Military, The Marines

                                          If you are U.S. Navy - Either Active Duty, Honorable Discharge, Retired or Reserve. If you are Coast Guard or Marine, then you must read on my friend . I am excited to be able to be the one to present you with this information!! I was in the U.S. Navy many years ago and when I stumbled upon this site, and saw everything that it offered, I couldn't wait to join! This site is for people that are or where affiliated with the U.S. Navy in thier lifetime. It is an online organization that can only be appreciated by people that have been or are ... Read Full Story

                                           If you are U.S. Navy - Either Active Duty, Honorable Discharge, Retired or Reserve. If you are Coast Guard or Marine, then you must read on my friend . I am excited to be able to be the one to present you with this information!! I was in the U.S. Navy many years ago and when I stumbled upon this site, and saw everything that it offered, I couldn't wait to join! This site is for people that are or where affiliated with the U.S. Navy in thier lifetime. It is an online organization that can only be appreciated by people that have been or are ... Read Full Story

The Marines offer several programs designed to support the educational goals of its members. The Marine Corps provides up to 100 percent of the cost to service members who elect to pursue off-duty or voluntary education. This would include all active-duty and Reserve enlisted Marines on continuous active duty attending accredited colleges and universities. Officers who are on active-duty are eligible to receive Marine Corps Tuition Assistance if they commit to staying on active duty for two continuous years after completing the course funded by the program. Those who meet eligibility requirements and elect to enroll in courses toward a degree may not exceed ... Read Full Story

As I have written about before individuals stationed at Camp Lejeune over approximately a 30 year period who were exposed to toxic chemicals in the water that they were drinking, cooking with and more. The Senate has recently passed legislation backed by Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan, both of North Carolina, preventing the military from dismissing claims related to water contamination pending completion of two studies by the Centers for Disease Control. Some military members have been awarded partial disability from the VA and John Hartung is one of them. According to the Jacksonville Daily News, Hartung’s doctor stated in a letter to ... Read Full Story

No matter where you grew up in the United States, you probably at one time or another watched the ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York's Time Square. Dick Clark has long since been replaced by new MCs, but there's still something special about the celebration. After the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, there have been annual concerns that such a large gathering of people in New York is a tempting target for terrorists. The good new is that eight years later, thanks to federal police agencies, the New York Police Department and members of the New York National Guard, ... Read Full Story