Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Military / Veterans Report

March Brings Women's History Month
March 2007 marks the 20th annual observance of Women's History Month, which was declared by Congress in 1987. For more information about Women's History Month visit the Navy's Office of Women's Policy website, the National Women's History Project website, the National Women's History Museum website, and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.


2008 Proposed Military Pay Charts
If the President's budget is passed by congress the proposed 3 percent raise will go into effect on January 1, 2008. Although 3 percent may seem inadequate, it is larger than last years 2.2 percent pay raise, which was the smallest increase since 1994. To see the proposed pay raise, visit the 2008 Proposed Military Pay Charts
23 More VA Vet Centers Coming
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vet center program, which provides readjustment counseling and outreach services to combat veterans, is expanding into 23 new communities across the nation in the next two years. New vet centers will open in Montgomery, Ala.; Fayetteville, Ark.; Modesto, Calif.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Orlando, Fort Myers, and Gainesville, Fla.; Macon, Ga.; Manhattan, Kan.; Baton Rouge, La.; Cape Cod, Mass.; Saginaw and Iron Mountain, Mich.; Berlin, N.H.; Las Cruces, N.M.; Binghamton, Middletown, Nassau County and Watertown, N.Y.; Toledo, Ohio; Du Bois, Penn.; Killeen, Texas; and Everett, Wash. during 2007 and 2008. All vet centers provide counseling on mental health and employment, plus services on family issues, education, bereavement and outreach, to combat veterans and their families. learn more about veteran benefits

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