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My favorite uncle wrote me a few times this past week.  Yes that is right Uncle Bill sent me and my wife some notices that we owe him some money.  Money for my car, for the insurance on the car, that he needs money for the phone and utilities, as well as the credit cards [...]

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 [...]

There has been talk since the early spring that a “windfall” tax should be placed on big oil due to the fact that they are making so much money.  It was first brought up by Hillary Clinton while she was still in the running for the Presidency, and has more recently been brought up by [...]

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 [...]

Use it or loose it
Every year hundreds if not thousands of Marines and service members loose accrues leave due to the fact that you can only carry over a leave balance of 60 days from one fiscal year to the next.  So any days of leave over 60 that you had on Sept 30 are [...]

My question is this?  When did it become acceptable to sign a contract and then not honor the terms of said contract?  I am talking about sports and in particular about football.  Seems that every year you hear about a player that is going to sit out of camp or even not play the season [...]

There are many great things to do and see in Southern California that cost the average person quite a chunk of change.  Military members can get discounts on all kinds of things in Southern California.
Sea World- Military Members can receive up to 4 free tickets for themselves and their dependants (discounted tickets after your four [...]

Monday Morning
Every Monday morning I listen to my Marines tell stories about how they went out and got plowed.  I drank half a bottle of Jack and 36 beers this weekend one guy brags.  I ask them why they go out and drink all the time and time and time again I get well there’s [...]

Effects on Budget
5 years ago I never would have dreamed that gas coming down to $4.35 a gallon would make me happy but it has.  I am just glad to see that prices are finally coming back down (or at least leveling off).  The amount of money I spend on gas has gone up $120 [...]

A reason most of us initially joined the Marines was for the educational opportunities.  The GI Bill as most of us know it has now been revamped.  The new benefits are even better than they were before.  The new benefits will allow a service member to go to school for FREE!!!  (As long as the [...]