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Expanded Tricare for children would carry fee

Tricare health benefits for older children would not be free to their parents under a bill introduced in the House to ensure military parents are not left out of a key early benefit of the national health care reform bill.The … Continue reading

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Expanded Tricare for children would carry fee

Tricare health benefits for older children would not be free to their parents under a bill introduced in the House to ensure military parents are not left out of a key early benefit of the national health care reform bill.The … Continue reading

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Partners of gay troops to get benefits, too?

WASHINGTON — If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military. New … Continue reading

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VFW apologizes for barb on health care reform

The commander of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans has issued an unusual apology for stating that President Obama’s national health care reform initiative is “betraying” veterans.Thomas Tradewell Sr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, issued a … Continue reading

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Partners of gay troops to get benefits, too?

WASHINGTON — If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military. New … Continue reading

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VFW apologizes for barb on health care reform

The commander of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans has issued an unusual apology for stating that President Obama’s national health care reform initiative is “betraying” veterans.Thomas Tradewell Sr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, issued a … Continue reading

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Combat troops now get extra time off

A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading

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Combat troops now get extra time off

Service members deployed for 270 days or more in Iraq or Afghanistan now qualify for 15 days of “administrative absence” on top of their regular annual leave, under a new nonchargeable rest and recuperation policy announced by the Pentagon on … Continue reading

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Combat troops get 15 extra days of leave

A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading

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Tricare upgrade for children being studied

National health care reform, which could be signed into law this week, has a key new benefit for families that will not apply to military families enrolled in the Tricare health insurance program.A key expansion of benefits in the Patient … Continue reading

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