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Monday, 09 MARCH 2015

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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE:


> TRICARE: Easy Access to Mental Health
> Tax Deadline Near
> Will Proposed Benefit Changes Affect You?
> TRICARE Appointment Text Reminders
> Easing 'Choice Card' Access Causes Concern
> VA Reduced Claims Backlog
> 3 Top VA Loan Tips
> AF Changes Unaccompanied Tour Policy
> Featured Employer: Dell Hiring Vets
> Prez Supports Military Benefit Overhaul
> Discounted Golf for Service Members and Veterans
> PMA Offers Careers for Veterans
> Avoidance is Not a Good Coping Strategy
> AAFES and Popeye's Offer Salads
> Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy
> Protect Your Family: $100k Coverage from Just $7 a Month
> Navy Command Advancement Program Planning
> Military Discounts for Major League Baseball Games
> Senator Demands a 'Choice Card' Fix
> AAFES Unilever Sweepstakes
> Critical Information and Social Media
> The Top 10 Paying Jobs in the US
> Groups Sue VA Over Claims Process Change
> Navy to Conduct Online Wargame
> Report Faults Hampton VA Hospital
> Military.com Launches New Pay App
> In-State Tuition in New Jersey for Vets
> SOUND OFF: On Changing Military Promotions

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TRICARE: Easy Access to Mental Health

Access to TRICARE's first eight mental health appointments is easy. Counseling, psychotherapy, and family therapy are covered benefits under TRICARE.

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Tax Deadline Near

The deadline to file taxes with the IRS or request an extension is running out as all tax returns must be filed by the April 15 deadline if you do not have an extension or other special circumstance.

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Will Proposed Benefit Changes Affect You?

The MOAA offers yet another look at how certain portions of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission recommendations on pay and retirement, health care, and quality of life will affect service members and their families.

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TRICARE Appointment Text Reminders

New TRICARE Online (TOL) enhancements now allow people to schedule text and email appointment reminders for all appointments, regardless of the booking mechanism.

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Easing 'Choice Card' Access Causes Concern

Some projections show that requiring the VA to allow veterans who live more than 40 miles from needed VA health care to use private sector care instead could balloon VA health care costs by as much as $46 billion a year.

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VA Reduced Claims Backlog

VA has reduced its inventory of backlogged claims from a high of 611,000 claims in March of 2013 to fewer than 200,000 last week.

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3 Top VA Loan Tips

There are numerous advantages to having a VA mortgage. Here are 3 Tips to prepare for using your VA Loan.

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AF Changes Unaccompanied Tour Policy

A recent policy change will enable active-duty military couples to serve concurrently at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.

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Featured Employer: Dell Hiring Vets

We're actively recruiting the next generation of movers, shakers and innovators and we think your military experience fits the bill.

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Prez Supports Military Benefit Overhaul

President Obama praised the work of a blue-ribbon panel on military compensation and retirement reform as an "important step forward" and said his administration "fully supports" the aims of the proposals.

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Discounted Golf for Service Members and Veterans

Military Tee Times allows all Members of the Armed Forces, all Veterans, and all Military Family Members to find and book the best tee times and courses online 24/7.

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PMA Offers Careers for Veterans

At Performance Matters Associates (PMAUSA), we believe in helping people grow from a position of strength?and that means both our customers and our agents. Learn more and apply.

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Avoidance is Not a Good Coping Strategy

A new study has found that military veterans who have started or gone back to school have a more difficult time when they use avoidance coping strategies (denying or minimizing negative thoughts and emotions).

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AAFES and Popeye's Offer Salads

As part of its BE FIT initiative, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is now offering an Exchange-exclusive, healthy salad at select Popeyes locations in the continental United States.

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Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

A recent policy change will enable active-duty military couples to serve concurrently at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.

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Protect Your Family: $100k Coverage from Just $7 a Month

Family Protection for less. Could your family survive if something happened to you?

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Navy Command Advancement Program Planning

Now is the time for command triads to start planning on how to use their Command Advancement Program quotas to advance their top Sailors when CAP season begins July 1.

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Military Discounts for Major League Baseball Games

Major League Baseball teams are showing their appreciation for service members, both past and present, with military discounts on 2015 game tickets.

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Senator Demands a 'Choice Card' Fix

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today called on the VA to act quickly to implement a more sensible interpretation of the Veterans' Choice distance criteria to allow veterans better access to health care.

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AAFES Unilever Sweepstakes

Army and Air Force Exchange Service shoppers have a chance to win big with the Unilever Sweepstakes.

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Critical Information and Social Media

Practicing good operational security helps combat risks that arise from using social media, namely by protecting critical information (CI).

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The Top 10 Paying Jobs in the US

We checked with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to get the lowdown. Some of the jobs aren't unexpected, but some may surprise you.

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Groups Sue VA Over Claims Process Change

Stars and Stripes reports that several veterans advocate groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the VA from changing the way veterans file disability claims and appeals.

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Navy to Conduct Online Wargame

The Navy is inviting a broad audience of experts to participate in Data Dilemma: Share vs Silo MMOWGLI (Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet) from April 6-17, 2015.

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Report Faults Hampton VA Hospital

A new report by the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General has found that that the Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia did not take proper care of a veteran, and he died six weeks after his last admission at the facility in 2012.

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Military.com Launches New Pay App

Military.com recently launched a new mobile app that will allow service members instantaneous access to information about their pay and allowances.

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In-State Tuition in New Jersey for Vets

Military veterans from all states will qualify for in-state tuition at New Jersey's public college and universities under a new state law.

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SOUND OFF: On Changing Military Promotions

How does the military know when a service member is ready for promotion? For most ranks and rates, a big chunk of the answer is simply time spent serving in the military.

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