VFW Action Corps Weekly – October 28, 2016

VFW Action Corps Weekly – October 28, 2016 In This Issue: VFW Wants POTUS Involvement in Bonus Payback Crisis TRICARE Removes Cost Barriers for Preventive and Mental Health MyHealtheVet Update Help A Hero Scholarship Campaign MIA Update VFW Wants POTUS Involvement in Bonus Payback Crisis: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week ordered the Defense…

VFW Calls on POTUS to End Bonus Payback Issue Now

VFW Calls on POTUS to End Bonus Payback Issue Now ā€˜The president can end all this by executive orderā€™   WASHINGTON (October 28, 2016) ā€” Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week ordered the Defense Finance and Accounting Services to ā€œsuspend all efforts to collect reimbursements from affected California National Guard members, effective as soon…

VFW Calls Bonus Payback Requirement Insulting

VFW Calls Bonus Payback Requirement Insulting California Guardsmen ordered to return reenlistment bonuses WASHINGTON (October 24, 2016) ā€” The Los Angeles Times reported this weekend that nearly 10,000 California Army National Guard soldiers are being forced to repay decade-old reenlistment bonuses of $15,000 or more because the National Guard failed to properly screen reenlistments for…

VFW Action Corps Weekly – October 21, 2016

In This Issue: New COLA Stays Stagnant VFW-SVA 2017 Legislative Fellowship Program MIA Families Sought MIA Update New COLA Stays Stagnant: Military retirees, veterans receiving VA compensation, and some 70 million Americans on Social Security will see a 0.3 percent cost-of-living increase at the end of the year. Veteransā€™ benefits are not automatically tied to…

Salute those who serve through Sport Clips Haircutsā€™ ā€œHelp A Heroā€ scholarship campaign

    GEORGETOWN, Texas (October 17, 2016) ā€“ Salute those who serve by being a part of Sport Clips Haircutsā€™ ā€œHelp A Heroā€ scholarship campaign and help service members and veterans take the next step toward civilian careers. Now through Veterans Day, November 11, you can ā€œHelp A Heroā€ further their education toward post-military goals…