While you are on active duty, you and your family’s life insurance needs are met by Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI), one of your many veteran’s benefits. But once you separate or retire, you have the option to convert that policy to Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI). Learn how to manage this financial safety net while you serve, and whether you should convert SGLI to VGLI after you separate or retire from the military. Key Takeaways SGLI is automatic on active duty; after separation you have 485 days to convert to VGLI, with 120‑day free coverage. VGLI covers $10K–$500K but…
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Military pay is easy to spot on a leave and earnings statement. Other benefits are buried inside service portals, application windows and programs known mainly by acronyms. The Pentagon launched a yearlong compensation education campaign in June after acknowledging that many service members do not fully understand the pay, tax advantages, education programs and family support included with military service. That lack of awareness can leave money and assistance unused. The Defense Department does not publish a single ranking of its least-used benefits. The programs below were selected because they are relatively new, require an application or include deadlines that…
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A new partnership, coupled with millions of dollars in funding, aims to redevelop, preserve and restore the Alamo and the area surrounding it. The recently announced partnership between Alamo Trust, Inc. and USAA is described as a revitalization plan that will help continue to tell the story about the historic 1836 battlefield and surrounding downtown area in San Antonio, Texas. Alamo Trust supports the Alamo Plan, which originated in June 2023 at the encouragement of local and statewide officials and other stakeholders, and includes preserving the 300-year-old church and long barrack. USAA is sponsoring the revitalization of the Paseo del…
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Authorities have discovered that the remains of a murder victim, whose bones and remains were found in southwestern Oregon more than 50 years ago, belonged to a WWII veteran. Coos County Sheriff’s Office discovered that the skeletal remains of a body found in the woods near Bandon in 1972 matched the genetic makeup of Armes Henry Lahti, a U.S. Navy veteran from Astoria, Ore., who served in the military during the conflict. “This long‑awaited identification reflects years of dedicated work, collaborative science, and advances in modern genetic genealogy. … “This outcome would not be possible without the ongoing cooperation among…
Hurdling is defined as a combination of more than one food preservation technique. The idea is to create a series of barriers for microorganisms like bacteria and fungus. These barriers act as hurdles for the microorganisms so it’s harder for them to make it into the food we eat. If the proper amount of hurdles are used, any microorganisms are overwhelmed and ultimately die so the food lasts longer. What is a Microorganism? In a food context, microorganisms are bacteria or various forms of fungus that can thrive and grow on food. The result leads to any number of diseases…
Anti-hunting groups don’t make a lot of sense to me. I get people wanting harvested animals killed humanely and not left to rot in the woods. I want that, for crying out loud, and that’s true of every hunter I know. Yet hunters are also conservationists. Not only do they help thin herds so there’s less competition for limited resources among animals like deer, but hunting license fees help fund government efforts to protect these animals.These groups don’t see it that way, which I guess is fine. Fortunately for us, though, it seems the courts…
If you’re worried about missing a mortgage payment, it’s important to act fast. Acting now, while you’re still current on your loan, gives you access to options that disappear once you’re 30, 60 or 90 days behind. The single most effective form of missed mortgage payment help is calling your servicer before you’re late, not after. Quick Answer: If you think you’re going to miss a mortgage payment, here’s the short version: Call your mortgage servicer today Build a bare-bones survival budget Ask about forbearance, loan modification, a partial claim or refinancing Prioritize essential, secured expenses first Ask your servicer…
Back when I started doing Cam & Company in 2004, I wasn’t just the only person doing a live Internet-based show devoted to the Second Amendment. I was one of a handful of folks doing livestreaming at all. Now we have an entire ecosystem of online content creators focusing on firearms and the Second Amendment, which is very cool to see. The barriers to entry are pretty low, but unless you can provide compelling content you’re not going to get very far. A 21-year-old Nebraska man did manage to produce a video that would likely garner…
From wildfires in Canada to monsoons in India, natural disasters are becoming more common these days, and scientists point to climate change as the culprit. The death toll from twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has surpassed 5,500 people. At least 18 people have died due to structural collapses, including at a shopping mall, after yesterday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Kumamoto in Southwest Japan, and the death toll is expected to climb as the damage is assessed. Homes have been destroyed, some 9,000 people are seeking shelter, and hundreds of businesses have suspended operations, with some needing to…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. The Genetic Kill Switch Introduction We are living through the final act of a planned global genocide. According to my research findings, Donald Trump and Anthony Fauci are not adversaries — they are tag-team partners in a depopulation agenda that uses a binary weapon to trigger a genetic meltdown of the human race. (I’ll explain more below…) The first component of this weapon is the spike protein contamination from mRNA injections, which Fauci orchestrated through gain-of-function bioweapons research at the Wuhan lab and laundered into so-called vaccines via Operation…
An Australian hiker was found dead on Wednesday on one of the most popular thru-hikes in the country. The 28-year-old man was reported missing by his family, who received updates from him via a Garmin GPS device and Facebook Messenger. He was hiking the Continental Divide Trail between Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks when he sent his final communication on July 23. After several days without additional contact, the hiker’s family contacted authorities on Monday, and Teton County Search & Rescue began the search. By Wednesday evening, searchers found his body on the west slope of the Tetons, near…
Let’s play a little game; a thought experiment, if you will. Let’s say that there were no Second Amendment, that while owning guns was accepted and normal for generations, it wasn’t considered sacrosanct and thus not preserved in the Bill of Rights. Yes, for the pedantic among us, that would mean the Second Amendment would still exist; it would just forbid the quartering of troops against people’s will. Let’s not get bogged down in the details. So, with that in mind, and assuming that past gun control efforts hadn’t come to fruition any more than…
