Benefits
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Benefit Categories
- Active Duty Healthcare Benefits
- Dependent Healthcare Benefits
- Active Duty Death Benefits
- Taxes
- GI Bill
- Military Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Loans
- Thrift Savings Plan
- Common Access Card
- Uniform Allowance and Resources
- Legal Assistance
- Leave
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Veterans Preference
To receive preference, a veteran must have been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (i.e., with an honorable or general discharge). As defined in 5 U.S.C. 2101(2), "Armed Forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The veteran must also be eligible under one of the preference categories below (also shown on the Standard Form (SF) 50, Notification of Personnel Action). Military retirees at the rank of major, lieutenant commander, or higher are not eligible for preference in appointment unless they are disabled veterans. (This does not apply to Reservists who will not begin drawing military retired pay until age 60.)[1]
Soldier’s and Sailor’s Civil Relief Act (SSCRA)
In 1940, Congress passed the SSCRA to provide protections for uniformed service members. The PHS has been covered by the SSCRA since 22 April 1976. The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) signed into law on 19 December 2003 expanded and improved the SSCRA. If you are on active duty, the SCRA guarantees that your state residency will not change just because of your military orders, even if you buy a house in the state of your new duty station, register your car there, or obtain a new state driver’s license. This means that you will continue to pay state taxes ONLY to your home state, UNLESS you change state residency voluntarily. The primary means of changing state residency voluntarily is by voting in a new state or changing tax withholding to a new state.
United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
The USAA is a financial institution created specifically to serve uniformed service members and their families. They offer competitive rates for car insurance, homeowner’s and renter’s insurance, and mortgage loans. You may also invest through the USAA and open ‘no-cost’ checking and savings accounts through them.
References
- ↑ http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp Veterans Preference
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