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The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (or USFSPA) is a U.S. federal law enacted on September 8, 1982 to address issues that arise when a member of the military divorces, and primarily concerns jointly-earned marital property consisting of benefits earned during marriage and while one of the spouses (or both) is a military service member. [3]
U.S. service members could miss their paychecks over the holidays if the U.S. government shuts down this weekend, according to the Pentagon. Unless lawmakers reach some agreement before the end of ...
Leave and pass days can now be taken consecutively, as long as the Service Member is in the local area to sign back in from or on leave; for example, a Service Member may put in for a 4-day pass over the 4th of July weekend, and utilize leave starting the day after the 4-day weekend, as long as the service member personally signs in or out on ...
Spouses of veterans gain loan eligibility if: [5] 1. They are unmarried, and their deceased spouse died as a result of service-connected causes. 2. They remarry after the age of 57, and their deceased spouse died while on active duty. 3. They are the spouse of an active duty member who has been missing in action or a prisoner of war for at ...
Prior to 2019, non-excepted employees were furloughed without guarantee of pay unless Congressional action provided compensation for lost wages and accrued leave. [4] In past shutdowns, retroactive pay and leave has always been provided for furloughed employees through legislation passed after that shutdown, even though it was not guaranteed.
Military spouses face a 21% unemployment rate that has not significantly changed over the past decade, according to information from the White House. More than 16,000 military, veteran and ...
The fiscal year 2010 president's budget request for a 2.9% military pay raise was consistent with this formula. However, Congress, in fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 approved the pay raise as the ECI increase plus 0.5%. The 2007 pay raise was equal to the ECI. A military pay raise larger than the permanent formula is not uncommon.
A VA loan is a mortgage for members of the military, veterans and their spouses that allows the borrower to buy a home without a down payment, and often at a favorable interest rate.