11 service; meet or commit to certain time in service; apply to transfer the benefit, and designate you and/or your child as a full or partial recipient. Now is definitely the time to start that process.
The Army Corps of Engineers made public the specific rules for providing financial relief to military homeowners, wounded warriors and their survivors who are relocating and facing big losses on their home sales.
