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Military Report is the most comprehensive military benefits and quality-of-life newsletter for military personnel and retirees. Make sure that you and your colleagues subscribe for this free update publication. -------------------------------- 26 OCTOBER 2009------------------------------------------- Is SGLI enough? SGLI may not be enough to protect your family. USAA Military Protection Plus life insurance can help provide the coverage you need. Contact us today at usaa.com/MPP. Stop Loss Compensation Pay Current and former servicemembers who were involuntarily held on active duty as a direct result of stop loss, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation. More Deal of the Week: Up to 87% off Limited time offer for US Military. Microsoft Office Standard 2007 for only $49.99. More Many Schools Offer College Credit for Service in the Military Take fewer classes by applying your service in the military towards a college degree. More becomeamember.com Don't let the name fool you. Everything Navy Federal Credit Union offers is available to the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and DoD civilians, too. Featured Job: Military Friendly Employers Visit Military.com's career board to search thousands of jobs in aerospace, defense, health care, nursing, government, law enforcement, teaching and more. More Army Still Leading Military.com Fantasy Football For the second week in a row, Army is leading the pack in Military.com Fantasy Football. More Fit Tip: 7 Muscle Myths, Busted The guy lifting beside you looks like he should write the book on muscle. Talks like it, too, he's big. But that doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about. More Military Career Expo Coming to Jacksonville, NC on Oct. 29 Meet with top companies such as Northrop Grumman, MAC Tools, Lockheed Martin, ManTech and more. More Beware of Dangerous Downloads Persons using peer-to-peer programs such as LimeWire, BitTorrent, and the infamous Napster may get more than they bargained for. More Armed Forces Offering Cyber Security Tips The Department of Defense's seven cyber-security tips to help you stay safe online. More Eat Free at Applebee's Military veterans and active-duty servicemembers will be able to eat for free at any Applebee's across the U.S. on Veterans Day, Wed., Nov. 11, 2009. More Gift Cards Go Online After months of testing, the Exchange Online Stores are accepting Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) gift cards. More H1N1 Vaccine Coming in November H1N1 vaccinations are expected to be available in November for active-duty servicemembers and their families. More Navy Safety Award Nominations The Naval Safety Center is seeking participants for the fourth semiannual Sailor-to-Sailor Safety (S2SS) Program. More Possible Breast Cancer Vaccine Episode 80 of the Military Health System podcast Dot Mil Docs is available now. In this episode, Col. (Dr.) George Peoples, director of DoD's Cancer Vaccine Development Program. More Respite Child Care Available This month YMCA respite child care expanded to licensed child care programs at YMCAs in all states that wish to participate in the program. More Share Your Ideas to Improve Health Care The U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System is asking you to submit your ideas for improvements through its Innovation Investment Process (IIP) website. More Navy Civil Affairs Team Uses Facebook The Navy's Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 104 is using Facebook while deployed to the Horn of Africa. More Bill to Ease Absentee Voting U.S. troops and other American voters overseas will get more time to send in their ballots and more electronic access to voting forms under legislation passed by Congress. More AF Offers Travel Safety Tips The Air Force Materiel Command reminds servicemembers to be aware of the potential dangers at unfamiliar locations. More Red Cross to Deliver Holiday Cards The American Red Cross is sponsoring the national "Holiday Mail for Heroes" campaign to receive and distribute holiday cards to servicemembers, veterans and their families. More VA to Contact Veteran Students Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs have begun calling GI Bill users across the country to explain their education benefits under the new Post-911 GI Bill. More Up-to-the-minute Military News Full Military Report Start Your Own Subscription Forward this newsletter to your friends and colleagues in the military community. Military Report Published by Military.com Editors: Brian Aguilar, Ho Lin Editorial Questions: http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1?file=FAQ Web site: subscribe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |