Commissaries on Hawaii will no longer issue single-use shopping bags
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Commissaries on Hawaii will no longer issue single-use shopping bags starting on April 30 By Keith Desbois, DeCA public affairs specialist Commissaries on Hawaii will no longer issue single-use shopping bags starting in April, as the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) follows local laws to reduce waste and protect the environment, the agency announced. In accordance with the state of Hawaii Ordinance 19-30 signed December 15, 2019, disposable carryout bags will no longer be available at Hawaii commissaries effective April 30, 2024 ..read more
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Navy Updates Length of Stay Policy at RV Parks
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From CNIC Public Affairs The Navy has made it easier for active duty service members and their families to utilize recreational vehicle (RV) parks on installations for long-term stays. The Navy has made it easier for active duty service members and their families to utilize recreational vehicle (RV) parks on installations for long-term stays ..read more
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Assistance Available to Help Transitioning Service Members, Families
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By David Vergun , DOD News The Defense Department's Military-Civilian Transition Office is responsible for designing, overseeing and evaluating DOD transition and reintegration programs, which are available to all eligible military members, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families.  Taking care of people is a top priority for DOD, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. He noted that service members received a 4.6% pay raise this year—the largest in two decades. The department is also working to make child care more affordable, make moves easier, help military spous ..read more
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Active-Duty Spouse Survey Helps DOD Shape Family Policy, Programs
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By David Vergun , DOD News The biennial Survey of Active-Duty Spouses is now available for the nearly 600,000 Defense Department active-duty spouses to complete. The survey has new, expanded sections on remote work and financial well-being.   It's the only official DOD-wide survey for active-duty spouses. Input collected through this survey will provide the department with a barometer on how to adjust policies and programs to address the needs of military families in the U.S. and abroad, said Lee Kelley, principal director for the Department's Military Community and Family Policy Office ..read more
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Service Members Get New Benefit: Pet Travel Allowance
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By David Vergun , DOD News As of Jan. 1, active-duty service members are now authorized to receive reimbursement for costs related to relocation of one household pet due to a permanent change of station move. The relocation expense for either one dog or one cat includes travel costs within the U.S. or overseas and any other travel requirements, according to the Joint Travel Regulations Office.   ..read more
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DOD's Spouse Employment Pilot Program Enters Second Year
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by C. Todd Lopez , DOD News In January 2023, the Defense Department kicked off the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot program. As the program enters its second year, lessons learned from the first year will be used to make it even better going forward.  The three-year MSCAP program is designed to help military spouses find employment fellowships with participating companies. Following the conclusion of those fellowships, some military spouses may be offered full-time employment ..read more
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Air Force to Re-Introduce Warrant Officer Rank, Other Major Changes
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By C. Todd Lopez , DOD News To best optimize itself for great power competition, the Air Force plans to, among other things, bring back warrant officers within the cyber and information technology professions, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin during a presentation Monday at the Air Force Association's 2024 Warfare Symposium.  That change was among two dozen announced by senior Air Force officials. Each change is specifically designed to prepare the service for strategic power challenges from competitors like China and Russia.  ..read more
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Surviving Spouses Would Get Access to Vets Job Program Under Bipartisan Senate Bill
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Military.com by Rebecca Kheel Surviving spouses of service members who died on active duty or of a service-connected disability would gain access to a job counseling program created for veterans under a bipartisan Senate proposal being introduced Wednesday. The bill, from Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., would allow surviving spouses to get career counseling from specialists within the Department of Labor's Disabled Veterans Outreach Program, or DVOP ..read more
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DOD Reduces On-Base Child Care Fees for Military Families
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By Joseph Clark , DOD News The Defense Department is focused on making quality child care options affordable for military families as officials continue to prioritize initiatives to take care of those who serve.    Earlier this month the department implemented its new fee schedule for on base child care designed to reduce fees for lower income military families while maintaining high quality care at DOD child development centers around the world.     ..read more
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In Reversal, Defense Department Now Wants to Bring Tricare Beneficiaries Back to Military Health System
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Military.com By Patricia Kime The Defense Department is doing an about-face on a major component of reforms itlaunched seven years ago to reduce medical care costs, abandoning a plan to push familymembers and military retirees to private-sector care. In a memo sent last month to senior Pentagon leaders, Deputy Defense SecretaryKathleen Hicks outlined an effort to "re-attract" benefi ciaries to military hospitals andclinics -- at least 7% of those now receiving medical care through Tricare, the DoD's privatehealth program, by Dec. 31, 2026 ..read more
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