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Complete Idiot's Guide to Your Military and Veterans Benefits [Mīkstie vāki]

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  • Sērija : Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)
  • Izdošanas datums: 03-Jun-2008
  • Izdevniecība: Alpha Books
  • ISBN-10: 1592577059
  • ISBN-13: 9781592577057
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 405 pages, height x width x depth: 231x185x24 mm, weight: 630 g, Illustrations, black and white
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  • Izdošanas datums: 03-Jun-2008
  • Izdevniecība: Alpha Books
  • ISBN-10: 1592577059
  • ISBN-13: 9781592577057
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The perks for American servicemen and women.
The U.S. Armed Forces exists in a reality all its own. Members are fed, paid, clothed, housed, and protected in a way few other American citizens can claim. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines can shop at low-price grocery stores, protect their families with low-cost insurance, and earn a lifetime pension before they turn 40 years old. In fact, military life offers so many benefits and perks, itas hard for the average serviceman or woman to keep track of them. Finally, here is a guide that explains the benefits and how to obtain them. Inside, readers will find:
a[ Clear and precise explanations of active duty family benefits
a[ Details on veteran education and medical benefits
a[ A money-saving guide to discounts for both active duty personnel and Veterans
Part 1: Who Gets What?
1(28)
A Benefit Ain't a Benefit If You Don't Use It
3(10)
Some Benefits Are for Everyone
4(4)
Active Duty
5(1)
Retirees
6(1)
Reservists
6(1)
National Guard
7(1)
Veterans
7(1)
Eligibility
8(1)
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR)
8(2)
Funding
9(1)
Military Recreation Resort
9(1)
Benefits Can Change
10(1)
Military Supporting Charities
10(1)
Family Support
11(2)
Your Ticket to the Game
13(16)
The Uniformed Services
13(2)
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
14(1)
Guardsmen
14(1)
Coast Guard
14(1)
NOAA
14(1)
The Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
15(1)
Retirees
15(1)
Military Disabled Retirees
16(1)
Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card
16(3)
Who Is Eligible for an ID Card?
17(1)
Who Loses Eligibility?
17(1)
Common Access Card (CAC)
18(1)
Defense Enrollment Eligibility System (DEERS)
19(1)
Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS)
20(1)
DD214---The Veteran's Ticket
21(8)
What's in the DD214?
22(1)
Not Everyone Gets a DD214
23(1)
Honorable Discharge Is the Goal
23(1)
General Discharge
24(1)
Other Than Honorable (OTH)
24(1)
Bad Conduct (BCD)
24(1)
Dishonorable Discharge
25(1)
Entry-Level Separation
25(1)
Replacing a DD214
25(1)
Correcting
26(3)
Part 2: Show Me the Money
29(80)
Cash for This-Money for That
31(14)
Payment Then and Now
32(1)
Basic Pay
33(4)
Cost of Living Increases
34(1)
CONUS (Continental United States) COLA
34(1)
Overseas COLA
35(1)
Drill Pay
36(1)
Leave
36(1)
Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
37(1)
Allowances
37(2)
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
38(1)
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS)
38(1)
Family Separation Allowance
39(1)
Payroll Taxes Are Unavoidable
39(2)
Federal Taxes
40(1)
State Taxes
40(1)
Clothing Allowances
41(4)
Clothing Allowances
41(1)
Extra Clothing Allowances
42(3)
Extra Money for Special People
45(14)
Special Pay
46(1)
War Zone
46(1)
Hardship Duty Pay
46(1)
Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay (HFP/IDP)
47(1)
Hazardous Duty Pay
47(2)
Diving Pay
47(1)
Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay
48(1)
Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay---Air Crew Member
49(1)
Sea Service Incentives
49(2)
Career Sea Pay
50(1)
Submarine Duty Incentive Pay
50(1)
Special Skills Pay
51(2)
Foreign Language Proficiency Pay
51(1)
High Deployment Pay
52(1)
Aviation Career Incentive Pay
52(1)
Career Enlisted Flight Incentive Pay
52(1)
Overseas Extension Pay
52(1)
Special Duty Assignment Pay
53(1)
Special Pay for Dental Services
53(2)
Variable Special Pay for Dental Officers
54(1)
Additional Special Pay for Dental Officers
54(1)
Dental Officers Board Certified Pay
54(1)
Reserve Dental Officer Special Pay
55(1)
Special Pay for Medical Services
55(4)
Variable Special Pay for Medical Officers
55(1)
Board Certified Pay
56(1)
Additional Special Pay
56(1)
Incentive Special Pay (ISP)
56(1)
Multiyear Special Pay (MSP)
56(1)
Board Certified Pay for Nonphysician Health Care Providers
57(1)
Diplomat Pay for Psychologists
57(1)
Nurse Corps
57(2)
Your Military Home Away from Home
59(14)
Government-Provided Quarters
59(2)
Barracks/Dorms and Ship's Berths
61(3)
Air Force Quarters
62(1)
The Navy Way
62(1)
Army Does It Different
63(1)
The Marines Approach
63(1)
Coast Guard
64(1)
Base Housing
64(3)
Losing Eligibility
66(1)
Privatized Housing
66(1)
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
67(6)
How Much Do I Get?
67(1)
And a Dependent Is
68(1)
BAH with Dependents
69(1)
BAH Without Dependents
69(1)
BAH-DIFF
69(1)
BAH-RC/Transient
70(1)
Partial BAH
70(1)
Overseas Housing Allowance
70(3)
Retiring Takes Careful Planning
73(14)
Know Your DIEM Date
74(1)
Go Away, I'm Retired
74(1)
Early Retirement
75(1)
Disability Retirement
76(1)
Temporary Disability Retired
76(1)
Permanent Disability Retirement
76(1)
Active Duty Retirement
77(3)
Final Pay
78(1)
High-3
78(1)
CSB/REDUX
79(1)
The Finer Points of Retirement Pay
80(2)
Garnishments/Withholdings
81(1)
Divorce, Child Support, and Spousal Support
81(1)
Keep Your Pay Records Current
81(1)
Foreign Employment of Retirees Can Cause Problems
81(1)
Concurrent Receipt---Two Pensions at Once
82(1)
Combining Military and Federal Civil Service Retirements
82(1)
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
82(2)
Social Security
84(3)
Insuring Your Family's Future
87(12)
Serviceman's Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
88(4)
Eligibility
88(1)
Coverage
89(1)
Beneficiaries
89(1)
Family SGLI (Spousal Coverage)
90(1)
What's the Cost?
90(1)
Pay Out
91(1)
Accelerated Payout
92(1)
Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
92(1)
Eligibility
93(1)
Cost
93(1)
Converting Your Government Policy to a Commercial One
93(1)
Traumatic Benefits Under SGLI
94(1)
Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)
95(4)
Eligibility
96(1)
Cost
96(3)
A Helping Hand in a Personal Crisis
99(10)
American Red Cross
100(2)
Emergency Notification
100(1)
Guard and Reserve
101(1)
Service to Veterans
101(1)
Army Emergency Relief
102(1)
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
103(1)
Air Force Aid Society
104(2)
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
106(3)
Part 3: Noncash Benefits
109(90)
TRICARE: The Military's Medical Plan
111(16)
TRICARE Comes in Many Varieties
112(4)
TRICARE Prime
112(1)
TRICARE Standard
113(2)
TRICARE Extra
115(1)
TRICARE Prime Remote
116(1)
TRICARE Coverage for Retirees
116(3)
Retired but Less Than 65 Years Old
117(1)
TRICARE For Life (TFL)
117(1)
TRICARE Global Remote Overseas (TGRO)
118(1)
Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP)
119(1)
Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
119(1)
TRICARE Dental
120(3)
TRICARE Dental Costs
120(1)
Enrolling
121(1)
Dental Coverage Overseas
121(2)
TRICARE Pharmacy (Better Living Through Chemistry)
123(4)
TRICARE Retail Pharmacy (TRRX) Program
123(1)
Drugs by Mail
124(3)
Legal Paper Shuffling
127(14)
What to Do When You're Gone: Wills
128(3)
Figuring Out Who Gets Your Junk or Your Bills
128(1)
Getting It Done
129(1)
Making It Official
130(1)
Keeping It Safe Until It's Needed
130(1)
Copies and Revisions
130(1)
Medical Care If You Can't Decide for Yourself: Living Wills
131(1)
Okay, So What Exactly Does It Do?
131(1)
Get Your Number 2 Pencil: Writing a Living Will
132(1)
Storing Your Advance Medical Directive
132(1)
I Give You the Power of Me
132(3)
A Bit of Info for All POAs
133(1)
Health-Care Powers of Attorney
134(1)
Military Special Power of Attorney
134(1)
Adding to Your Family Through Adoption
135(2)
Adoption Benefits for Military Families
135(1)
Getting Leave for Your Adoption
136(1)
Websites to Answer Questions and Provide Support
136(1)
Citizenship for You and Your Family
137(4)
Serving Your Country with a Green Card
137(1)
Requirements for Citizenship
138(1)
How Does the Military Help Me?
139(1)
Legalizing and Naturalizing Family Members
139(2)
Shopping with Military Style
141(14)
Post (or Base) Exchange
141(10)
Eligibility for the PX
142(1)
The Exchange Is Big Business
143(1)
Catalog and Online Sales
144(1)
PX Down Range
145(1)
Exchange Shopping Overseas
145(1)
Navy Exchange System
146(1)
Ship Stores
146(1)
NEX Telecommunications
146(1)
Marine Corps Exchange (MCX)
147(1)
Coast Guard Exchange
147(1)
Military Star Card
147(1)
Class Six Stores
148(1)
Cheap Movie Seats
149(1)
Your Shopping Basket
149(2)
Complaints About the Exchange System
151(1)
Commissary
151(4)
Eligibility for Commissary
152(1)
Overseas Commissaries
152(1)
Virtual Commissary
153(2)
Money-Stretching Things to Do Around the Base
155(18)
So Much to Do---So Little Time
155(1)
Education
156(2)
Try a Little Night School
157(1)
Read a Book at the Base Library
157(1)
Sports of All Types
158(2)
Shoot a Round of Golf
158(1)
Martial Arts of All Types
158(1)
Team Sports of All Types
159(1)
Swimming Pools---Grown-Up Style
159(1)
At the Beach
160(1)
Outdoor Recreation
160(5)
Borrow What You Need
160(1)
Practice Fire and Maneuver in a Paintball Arena
161(1)
Fishing Those Seldom-Touched Ponds
161(1)
Shooting Ranges for All Types of Weapons and Contests
162(1)
Hunting
163(1)
Marinas
163(1)
Riding Stables
164(1)
Campgrounds
164(1)
Base Services
165(3)
Clubs
165(1)
Hobby Shops for Arts and Crafts
165(1)
Auto Repair Self-Service Center
166(1)
Discounts to Main Events
167(1)
Aero Club
167(1)
USO
168(2)
Entertainment
168(1)
USO Airport Centers
169(1)
USO Service Centers
169(1)
USO and the Military Family
170(1)
Armed Services YMCA
170(3)
Planning a Family Vacation (On the Cheap)
173(26)
A Free Flight to Vacationland
174(3)
Arranging Flights
175(1)
Eligibility for Flights
175(1)
Space Available Priority Categories
176(1)
Baggage Allowance
177(1)
Discounted Commercial Travel
177(2)
Rail Travel
178(1)
Bus Travel
178(1)
Commercial Air Travel
179(1)
Kick Back at a Military Resort
179(8)
Shades of Green
180(2)
Cape Henry Inn and Beach Club
182(1)
Hale Koa Hotel
182(2)
Dragon Hill Lodge
184(1)
The Edelweiss Lodge
185(1)
The New Sanno Hotel
186(1)
Military Hotels
187(4)
Army Lodging
187(1)
Navy Lodges
188(1)
Coast Guard
189(1)
Air Force Inn
190(1)
Marines
190(1)
Marines Offer Additional Recreational Lodging
191(3)
Camp Pendleton Beach Cottages
191(1)
Big Bear Mountain Cottages
191(1)
Cottages at Kaneobe Bay
192(1)
Camp Butler
193(1)
Camp Lejeune
193(1)
Private Military Hotels
194(2)
New York City---SSMAC
194(1)
San Francisco'---Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel
195(1)
Armed Forces Vacation Club
196(3)
Eligibility
196(1)
Make a Reservation
197(2)
Part 4: Go to School
199(28)
Money for College While Still Serving
201(12)
Military Tuition Assistance (TA)
202(1)
DANTES
203(4)
DANTES with ACE and SOCs
203(2)
Examinations and Aptitude Tests
205(2)
Student Loan Forgiveness
207(1)
Spouse Assistance
207(6)
General Military-Provided Assistance
207(1)
Aid for Air Force Personnel Spouses
208(1)
Assistance for Army Personnel Spouses
209(1)
Contributions for Coast Guard Spouses
210(1)
Money for Marine and Navy Spouses
210(3)
College Money from Your Rich Uncle
213(14)
AARTS and SMART
214(3)
Getting Your ACE Credits
214(1)
The Air Force Way
214(1)
The Army Does It Differently
215(1)
Coast Guard Institute
215(1)
Navy/Marines ACE Registry
216(1)
Veterans
216(1)
GI Bill
217(1)
Eligibility for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
217(3)
Category 1: Service After June 30, 1985
218(1)
Category 2: Vietnam Era
219(1)
Category 3: Involuntary/Special Separation
219(1)
Category 4: Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)
219(1)
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2000
220(1)
Top-Up
220(1)
Buy-Up
220(1)
Veteran's Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)
220(2)
Eligibility for VEAP
221(1)
Applying for VEAP
221(1)
Veterans Upward Bound
222(1)
Service Member Opportunity Colleges (SOC)
223(1)
Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
224(3)
Eligibility
224(1)
Payout
225(2)
Part 5: Guard and Reserve
227(38)
Moving from Active Duty to the Guard/Reserve
229(10)
What Is the Guard and Reserve?
229(1)
Reserves: Different Strokes for Different Folks
230(3)
Ready Reserve
230(2)
Standby Reserve
232(1)
Retired Reserve
232(1)
Different Services ... Different Deals
233(1)
How Badly They Want Someone Like You
233(1)
What Rank Would I Have?
233(1)
Age Can Be a Factor
234(1)
Is Basic Training Required?
234(1)
Picking a New Unit
234(2)
What's My Job?
236(1)
Officer Material
236(1)
Pride and Yes, Just Enough of the Old Times
237(2)
Unique Benefits for Guard and Reserves
239(16)
Pay and Allowances
240(2)
Special Incentive Pay
241(1)
Bonuses
241(1)
Tax Breaks
241(1)
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
242(2)
Residential Leases
242(1)
Car Leases
243(1)
Installment Contracts
243(1)
Interest Rate Caps
243(1)
Temporary Military Jobs
244(1)
``Man Days''
244(1)
Temporary Duty
244(1)
Extra School
244(1)
State Benefits
245(1)
Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA)
245(4)
Your Responsibilities Under USERRA
246(1)
Disabled Veterans and USERRA
247(1)
Filing a Complaint Under USERRA
247(1)
Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
248(1)
Guard/Reserve Retirement
249(5)
Retirement Eligibility
249(1)
Count Those Points
250(1)
Calculating Retirement Pay
251(2)
Challenging the Point Count
253(1)
Fully Retired At Last
254(1)
Send Me a Check!
254(1)
Check Out the New Credentials
254(1)
Full-Time Health Insurance for Part-Time Warriors
255(10)
TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums
256(1)
Signing Up for TRICARE Reserve Select
256(3)
Tricare Service Centers
257(1)
Pre-Activation Eligibility
258(1)
Qualifying Life Events
258(1)
TRICARE Reserve Select Survivor Benefits
259(1)
Voluntarily Terminating TRS Coverage
259(1)
TRICARE Dental Program
259(3)
TDP Services
260(1)
TDP Premiums
260(1)
Enrollment Rules
261(1)
What Happens If You Are Called to Active Duty?
261(1)
Survivor Benefits
261(1)
Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP)
262(3)
Part 6: Leaving the Service
265(128)
Am I a Vet?
267(12)
How Many Vets Are There?
268(1)
A Short History of Veteran Benefits
268(1)
Who Is Eligible?
269(2)
Honorable Service
270(1)
Length of Service
270(1)
Periods
271(1)
How the Veterans Administration Is Organized
271(2)
Veterans Health Administration
272(1)
Veterans Benefits Administration
272(1)
National Cemetery Administration
272(1)
Special Veteran Groups
273(2)
Women Veterans
273(1)
Veterans Overseas
273(1)
Special Groups
274(1)
Parents, Widows (or Widowers), and Children
274(1)
Incarcerated Veterans
275(1)
The VA's Priority Rating System
275(2)
Appealing a VA Decision
277(2)
Veterans Benefits
279(22)
Home Loan Guaranty Program
280(5)
Program Details
280(1)
Closing Costs
281(1)
VA Loan Guarantee Funding Fee
281(1)
Eligibility
281(2)
Obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility
283(1)
Restoring Your VA Eligibility
284(1)
Special Situations
284(1)
Disability Compensation
285(3)
Applying for Compensation
285(2)
Presumptive Conditions
287(1)
Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) for Retired Veterans
287(1)
Other VA Compensation and Pension
288(3)
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Surviving Spouse and Children
288(1)
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Surviving Parents
289(1)
Death Pension
290(1)
Service-Connected Birth Defects
291(1)
Assisted Living VA Style
291(1)
Insurance
292(4)
CHAMPVA
292(3)
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance
295(1)
Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)
296(1)
Vocational Rehabilitation
296(2)
Vocational and Educational Counseling
297(1)
Veteran Entrepreneurship
297(1)
Veterans Industries/Compensated Work Therapy (VI/CWT)
298(1)
Homeless Veterans
298(3)
Gaining a Government Job
301(10)
Government Civilian Pay Scales
302(1)
Government Hiring Process
302(2)
Veterans' Preferences
304(3)
Military Retirees Do Not Get a Hiring Preference
304(1)
Five-Point Preference
305(1)
Ten-Point Preference
305(1)
Noncompetitive Hiring Through Veterans Recruitment Appointments (VRAs)
306(1)
Appealing a Denied Preference
307(1)
Finding the Ideal Job
307(2)
USAJOBS
307(1)
Hire Vets First
308(1)
CareerOne Stop
308(1)
Base Postings
308(1)
State Hiring Preferences
309(2)
Veterans Medical Benefits
311(18)
What Is the VHA?
311(1)
VA Medical Benefits
312(3)
Outpatient Pharmacy
313(1)
Outpatient Dental Services
314(1)
VA's Prosthetics and Sensory Aids
315(1)
Eligibility
315(2)
The VA's Priority Rating System
317(1)
Cost for VA Medical Services
318(3)
Means Test
318(1)
Some Co-Pays Are Waived for Everyone
319(1)
Co-Pay for Services
320(1)
Can't Pay Your Co-Pay?
321(1)
Long-Term Care
321(2)
Nursing Home Care
323(1)
National PTSD Center
324(1)
Veteran Health Registries
325(1)
Health Care for Dependents
326(3)
Veterans Burial Benefits
329(16)
National Cemeteries
330(1)
Burial Ceremony
330(1)
Burial with Military Honors
330(2)
Honor Guard
331(1)
Flag
331(1)
Internment Options
332(4)
Burial in a National Cemetery
332(2)
Burial in Arlington National Cemetery
334(1)
Burial in State Veterans Cemeteries
335(1)
Burial at Sea
335(1)
Government-Supplied Headstones and Markers
336(3)
History of Military Headstones
336(1)
How to Order a Veteran's Marker
337(1)
Replacement Headstones and Markers
338(1)
Setting Government Headstones and Markers
339(1)
Memorial Markers
339(1)
Presidential Memorial Certificates
339(1)
Reimbursement of Funeral and Burial Expenses
340(1)
Preplanning
340(5)
Be Sure Critical Documents Are Available
341(1)
Burial in Uniform
341(4)
Military Family Support
345(48)
Active Duty Family Support
346(1)
Traditional Family Support Network
346(1)
Tell It to the Chaplain
347(1)
Family Support Programs
347(3)
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
348(1)
Family Member Employment Assistance Program (FMEAP)
349(1)
Family Advocacy Program (FAP)
350(1)
Family Readiness
350(1)
Teaching Families the Military Ways
350(1)
Relocation
351(1)
Guard/Reserve Family Support
351(2)
Community Outreach Partnerships
352(1)
Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Toolkit
352(1)
Preparing for the Reunion
352(1)
Operation: Military Child Care (OMCC)
353(2)
Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood
354(1)
Operation: Military Child Care
354(1)
Child Care Options for R&R
355(1)
Child Care for Severely Injured Service Members
355(1)
Service-Specific Programs
355(4)
Important Sources of the Latest Family Support Information
356(1)
Army
356(1)
Navy and Marine Corps
357(1)
Air Force
358(1)
Appendixes
A Glossary
359(16)
B Common Acronyms
375(10)
C Website Resources
385(6)
D Appealing a VA Decision
391(2)
Index 393