by ADC | Oct 18, 2021 | Military Families, News from ADC, On Base
ADC and Navy Federal Credit Union have launched the new Guidepost Awards program to recognize financial and career counselors who serve service members and military families, they announced last week in a press release. The credit union’s members often talk about the...
by ADC | Oct 13, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill last week expanding the number of professions for which military spouses can get expedited temporary professional licenses and certifications when they move to the state for a duty posting. “This is great news for our...
by ADC | Oct 12, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A New Mexico Army National Guard unit has deployed within the U.S. to support federal efforts to resettle Afghan refugees, Stars and Stripes reported…. The new People First Center at Fort Hood, Texas is aimed at helping sexual assault victims or those who have had...
by ADC | Oct 7, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The Army is opening new centers that will centralize the service’s resources for victims of sexual assault and harassment, as Federal News Network reported. Victims will have access to the Fusion Directorate program outside their chain of command. “It is intended to...
by ADC | Oct 7, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a deal that clears the way for a temporary increase in the statutory debt limit, pushing the possibility of the nation’s first-ever debt default off until December. After months of refusing to help address the debt...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
TRICARE prescription drug costs will go up in January for the families of active duty service members, as well as retired members and their families, as Military Times reported. Public Health Service Cmdr. Teisha Robertson, a Defense Health Agency pharmacist, said the...
by ADC | Oct 1, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
There were 580 service member suicides in the calendar year 2020, which is up about 15% from the previous year, according to the Pentagon’s annual report on suicide, released Thursday. “We must redouble our efforts to provide all of our people with the care and the...
by ADC | Sep 30, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
If there is a government shutdown, active duty service members would stay on the job, because DOD “must continue operations necessary for the safety of human life or the protection of property,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks wrote in a memo this week that...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
The House version of the National Defense Authorization Act would make it easier for military spouses to transfer their processional licenses from state to state after moving to a new duty station. The NDAA language “would not only make it easier for military spouses...
