I am getting so disgusted at our Government right now. I am tired of politicians. I am tired of people trying to make themselves and their party look good. I am tired of all the bullshit that has come down in the past few months about bailing out corporate America. I think it is downright [...]
In an effort to keep young officers in this mean green killin machine the Marine Corps has established an “immediate monetary incentive” designed to keep them in uniform. MARADMIN 611/08 establishes the criteria for Marine Captains and Captain selects to receive $4,000 if they agree to extend their contract by 12 months. Full eligibility requirements [...]
If you are a Marine that has been evicted due to no fault of your own you may be able to get the military to move you at no charge to yourself. If you were paying your landlord and are up to date on your rent but the landlord has failed to pay his mortgage [...]
About a year and a half ago i transferred my banking from Navy Federal Credit Union to USAA Federal Credit Union and couldn’t be happier. Many service members know the benefits of USAA for insurance but most that I know do not use USAA for their banking. I think using USAA is the best financial [...]
As I posted earlier there are fires burning on Pendleton again for the 2nd year in a row. We came in late due to the fact that we were ending the Columbus Day Holiday. I was back on the road 45 minutes after coming in as we had been secured.
I was however to pass on [...]
The proposed 700 billion dollar bailout proposed by President Bush failed in the House today. The failure of this bill also sent the Dow Jones tumbling over 700 points. In my opinion this is great news. Yes the market fell and it may send us into deep recession true, but that is what this country [...]
One of my biggest pet peeves is a Marine that cannot take care of his money. The reason for this is that I have lost too much of my or my Marines time to unscrew a Marine’s money problems. I have also seen too many Marines get into trouble with the Marine Corps for failing to pay [...]
It really pisses me off when a Marine cannot live within his or her means. While the money that we make is not great, it is definitely enough to live on if you budget well and live with in your means. If you live in the barracks you have all your living expenses paid for. [...]
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 [...]
