Marine Corps Drill Instructor Duty
Drill Instructor Duty is considered one of the most honored and valuable positions a Marine can hold, and is absolutely vital to the process of making Marines.

Marine Corps Boot Camp Changes
The Marine Corps is implementing a new updated recruit training schedule, for the purpose of reducing the number of injured recruits missing training events and send healthier Marines to the School of Infantry.

FY 2003 Turning Into a Banner Recruiting Year
One thing about the enlistment process that many people don't understand are military recruiting goals. Congress sets the size of the military, and that determines how many can enlist each year. So far, for FY 2003, the services are doing very well.

Predator UAV Proves Its Worth
The Predator (Air Force Unmanned Arial Vehicle, or UAV) was first used exclusively for reconnaissance missions. But now, it has proven itself as an effective combat weapon, as well.

BXs/PXs May Merge
DoD is working on a plan to consolidate the service exchanges under one roof. Congress must approve any move to merge the Army and Air Forces Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange and the Marine Corps Exchange. Provided the legislators give the go-ahead, it will still be "some years" down the road before the move occurs.

Mail to Troops in Iraq to Speed Up
The Military Postal Service Agency has received a number of complaints about the speed of mail deliveries to and from Iraq. Military members and family members have claimed that mail to and from Iraq can sometimes take up to one month. The officials are aware of the problems and expect changes to ease some stumbling blocks.

Military Members Can Vote Online
The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) has begun conducting a large Internet registration and voting demonstration for the 2004 election. Thousands of absentee uniformed services personnel and their dependents, will have the opportunity to register to vote and cast their ballots from any Windows-based computer with Internet access, anywhere in the world.

Life After the Military
A Career Action Plan is preparation that takes you from choosing an occupation to employment in that occupation to reaching your long-term career goals.

Navy SEAL Training
The 25-week curriculum at the Navy Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S)training is divided into three phases that test the Sailors' spirit and stamina. This is the rigorous course that turns out Navy SEALS.

Family SGLI Coverage (Life Insurance)
Family Servicemans Group Life Insurance (SGLI) (FSGLI) coverage provides life insurance coverage for the spouses and dependent children of all servicemembers (Active Duty and Ready Reserve) who have full-time SGLI coverage.

Air Force Recruiting Duty
Becoming an Air Force recruiter can be the most challenging and gratifying job you will ever have. Recruiters are responsible for the number and quality of young men and women who enlist and begin their Air Force careers. There are few jobs in the Air Force more challenging, satisfying, and rewarding as Recruiting. A more vital enlisted profession does not exist in the USAF.

Military Food Stamp Program
Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2001, qualifying servicemembers can receive up to $500 a month with the new family subsistence supplemental allowance (FSSA). The program was designed to help families currently on food stamps. Although this allowance does target those families, all total force members may apply.

Paradise on a Military Budget
One of the best-kept military secrets. The Armed Forces Vacation Club allows military members to rent luxury condos for $249 per week.

Support Your Military Members
The anthrax threat has eliminated programs where people can send mail to 'any servicemember.' Don't fear, however. There are plenty of other ways you can show your support for members of the United States Military.

Changing Your Military Records
Whether you are active duty, separated, or retired, you can apply to your service's Board for the Correction of Military Records if you feel there is an error or an injustice in your military personnel records.

What About the Children?
Ever wonder what happens to the children of military single-parents or military couples with children when the military member deploys? A program called Family Care Plan ensures they are well taken care of.

Locating Air Force Personnel
Information about the Air Force's military personnel locator service, the Air Force department with the mission of locating Air Force members.

Repatriating Prisoners of War
Somebody asked me the other day about what happens when an American Prisoner of War (POW) is returned to United States control. It's a hard question to answer, because so much of it depends on the individual circumstances. However, there is kind of a set procedure that the military has developed over the years.