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Tom Philpott: Military Forum Archives
February 03, 2012: Some Fear Paperless VA Claims Won't Help
January 06, 2012: PTSD Vets and Their Families Need Help
December 30, 2011: Unemployment for Vets and TRICARE Prime Fees
December 23, 2011: Retirees Ping Senators on TRICARE Fee Hikes
December 16, 2011: Avoid Double Recoupment of Separation Pay
December 03, 2011: SBP Premiums Can be Higher for Gays
November 15, 2011: Retirees Losing Faith in Politicians
October 07, 2011: Accounting for the Invisible Wounds of War
September 30, 2011: New TRICARE For Life Fees
September 27, 2011: Jobless Vets Deserve More
September 16, 2011: Troops Need to Protect Their Hearing
September 12, 2011: Cost-Savings Better Than Cutting Benefits
August 25, 2011: GI Bill Transfers: Too Restrictive or Wasteful?
August 12, 2011: Why Military Has a 20-Year Retirement
August 11, 2011: Primary Target for Retirement Reform
July 28, 2011: Walgreens to Leave TRICARE Pharmacy Network
July 01, 2011: Separation Pay Recouped Before Disability Pay Begins
June 24, 2011: Retired Enlisted: 'Reasonable' Fee Hike Can Still Be Unfair
June 17, 2011: Remarried, Now Wise to Unfairness of Ex-Spouse Law
June 10, 2011: Scientist Challenges AO Illness Link for C-123 Crews
June 03, 2011: Many AO Exposures Still Not Recognized
May 27, 2011: Auditors Wrong on Camp Lejeune Housing Shortage
May 23, 2011: TRICARE Retired Reserve for 'Gray-Area' Retirees
May 13, 2011: No Pulse Felt on CRDP for 'Under 20' Disabled Retirees
May 06, 2011: Some Still See TRICARE Young Adult as a 'Deal'
April 29, 2011: Priority Group 7 & 8 Vets Worry About Medicare Costs
April 22, 2011: Housing Assistance Plan Out of Cash for PCS
April 15, 2011: Veterans Divided on Pushing Cat 7/8s Out of Care
April 08, 2011: Ratings Reviewed for Disabled Separated Since 9/11
April 01, 2011: Lawmaker Said to Miss 'Big Picture' on LHI Contract
March 25, 2011: Retirees: 'Health Czar' Post Unneeded
March 18, 2011: Redux 'Bonus' Still a Government Ripoff
March 11, 2011: Reservists Can't Draw Both Military & VA Disability Pay
March 04, 2011: Retirees Divided Over TRICARE Fee Hikes
February 25, 2011: 300,000 Ineligible for GI Bill Transfer
February 18, 2011: Expired Tax Break Explains Withholding Jump
February 03, 2011: Family Needs Affordable 'Young Adult TRICARE'
January 28, 2011: Disabled Vet Auto Allowance Jumps in October
January 21, 2011: Disappointed by 'TRICARE Young Adult'
January 14, 2011: Echoes of Wars Past for Veterans, Spouses
January 07, 2011: Vet Says GI Bill Reform to Cost Him $15,000 a Year
December 31, 2010: Proposal to Raise TRICARE Fees Angers Retirees
December 27, 2010: Housing Pay Protection for New Parents
December 17, 2010: Elderly Veteran Falls After VA Ends Travel Help
December 10, 2010: Skeptic Sees Gay Benefits Expanding Fast
December 03, 2010: Some See VA as Welfare System
November 26, 2010: Military Minimum Wage
November 20, 2010: Congress Should Lead in Taking Cuts
November 12, 2010: Higher TRICARE Fees Easier Than Ingratitude
November 05, 2010: Empower Patients to Curb Rising Health Costs, Abuse
October 29, 2010: 'Savings' That Paid for the 'Veterans' Benefits Act'
October 22, 2010: GI Bill Reform: $2.3B Over 10 Years
October 15, 2010: Behind Insurance Bump for Totally Disabled Vets
October 08, 2010: Vietnam Vets Deserve AO Compensation
October 01, 2010: Push on to Extend TRICARE Child Coverage to Age 26
September 24, 2010: Disabled Members Shut Out for GI Bill Transfers
September 17, 2010: Service Efforts to Find, Help Stop-Loss Vets Hit
September 10, 2010: Ischemic Heart Disease Rating Not Automatic
September 03, 2010: 90,000 Need to Claim Stop Loss Pay by Deadline
August 27, 2010: $400 Reagan-Era Hammers and Today a $636 Nut
August 20, 2010: Health Care, Pension Myths Regarding Congress
August 12, 2010: 'Unsustainable Benefits' Report Hits a Nerve
August 06, 2010: TRICARE Retired Reserve Premium Rates Set for Fall
July 30, 2010: More Reforms Suggested for Post-9/11 GI Bill
July 22, 2010: Old Era for PTSD Claims Remembered with Regret
July 16, 2010: As Hearing Nears, AO Debate Heats Up
July 09, 2010: Federal COLA Still not Sure Thing
July 02, 2010: TRICARE for Gray-Area Retirees to Begin
June 25, 2010: Popping the Myth of Military Families on Food Stamps
June 18, 2010: AO Vets Scorch Webb Over Claims Review
June 11, 2010: HAP Hit as 'One More Bailout'
June 04, 2010: Embers of Progress on Chapter 61
May 28, 2010: Recalled Retirees Can Open Thrift Savings Plans
May 21, 2010: Military Pay Too Generous? Weigh the Sacrifices
May 14, 2010: Inequality Deepens with New Caregiver Law
May 07, 2010: Doctor Fee Threat Unrelated to Health Reform Law
April 30, 2010: VA Caregiver Plan has Qualification Hurdles
April 23, 2010: Why CBO Projects TRICARE 'Health Reform' Savings
April 16, 2010: Remarry to Draw Full SBP? Ridiculous, Indeed
April 09, 2010: Feeling Cheated on AO Retro Pay
April 02, 2010: The Math Behind VA Disability Ratings
March 26, 2010: TRICARE Might Extend Coverage to Age 26
March 19, 2010: Sen. Webb Should Lead USFSPA Reform
March 12, 2010: 'GFEBS' Next 'DIMHRS Disaster'?
March 05, 2010: Vet Transition Briefings Required
February 26, 2010: Ignore TRICARE Rx "Customary Charges"
February 22, 2010: Retirees Recall Mail Order Drug Glitches
February 14, 2010: Why Compare Military Pay with Civilian Pay?
February 01, 2010: Satisfied with TRICARE Contractors
January 22, 2010: TRICARE Controls Shadow Health Reform
January 15, 2010: Vets Exposed to Agent Orange Still Wait
January 08, 2010: Where to Go for Help Filing New Agent Orange Claims
December 18, 2009: 'Mystery' of GI Bill Payment Delays Slowly Solved
December 11, 2009: GI Bill Delays Force Out-Of-Pocket Pay
December 04, 2009: Skepticism Congress Will Protect TRICARE
November 30, 2009: TRICARE Is a "Cadillac Plan" Protected
November 20, 2009: Return To Draft Would End These Wars
November 13, 2009: Hold On Vet Bill Draws Heat, Support
November 06, 2009: SBP Choice Hurt by Lack of Good Info
October 30, 2009: Banner Recruiting Year Doesn't Please All
October 24, 2009: Misinformation Fuels 'TRICARE for Life' Scare
October 18, 2009: Chapter 61 Retirees Denied Concurrent Receipt
October 09, 2009: VA Facility Where Father Died Praised
October 02, 2009: Former Submariners Wary Of Women Onboard
September 25, 2009: Concurrent Receipt Relief Not for All
September 18, 2009: Dealings with Physical Disability Board
September 11, 2009: VA Rating Schedule Is Not 'Liberal'
September 04, 2009: Retirees Upset By Idea of No 2009 COLA
August 28, 2009: Opinions Differ on TRICARE Commute Rule
August 21, 2009: Retirees Unnerved By New TRICARE Contracts
August 14, 2009: Obama Doesn't Quiet Skeptics On Health Reform
August 07, 2009: VA Clothing Allowance: Still Automatic
July 31, 2009: TRICARE Not Tied To Obama 'Reforms'
July 24, 2009: Anxiety Over TRICARE Contract Shift
July 17, 2009: Guard Members Irked By GI Bill Exclusions
July 10, 2009: Percent Breakdown of New GI Bill
July 03, 2009: GI Bill and Early Tuition Reimbursement
June 26, 2009: Limits on Transferring GI Bill Hit
June 19, 2009: On-Line Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfers
June 12, 2009: Time to Repeal 'Redux' Scam
June 05, 2009: Chapter 61 Plan Stings Retirees Left Out
May 29, 2009: Not Keen On GI Bill Transfer Rules
May 22, 2009: Who Could See Retired Pay Restored?
May 15, 2009: Info for Those Who Exhausted MGIB
May 08, 2009: Recent Retirees Angry Over Transfer Limits
April 24, 2009: Set Family Visit Fees; Don't Hit Retirees
April 17, 2009: Better Staffing Will Improve Hospital Care
April 10, 2009: SSIA Not Easing DIC Offset's Sting
April 03, 2009: Current Health Record System 'Flawed'
March 27, 2009: Strings Attached To Early Retirement
March 20, 2009: Vet Health Care Questions, Thoughts
March 13, 2009: Reservists Talk Retirement Gains
March 06, 2009: Vets Hit New Disability Board
February 27, 2009: Re-Armed To Resist Redux
February 20, 2009: Credit Union Members Oppose Bailout
February 13, 2009: Retirees Forfeit Severance Pay
February 06, 2009: Ready For 'Yellow Ribbon'
January 30, 2009: Active Duty Retirees Explain Higher Death Rates
January 23, 2009: Group 8 Vets Say Tap Other Insurance
January 16, 2009: Don't Raise Our Health Fees
January 09, 2009: Beneficiaries Angry Over TRICARE
January 02, 2009: Rx for Military Family Care
December 24, 2008: Health Record System Criticism Unjustified
December 19, 2008: BAH Rate Shaped By Housing 'Profile'
December 12, 2008: Qualifying for GI Bill Transferability
December 05, 2008: New Health Record Systems 'Unfit'
November 28, 2008: 'Glitch' Update for Paid-Up Rule
November 21, 2008: Tightening of 'PD' Discharges Lauded
November 14, 2008: New GI Bill Transferability Requirements
November 07, 2008: MGIB for Early Separations
October 31, 2008: Blue-Water Sailors Ask Supreme Court to Review Case
October 24, 2008: Separation Pay Recouped
October 17, 2008: 10 Days' Paternity Leave Passed
October 10, 2008: New Survivor Allowance Begins
October 03, 2008: 'IU' Retro Payments: An Update
September 26, 2008: Sting of SBP-DIC Offset
September 19, 2008: Widows Praise SBP Protection
September 12, 2008: 'Discontent' with MTF Pharmacies
September 05, 2008: More Family Leave Deserved
August 29, 2008: CBS Bonus: Gov't-Designed 'Rip-Off'
August 22, 2008: Alternative Retirement Plan 'Stinks'
August 15, 2008: Long Waits For Disability Benefits
August 08, 2008: Disability Discharges Reviewed
August 01, 2008: Help with CRSC Claims Available
July 25, 2008: Vets Wait and Wait for VA
July 18, 2008: Clearing up Confusion on the GI Bill
July 11, 2008: Mixed Feelings Over Post-9/11 GI Bill
July 04, 2008: Support For Injured Soldier
June 20, 2008: Fees Discourage Use of VA Loan
June 13, 2008: The Ex-Spouse Law Dodge
June 07, 2008: Congress Ignores 'Blue Water' Claims
May 30, 2008: Surprised By TSP 'Spousal' Rules
May 23, 2008: Restarting VA Disability Pay
May 16, 2008: Paternity Leave a 'Great Idea'
May 09, 2008: Dividing Vets by Combat
May 02, 2008: Disabled Vets Severance Recouped
April 25, 2008: Opposition To Webb GI Bill Rankles
April 18, 2008: Favoring Roth IRA Over TSP
April 11, 2008: Retiree Colas Seen Falling Behind
April 04, 2008: Recomputing Retired Pay an Indulgence
March 28, 2008: Ideas for Improving GI Bill Benefits
March 21, 2008: Trading In MGIB for Webb Plan
March 14, 2008: Many Rave New GI Bill Plan
March 07, 2008: Lawyers Kept Out Of VA Claims
February 29, 2008: Age-62 Drop In SBP Ends April 1
February 22, 2008: Widows Buoyed by SPB-DIC Ruling
February 15, 2008: Retirement Law Steams Guardsmen
February 08, 2008: War Zone Perk: No Tax Returns
February 01, 2008: Vet Mileage Rate Raised
January 25, 2008: SBP and Open Season Enrollees
January 18, 2008: Right To Communicate With Congress
January 11, 2008: TRICARE Proposals Still Rile Retirees
January 04, 2008: Star-Rank Heavy Task Force Hit
December 28, 2007: 'TFL' Fee Seen as Promise Broken
December 21, 2007: Reserve War Vets Are Angry
December 14, 2007: Nam Vets Have Stake in Haas Case
December 07, 2007: Frustrations Over Retro Pay Delays
November 30, 2007: Difference In Disability Pay Opposed
November 23, 2007: Marine Recruits Stir Memories
November 16, 2007: AF Drawdown Raises Workload
November 09, 2007: Retirees Blast 2.3% Cola
November 02, 2007: Unfair Disability Pay Reforms
October 26, 2007: Ex-Spouse Hits Ex-Spouse Law
October 19, 2007: No Pay Reform for Long Disabled Vets
October 12, 2007: Anger Over End to Employer TRICARE Plans
October 05, 2007: TRICARE Hopes Raised for Vet Families
September 28, 2007: Dole-Shalala to Help Not Hurt Vets
September 21, 2007: Readers Cool to New Health Agency
September 14, 2007: Disability Evals Flawed
September 07, 2007: Dole-Shalala Should Help All Vets
August 31, 2007: Don't Trim TRICARE Prime Areas
August 24, 2007: Pensions for WWII Filipino Vets Hit
August 17, 2007: TRS Improved but not Open to All
August 10, 2007: Disability Reform Challenges
August 03, 2007: CRDP for 10-40% Disabled
July 27, 2007: VA Healthcare Mileage Rate
July 20, 2007: Pay Disparities Divide Vets
July 13, 2007: Retirees Want Ex-Spouse Law Reform
July 06, 2007: Fight Over All-Vet Healthcare
June 29, 2007: Young Disabled Vets Underpaid
June 22, 2007: No Retired Pay 'Recomputation'
June 15, 2007: Disability Severance Pay Taxed
June 08, 2007: Tiered TRICARE Fees Opposed
June 01, 2007: Anger Greets Opposition to 3.5 Raise
May 25, 2007: Joint Basing Stirs EM
May 18, 2007: Return GI Bill 'Pay Cut'
May 11, 2007: Pay Favored Over Days Off
May 04, 2007: Disability Rating Policy Angers Vets
April 27, 2007: 'VA Retro Pay' Delays Questioned
April 20, 2007: Black Enlistments and the Iraq War
April 13, 2007: Reacting to Direct-Care Cuts
April 06, 2007: Improving TRICARE Mail Order
March 30, 2007: Only Some Understand Sacrifices
March 23, 2007: Ex-Spouse Documents Lost
March 16, 2007: End to SBP-DIC Offset Overdue
March 09, 2007: Supporting Total Force GI Bill
March 02, 2007: Not All Oppose Health Fee Hike
February 23, 2007: Mail Order Drugs Debated
February 16, 2007: New Pay Table's Impact
February 09, 2007: Ex-Spouse SBP Fumbled
February 02, 2007: TRICARE Fee Reaction
January 26, 2007: Unexpected Assignments
January 19, 2007: Sharing Disability Pay With Ex
January 12, 2007: Job Match for Iraq Duty
January 05, 2007: Paperwork Hides Heroics
December 29, 2006: Why Not Unified Medicine?
December 15, 2006: Behind the Medal Count
December 08, 2006: Why Not Recruit Dropouts?
December 01, 2006: 'Gray Area' Retired Pay
November 27, 2006: Ex-Spouses Gain From CR Laws
November 17, 2006: HPSP Stipend Frozen
November 10, 2006: 30-Plus-Year Retired Pay
November 03, 2006: Ex-Spouse Law Dissatisfaction
October 26, 2006: Ire Over Drug Discounts
October 20, 2006: Top Officers' Raise Hits Nerve
October 13, 2006: Second-Rate Reserve MGIB
October 06, 2006: TSGLI Too Restrictive
September 29, 2006: Missing Drug Money
September 22, 2006: Reacting to Unified Medicine
September 15, 2006: Lawyers and VA Claims
September 06, 2006: Improving Your Next Move
September 01, 2006: Stryker Wives Admired
August 25, 2006: Thoughts on Commissaries
August 18, 2006: Back Pay Not Limited
August 11, 2006: Shift to Retail Drugs
August 04, 2006: Ending SBP Premiums
July 27, 2006: Back Pay Cases Vary
July 21, 2006: AF Health Scholarships
July 14, 2006: Domestic Violence Rights
June 16, 2006: Vets' Benefits at Risk
June 09, 2006: Feelings on 10-Year Rule
June 02, 2006: VA Eligibility Revised
May 26, 2006: Health Savings Bad Idea
May 19, 2006: Inequity in Reserve MGIB
May 12, 2006: Reserve Retirement Change
May 05, 2006: Behind the Co-Pay Jump
April 28, 2006: Bill for WWII Mariners
April 21, 2006: Mixed Reviews on Records
April 14, 2006: Outraged Over TRICARE
April 07, 2006: Mail Order vs. Retail
March 31, 2006: Options Due for Retirees
March 24, 2006: Measuring Pay Disparity
March 17, 2006: GI Bill License Coverage
March 10, 2006: MGIB Transferability
March 04, 2006: Split Over Pay Disparity
February 24, 2006: Comparing Retired Pay
February 10, 2006: Why SBP is too Pricey
January 27, 2006: Retirement for Reserves
January 20, 2006: Cut TRICARE Waste
January 13, 2006: Chiefs' Stand on TRICARE
December 30, 2005: Congress Care Not Free
December 23, 2005: Fees Inflame Retirees
December 16, 2005: Inspirational Service
December 05, 2005: TSP not for Retirees
November 29, 2005: TRICARE Drug Benefits Surpass Medicare Part D
November 18, 2005: Duckworth's Courage
November 11, 2005: Don't Raise TRICARE Costs
November 04, 2005: Cranial Molding Helmets
October 28, 2005: Low Priority Vets Shut Out
October 07, 2005: Rescue Response
September 30, 2005: Lottery Tickets
September 23, 2005: Ex-Spouse Law
September 16, 2005: SBP Open-Season
September 09, 2005: Widows Hit Warner Plan
September 02, 2005: PTSD Review
August 26, 2005: Bring on TRICARE
August 20, 2005: Boosting Army Recruiting
August 12, 2005: Military Pay is Higher
August 12, 2005: Military Pay is Higher
July 29, 2005: Ex-Spouse Act Changes
July 22, 2005: Two-Tier Death Benefit
July 16, 2005: 'Out-Sourcing' Retiree Care?
July 07, 2005: Re-Shaping Retirement
July 01, 2005: Higher TRICARE Fees Unpopular Notion
June 24, 2005: TRICARE for Drilling Reservists
June 21, 2005: Are 1099 Forms Accurate?
June 10, 2005: Selective Service
May 27, 2005: Reserve Retirement Age
May 20, 2005: Combat-Related Death Gratuity
May 13, 2005: Base Stores vs. Wal-Marts
May 06, 2005: Up-or-Out Rules Creating Hardships
April 23, 2005: VEAP-Decliners and Retired Pay
April 15, 2005: Reservist and Vet Health
April 09, 2005: Reactions to Pharmacy Plan
April 04, 2005: SBP, Social Security, Phase Out, Disability Compensation
Tom Philpott: Military Update Archives
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About Tom Philpott
 Tom Philpott has been breaking news for and about military people since 1977. After service in the Coast Guard, and 17 years as a reporter and senior editor with Army Times Publishing Company, Tom launched "Military Update," his syndicated weekly news column, in 1994. "Military Update" features timely news and analysis on issues affecting active duty members, reservists, retirees and their families. Tom also edits a reader reaction column, "Military Forum." The online "home" for both features is Military.com.
Tom's freelance articles have appeared in numerous magazines including The New Yorker, Reader's Digest and Washingtonian. His critically-acclaimed book, Glory Denied, on the extraordinary ordeal and heroism of Col. Floyd "Jim" Thompson, the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, is available in hardcover and paperback.
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