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07/01/2014

Six Flags St. Louis presents the 4th Annual Salute to Heroes Event July 2-6, 2014. Six Flags St. Louis honors the men and women of our Armed Forces. All Active Duty, National Guard and Reservists will receive complimentary admission to the theme park with a valid U.S. military ID.

FREE ADMISSION: Free admission to all Active Military Personnel with Valid Military ID.

$38.99 + TAX ADMISSION (Save $20 off main gate): $38.99 + tax Admission when you purchase online using "HERO" at www.sixflags.com/stlouis.

$5 of every ticket sold benefiting Operation Homefront.

Missouri's biggest, most popular family attraction featuring dozens of thrill rides, shows, and activities (St. Louis, MO)

07/01/2014

There's still time to join the Summer Reading Program by Blue Star Families.

Books on Bases was created by Blue Star Families to positively impact the lives of military children through the power of reading. Big News: Our Summer Reading Campaign is ON! With the generosity of partners and supporters such as Disney, BAE Systems, Auto Trader, Operation Paperback, and Barnes &…

07/01/2014

Enter the Home Depot Orange Honors Scholarship for your chance to win a $10,000 Scholarship. Topic: "How would earning a college degree positively impact your life?"

Militaryspouse.com focuses on milspouses, fiancés, and significant others; delivering helpful and entertaining content from writers who understand military families – military spouses themselves.

07/01/2014

The My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship Program is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to eligible military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification or Associate’s degree in a portable career field and occupation.

In response to recent reports of deceptive or misleading behavior by education institutions, the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies have partnered to create an online complaint system designed to collect feedback on problems with education institutions experienced by Veterans, Se…

07/01/2014

Don't forget about free access to federal parks and 1,800 museums across the nation!

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2014 – With summer just beginning, Defense Department officials want to remind service members and their families that low- to no-cost fitness and recreation opportunities exist to maintain military family readiness, a morale, welfare and recreation official said today.

06/17/2014

Presidential Executive Orders to Help Servicemembers with Student Loans

Yesterday, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will automatically apply a 6% interest rate cap to eligible federal student loan borrowers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act without the need for additional paperwork.

In October 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published The Next Front , a report that identified troubling trends regarding student loan borrowers having trouble accessing their SCRA rights.
We shared the consumer complaints featured in the report with the Department of Justice, which led to the recent settlement against Sallie Mae , the nation's largest student loan servicer. The settlement required Sallie Mae to proactively determine which of its borrowers were eligible for the 6% interest rate reduction, and apply the rate cap without the need for borrowers to submit a request or military orders.

Yesterday's Executive Order extends this relief to all federal student loan borrowers, not just those with loans serviced by Sallie Mae.

If you are a servicemember and you have a federal student loan that you took out before you entered the military, you are no longer required to ask your student loan servicer and to send in your orders for an interest rate reduction. Your interest rate reduction will be applied automatically.

Borrowers with private student loans should still contact their student loan servicer to inquire how to obtain their SCRA benefits. In most cases, you will need to send a written request and include a copy of the orders calling you onto military service.

If you interact with any servicemembers with student loans, you may wish to share these additional resources:

1) Submit a complaint about your student loan servicer. Consumers may
wish to file a complaint if they are concerned their account was illegally handled. Visit consumerfinance.gov/complaint or call 855-411-CFPB (2372).


2) Share the action guide for servicemembers with student loans. Since
this new guidance has yet to take effect, we advise servicemembers interested in accessing their benefits and protections to check out our action guide . We will continue to update the guide as this new guidance takes effect.


For more information, please visit consumerfinance.gov/servicemembers
and consumerfinance.gov/students .


Related links:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/09/presidential-memorandu
m-federal-student-loan-repayments

03/27/2014

Missouri law designates March 30 as Vietnam Veterans Day; Gov. Nixon encourages Missourians to recognize, honor veterans of that conflict

Jefferson CiTY – Sunday, March 30, will mark the second observance of Vietnam Veterans Day in Missouri, and Gov. Jay Nixon is encouraging Missourians to give special recognition and honor to veterans of the conflict in southeast Asia on that day.

In 2012, Gov. Nixon signed into law a bill designating March 30 as Vietnam Veterans Day in Missouri. The day is designed to encourage Missourians to observe the day with appropriate events, activities and remembrances in honor of those who served during the Vietnam conflict.

“Those Americans who served in Vietnam gave the same measure of sacrifice as veterans of our country’s other wars but, for many, the recognition of their honorable service was slow in coming,” Gov. Nixon said. “Vietnam Veterans Day can remind us to give the honor that is due to these soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, and to thank them for what they did on our behalf.”

01/28/2014

Militaryspouse.com focuses on milspouses, fiancés, and significant others; delivering helpful and entertaining content from writers who understand military families – military spouses themselves.

01/23/2014

The DoD is offering No-Cost Tax Services through Military OneSource for Service Members and their Eligible Family Members.

Confidential services, including non-medical counseling and specialty consultations, are available through Military OneSource. Eligible individuals may receive confidential services at no cost. Check eligibility. International Calling Options.

01/15/2014

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 – If it hasn’t arrived yet, your 2013 W-2 wage and tax statement likely is on its way, and with it the countdown toward the April 15 tax filing deadline.

01/14/2014

Please be aware that the Stateside TRICARE Service Centers will be closing 1 Apr 14. All services will be handled online or by phone.

All stateside Tricare in-person service centers will be closing April 1, Tricare officials recently confirmed. The closure of the 189 facilities is expected to save the Defense Department about $50 million a year, officials said. The Tricare Service Centers, which handle about 137,000 visitors a...