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The Department of Defense is now tasked with preparing a new family readiness plan - and it must get input from not only the services, but military family members as well.

The move is an attempt by lawmakers to create a comprehensive military family support policy that is consistent across the service branches. The mandate is part of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act, which President Bush made law with his signature in January.

The panel looking into creating a stronger military family support program will include top officials and experts, but also senior enlisted personnel or a military spouse of a senior enlisted person from each military branch.

Military spouse and military family organizations such as the National Military Family Association and CincHouse.com spoke in favor of the new initiative.

These days while the military is on a war-footing, military spouses and the military family have had to adapt to the challenges of multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the Global War on Terror.

It's long been known that military spouses have significant obstacles in place when pursuing career and education goals. Military spouses often site inadequate childcare resources, duty-station changes and a lack of career training options as a serious concern.

Many schools have been stepping up to the plate and offering military spouse scholarships, discounts and even no-cost military spouse education. Military spouse can take advantage of military distance learning programs when their service member spouse enrolls at schools using US military tuition assistance. Concern about the cost of military spouse tuition shouldn't deter spouses from their education goals - many schools offer tuition assistance for military spouses. By Robert Fay, Allied Schools, www.education4military.com

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American service members deployed across the globe will soon get a taste of home as they receive care packages courtesy of Allied Schools.

Allied collaborated with the non-profit organization Operation Military Pride, which has been helping to send care packages to deployed-service members since 1995.

Allied Schools sent out over 300 care packages containing in-demand items like sun screen, lip balm, beef jerky, Ibuprofen, breakfast cereal and hot sauce -- products that service members in countries like Iraq have found to be especially helpful and comforting.

The care packages were filled and boxed up by Allied Schools' staff at their Southern California headquarters in mid-March and then sent overseas. Service members receiving the care packages will also have the opportunity to win a laptop computer each month until June.

"We've been fortunate to enroll over 10,000 service members in the last four years," said George Achenbach, president, Allied Schools. "The care packages are our way of saying 'thank you' to the men and women who serve this nation."

Allied Schools is a popular choice for active-duty service members because they can attend class from an overseas deployment simply by logging onto a computer; Allied offers both military and civilian students career training in the medical field, business and real estate.
By Robert Fay, Allied Schools, http://www.education4military.com/

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Very few organizations are fortunate enough to celebrate a 100th birthday, but that's exactly what the U.S. Army Reserve will do this April 23 when it turns 100!

There have been many changes to the Army Reserve since its birth in 1908 as the Medical Reserve Corps, but what hasn't changed is the commitment of American citizens who stand at-the-ready as citizen warriors.

The Army Reserve will commemorate the anniversary with a host of events all year, with one of the highlights being a reenlistment ceremony of 100 Soldiers at the Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC on April 23.

In addition to the thousands of Reserve Soldiers who have served in Iraq as part of the active component, the history of the Army Reserve includes numerous examples of its readiness to support the nation during a crisis, including:

--60,000 Army Reserve Soldiers were called to active-duty during the Berlin crisis of 1961

--During the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) the Army Reserve contributed 84,000 Soldiers in support of the Army

--Army Reserve Soldiers were a major presence in Bosnia from 1995-2001

In many ways there is no way the nation can thank Reserve Soldiers enough for their service, but one important service benefit that does exists for Reserve Soldiers is Army Reserve Tuition Assistance (TA Army Reserve). Reserve TA is a military education benefit that pays up to 100% of tuition and fees for Reserve Soldiers on active-drilling status. And these days there are countless online courses for military personnel using their US Military Tuition Assistance funds.

The important part of Reserve TA is that Soldiers pay nothing out-of-pocket for their education - the Army Reserve pays schools directly. And when Reserve Soldiers enroll at certain online schools using their TA benefits, their spouse can enroll at a discounted tuition rate, or even in some cases, for no charge. Married Reserve Soldiers should always inquire about military spouse education programs when enrolling in military distance learning programs.

By Robert Fay, Allied Schools, http://www.education4military.com/

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