AUGUST 12, 2024 - The Defense Health Agency is introducing a new approach at behavioral health clinics, called targeted care, to help improve access to mental health resources. Targeted care refers service members and other beneficiaries to the clinical or non-clinical mental health resources best suited to support their needs, offering earlier interventions and promoting … [Read more...]
Tuition Assistance 101 and How to Apply
AUGUST 2, 2024 – Supervisory and professional occupations often require postsecondary higher education, providing larger salaries and more financial security. The Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Retention and College Assistance Program (DCTA) offers Guardsmen tuition assistance to any accredited educational degree program anywhere in the United States offering up to $12,500 … [Read more...]
Muster Events Help Soldiers with Reserve Benefits
AUGUST 1, 2024 – Personnel Accountability Muster events are a type of in-person screening that Army Reserve career counselors assist Army Human Resources Command with on a regular basis. The primary goal of the events is to update contact information and ensure personal information is accurate in case the Soldier is activated from Individual Ready Reserve status for … [Read more...]
Telemedicine Care Overseas With TRICARE
JULY 31, 2024 – Do you live overseas and need health care? You might be able to get telemedicine care from home. “Different countries have different laws about telemedicine,” said Michael Griffin, a program analyst with the TRICARE Overseas Program Office at the Defense Health Agency. “This means that if you get telemedicine care in an overseas location, TRICARE will only … [Read more...]
DoD Requiring New ID for Retired Military
JULY 22, 2024 - Beginning in 2026, the legacy Uniformed Services Identification (USID) card will no longer be accepted for access to benefits, privileges, or DoD bases. According to the DoD Common Access Card website, USID cards are issued to retired military and Reserve members, dependent family members of uniformed Service members, and other eligible individuals in … [Read more...]