Retiree Interest Monthly Post Dec 12 - Various Resources and Other

[Jim_Higgins]

Retiree Interest Monthly Post Dec 12 - Various Resources and Other
All links checked 11/30/12

Suggestions or Complaints?

==============================================================

Legal:

Free Legal Assistance
http://tinyurl.com/3v2szst

U.S. Armed Forces Legal Assistance
http://legalassistance.law.af.mil/content/locator.php

=================================================================

Space Available Travel
http://www.amc.af.mil/amctravel/

More details on Space-A travel, including contact information for
military terminals, is available online. [188K .doc download below]
http://www.amc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-060328-001.doc

Space Available Flight: Basic Rules and Regulations
http://www.military.com/Travel/Content1/0,,SAF_rules,00.html

Military Living Publications, including Space-A
http://militaryliving.com/

Military Homefront
http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/

==============================================

BENEFITS and RESOURCES

Links for Mil\Ret\Vets
http://www.hostmtb.org/

National Resource Directory
http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov/

State Veteran's Benefits Directory
http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,59476,00.html

Military Career Center & Jobs
http://www.military.com/Careers/Home/0,13373,,00.htm

A Guide To Military And Veterans Benefits
http://www.military.com/Benefits/0,14972,,00.html

==================================================================================

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

(care giver help)
Aid and Attendance and Housebound benefits
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/pension/vetpen.htm#7

VA
http://www.va.gov/

VA Health Care Overview
http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,30988--1,00.html

eBenefits (VA)
http://www.ebenefits.va.gov/

VA Watchdog.org
http://www.vawatchdog.org/

Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries
*(down for maintenance)*
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/listcem.asp

========================================================

RETIREE RESOURCES

DoD Military Installation Directory
http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=MI:ENTRY:0

DEERS ID Card Facility Locator
http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl

MyPay
https://mypay.dfas.mil/mypay.aspx

Pay to Go Electronic by March 1, 2013
A Treasury mandate requires us to pay our customers by electronic funds
transfer beginning March 1, 2013. Most military members, retirees and
civilian employees getting paper checks will have to set up direct
deposit. Get ahead of the rush. Start direct deposit now. It’s easy,
it’s safe and it gives you more control with less stress.
Mandatory EFT Information
http://www.dfas.mil/pressroom/dfasnewsreleasearchive/Release1012002.html

National Personnel Records Center
http://www.archives.gov/

How to Request Military Service Records or Prove Military Service
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/

Federal Benefits listed alphabetically
http://tinyurl.com/25mg35v

Military and Veteran Benefits by Topic
http://www.military.com/benefits/

Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors
2012 Online Edition *down for maintenance*
http://www1.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp

Fort McCoy Wisconsin Garrison Services
http://www.mccoy.army.mil/Services/ACAP.asp

Humana Military Healthcare Services
http://www.humana-military.com/

Federal Government Official Web Portal
http://www.usa.gov/

=============================================

EDUCATIONAL

Post 9/11 GI Bill Overview
http://www.military.com/money-for-school/gi-bill/new-gi-bill-overview

Post 9/11 GI Bill Website
http://www.gibill.va.gov/

State Education Benefits
http://tinyurl.com/7ggnk9f

Learn to Use Your GI Bill Benefits
http://tinyurl.com/y7jq622

=============================================

USEFUL DRUG & HEALTH SITES

Pain Relievers (NIH)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/painrelievers.html

Drug and Herb Interactions
http://tinyurl.com/yjo4y2t

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
http://www.crbestbuydrugs.org/

Food & Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/

=============================================

MILITARY INTEREST AND NEWS SITES

Zeno's Warbird Links
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/

Military History Online
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/

Guide to Military Uniforms and Insignia
http://tinyurl.com/2foj77o

Army Link
http://thearmylink.iwarp.com/

Army Echoes
http://www.armyg1.army.mil/rso/echoes.asp

Navigating the Military Internet (Naval Postgraduate School)-*ginormous
number of links*
http://tinyurl.com/2fr25c6

Armed Forces Journal
http://www.armedforcesjournal.com

Military Magazines and Papers
http://www.world-newspapers.com/military.html

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps Times (links from Army Times)
http://www.armytimes.com/

European and Pacific Stars and Stripes
http://www.stripes.com/

Military.Com
http://www.military.com/

Strategy Page - News and Various Links
http://strategypage.com/

=============================================

ODDS & ENDS

Free book downloads from Baen Books(Science Fiction)
http://www.baenebooks.com/c-1-free-library.aspx

Field Rations, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_ration

MREInfo.com - British 24-Hour Ration Packs
http://www.mreinfo.com/international/great-britain/british-24-hour-ration-packs.html

A History of the Army Field Ration
http://www.63rdinfdiv.com/fieldrationspage1.html

1914 & 1916
British and German Rations
http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/memoir/ration.html

U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum
http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/index.html

--
"Your first, last, and only line of defense-a Cohort of Roman Heavy
Infantry"