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- tom-phipott, Philpott’s Forum presents questions, opinions and insights from readers of Tom Philpott’s Military Update news column. The following are readers comments and questions concerning retirement…, CONGRESS IGNORED MANY VETS IN LIFTING CONCURRENT RECEIPT BAN, I always read Military Update and always learn something new. In your July 5 column, you refer to congressional approval of new military benefits over the last decade. Your list included, “Concurrent…, You might appreciate that the purpose of that column was not to review every aspect of the concurrent receipt benefit. So I also didn't mention in full term retirees (those who served 20 years or…, TWO ‘SBP OFFSETS’, Just read your column in the Pensacola News Journal. I didn't know that the offset in Survivor Benefit Plan payments had ended. I currently have a paid-up SBP account with an annuity base amount of $…, There have been two different "offsets" regarding SBP., Until a decade ago, survivors with SBP coverage saw payments, which are set at 55 percent of the "covered" amount of their spouse’s annuity, fall to only 35 percent when they reached age 62. Congress…, And to answer your question, the maximum benefit under SBP has always been 55 percent of the amount of covered annuity. So that “difference” you see is the benefit payment as designed., The second SBP offset to which you refer is called the SBP-DIC offset. A survivor eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation from VA often sees SBP reduced by that amount., Congress has softened that offset with a small special payment to impacted widows. But survivors eligible for both programs, the reduction in SBP by the DIC amount remains in effect., As you describe, survivors of veterans who have been rated 100-percent disabled for 10 years are exempt from the SBP-DIC offset. – T.P., COMMISSARIES, I agree that passing on the cost of operating a commissary will result in a decline of customers at both the commissary and exchange. A mid-level officer, I shop at the commissary for the savings. I…
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- I'm very excited to be hosting my first blog carnival, and I'm quite glad that it is the Festival of Frugality because it was one of the first carnivals I ever entered. There are a ton of fantastic…, Graduating and moving on to the next stage of your life:, Raymond presents Personal Finance Books Top Picks posted at Money Blue Book . Nate Desmond presents 9 Essential Free Programs Every College Student Must Have posted at Debt-free Scholar . Momma…, Going Green:, GrrlScientist presents Meme: My Earth Day Resolutions posted at Living the Scientific Life . Wren Caulfield presents Why Commute by Bike? posted at True Adventures in Money Hacking . Erin aka…, Growing Up (and on to more complicated stuff):, Mark Aucamp presents Credit crunch means talking about money and the lack of it posted at Money Saving Expert . Investing School presents OptionsXpress Review posted at Investing School . Neal…, Getting Out:, anotherjen presents The Next Rich Girl: 7 Cheap Luxuries to Soothe the Recessionista's Soul posted at The Next Rich Girl . J. Money presents Life Experiences Far Outweigh The Cost of Attaining Them…, Submit, your blog article to the next edition of, Festival of Frugality, using our Submit an entry to carnival submission form . Past posts and future hosts can be found on our Blog Carnival index for blog carnival index page .
- tom-phipott, Military Update:, Personal finance expert Suze Orman knows military leaders, pay officials and retirement service offices are getting ready to educate service members on the new Blended Retirement System (BRS). But…
- Israeli air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities would at best only delay Iran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapons capability, according to a new paper by the Institute for Science and…
- Cooking for K Troop: My Life with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam. Bob Hersey's story.
- We remember a few of those we've lost this year.
- A personal value statement can help veteran job seekers find a job fast. Using AI tools to write one is an easy way to build a case that you are the best candidate for the job.
- “Top Gun Day” is a patriotic holiday invented by fans of the finest movie about U.S. naval aviators. For mysterious reasons, it takes place each year on May 13 even though the actual theatrical…, Related, : Meet Your New 'Top Gun' Crew Producer Jerry Bruckheimer loves Top Gun Day and thinks this new release is a big deal, so much so that he talked to us about the screenings and shared some intel about…, Military.com, : How did you convince the Navy to let you make “Top Gun” back in the ’80s?, Jerry Bruckheimer, : “The first time we sent in the script, we got a definite no. The second time we sent him the script, the admiral at Miramar didn't want to have anything to do with Hollywood. If there was an…, Military.com, : A lot of our readers may be too young to remember, but the military hadn’t been working closely with movie makers in the years before you made “Top Gun.” How did the folks you encountered react to…, Bruckheimer, : “The men and women from the Navy were so professional, so terrific and very smart. They couldn't be a better example for our country and the world in the way they conduct…, Military.com, : The making-of documentaries go into a lot of detail about just how much director Tony Scott wanted to technically push the envelope when making “Top Gun.” It seems like a lot of techniques were…, Bruckheimer, : “Well, you know, Tony figured it out. He was such a great filmmaker. Tony was young at the time and had only made one film, but he had an enormous amount of experience in commercials. He knew how…, Military.com, : Were there lessons learned from “Top Gun” that made it easier for you on the new movie?, Bruckheimer, : “Our ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director, Joe Kosinski, was able to see what we did on the first movie and how we did it. Because Joe’s a technical guy, he understands the camera and understands how to…, Military.com, : At what point did you realize that “Top Gun” was going to be a different kind of movie, something that was really going to resonate with audiences?, Bruckheimer, : Every time you make a movie, you don't know. You put an enormous amount of energy and time into everything that you do with the films that we make. Sometimes they become ‘Top Gun.’ And sometimes…, Keep Up With the Best in Military Entertainment, Whether you're looking for news and entertainment, thinking of joining the military or keeping up with military life and benefits, Military.com has you covered. Subscribe to the Military.com…
- The Pentagon's announcement did away with the Trump administration's directives restricting transgender people from joining the military.