Rates for the 2012 military cost of living allowance has increased in some areas. It has also been authorized in many new areas, with only a few locations losing COLA. Congress was able to pass legislation for these increases and many veterans and active duty have wondered what sort of changes are in store....
Military personnel transferring to the civilian world will have many tasks to complete. One of these is getting a life insurance plan. Sevicemembers on active duty have the SGLI (Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance) which is a program of low cost coverage. It is also available to ready reservists, National Guard members, and a few...
The Marine Corp will not be cutting Tuition Assistance. The previous plan to drastically cut the program to provide Marines with a college level education has been scrapped. The previous rates for TA of $250 per credit hour and an annual cap of $4500 has been re-instated. The backless over the previous decision to...
The post-9/11 G.I. Bill, or the G.I. Bill 2.0, allows Americans to apply to college at the graduate or undergraduate level. The option of having “free” college is one of the biggest draws for many military members. Then the people however are not aware of what benefits are available and how much they can...
Many active-duty military members and veterans in America are currently searching for rates for mortgages in August. The interest rates have dropped to around 2% making buying a home much more desirable than in the past couple months and years. With the housing market crisis, many Americans including active-duty military and veterans found it...
VA loan rates for Active Duty and Reserve have changed as of October 1st 2011. Many rates and fees will be lowered for most VA loans issued after this date. Old rates for vets were around 2.15% with a 5% down payment. Those rates have dropped to 1.40%. This...
Today’s USAA 30 year fixed rate VA home loans are at 4.25%. These rates have stayed consistently low over the past couple months as the housing market continues to stay saturated with multiple properties for sale. For many military members, there has never been a better time to purchase a home. Often, members of...