Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships primarily because of its
resistance to fire. Unfortunately, asbestos-related diseases are not always recognized by the VA, which is why I’m reaching out to veterans — [...]
This may be the greatest email that I have ever recieved. I must give credit where credit is due as my old man sent me this. So now where ever you may be you can get that one drink that we all love…..BEER.
How to Order a Beer in Fifty Languages
“Without question, the greatest invention in [...]
According to an article in the most recent Marine Corps Times it seems that there might be some disgruntled senior military members. It seems that to be eligible to transfer benefits of the 9/11 GI Bill to a spouse a military member must have 6 years active duty service and agree to 4 more years [...]
As anyone knows knowing a second language can help you in your career. Not only while in the Marine Corps bit also in a civilian atmosphere. Most of us don’t have the time nor the money to learn a second langauge on our own. The Marine Corps is trying to make it easier for those [...]
On October 1st 2008 a new policy went into effect and it concerns LCpl’s promotion requirements to be eligible for promotion to Cpl. MarAdmin 370/07 has probably been overlooked by most Marines regardless of rank due to the fact that it came out in June of 2007. This MarAdmin announces the cancellation of the “Fundamentals [...]
You can do a whole hell of a lot with $4500, you could buy a huge flat screen TV, buy a decent used car, put a decent down payment on a new car or you could go to college. You see $4500 is the amount that the Marine Corps will give you to go to [...]
For those of you not stationed on Camp Pendleton, you may be unaware of a program that has been in place for the past few years to support the spouses of Marines stationed aboard Pendleton. Marine Spouses are eligible for $3000 for training in easily transferable jobs such as:
Education
Technology
Health Care
Trade and Industry
Finance
Human Resources
Business Administration
Hospitality Management
Homeland Security
The eligibility can [...]
After yesterday’s post and rereading of the Marine Corps Times article as well as other sites about the Post 9/11 GI Bill I started to wonder if 90 grand (the limit for re-enlistment bonuses) for FY-09 Marines will be enough. It is right there in black in white on the front of The Marine Times for [...]
As I wrote in an earlier piece I gave a brief overview of the post 9/11 GI bill that was recently passed this will be a more comprehensive explaination of the increased benefits and when they go into effect.
Who is covered?
Active duty enlisted and officer who have served at least 90 days since Sept 11 [...]
