The Military Advantage, 2015 Edition: The Military.com Guide to Military and Veterans Benefits - Softcover

Howell, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612518508 ISBN 13: 9781612518503

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2015

Synopsis

Revised and updated every year, The Military Advantage, 2015 Edition is the most reliable benefits guide for Americans who have answered the call to serve in the military. These benefits amount to billions in scholarships, educational benefits, home loan guarantees, and military discounts. The 2015 edition includes TRICARE Prime and pharmacy updates, 2015 pay and allowance rates, active duty education program changes, new Navy sea pay charts, new veteran support resources, expanded service member protection policies, and changes in service member life insurance.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The Military Advantage, 2014 Edition is the most complete annual reference guide to military and veterans benefits. Written by Terry Howell, an expert on military affairs with Military.com, this book is the most reliable manual for the more than 30 million Americans who have answered the call to serve in the military. These valuable benefits amount to billions of dollars in scholarships, educational assistance, home loan guarantees, and military discounts. This easy-to-use reference guide is full of insider tips, little-known programs, shortcuts, and detailed answers to frequently asked questions. While information about these military and veterans benefits is available through numerous separate sources, this book collects all of them into one guide and provides an important analysis to ensure that all service members and their families are aware of the availability of all of these significant programs benefits.

New key topics for 2014 include:
· New Transition Assistance Programs
· New Benefits for Same-Sex Dependents
· Updates to TRICARE Premiums and Co-Pays
· New GI Bill Rates
· 2014 Military Pay Charts
· Expanded Dependent Benefits
· Military Tuition Assistance Changes

With a renewed emphasis on making a successful transition to civilian life, this well-established guide will be even more relevant to active-duty military, veterans, retirees, and their family members.

About the Author:

Terry Howell is the Director of Strategic Alliance and Outreach programs for Military.com. A retired Coast Guard chief petty officer, he last served as a career development advisor. While at Military.com, he has worked with the Department of Defense to write the content for TurboTAP, the DoD's online transition assistance program. In addition, Howell was the lead on a team of subject matter experts who developed the military skills matching tool for the Department of Veterans Affairs VAForVets website. He has used a combination of traditional and non-traditional education resources, military tuition assistance and the GI Bill to complete his BS and MBA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1612518508
• ISBN 13: 9781612518503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400