What are the best resources for Veterans & Service Members?
From Lt Col Brian Niswander a plethora of good connections.
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Resource for gettting out of the military
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What are the best resources for Veterans & Service Members? | RallyPoint
Without a doubt, there are truly some great resources available to active and Reserve component personnel and veterans. Of course, if folks don't know that they're out there, members and their families couldn't possibly benefit from some of these amazing offers and services. So, the idea here is to share those helpful tidbits of information, tips, links, lessons learned, processes, resources, wisdom and/or POCs to help members find the...
The Military Assistance Project was established to provide free legal services for active duty, reserve, or veteran military personnel in the form of pro bono bankruptcy services. Our program creates partnerships between Military personnel, pro bono Attorneys, and the Partners in Philanthropy who provide funding for our organization. When bankruptcy becomes necessary, Military Assistance Project provides servicemen and servicewomen with attorneys and legal resources to enable them to obtain a fresh start.
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The Military Assistance Project was established to provide legal services for US Veterans to declare bankruptcy. The program creates partnerships between Military personnel, pro bono Attorneys, and the philanthropic Partners in Development who provide funding for our organization. MAP offers financial services via legal representation and connection to community education resources, providing wrap-around service for those in need of financial...
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Operation Military Assistance Program (OMAP) offers case management and financial assistance to very low income veterans and their families who are literally homeless or who are about to become homeless to enable them to obtain or maintain stable, permanent housing.
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Given courtesy of @CPT MC. in another thread. Good resource for those who need it.
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A servicemember's military pension is often the most valuable asset in a Colorado divorce, legal separation or annulment. Since it is an asset, states can divide military retirements just like any other marital asset, as long as the Court has jurisdiction. Each spouse should therefore know how Colorado divorce courts handle the division of military pensions, VA Disability, and issues concerning the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). Jurisdiction to...
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Division of Reserve Component Military Retirement The formula for dividing reserve military retirements is based upon the same principle as active duty retirements, with one change - it utilizes retirement points, rather than months. The former spouse of a reservist is entitled to one-half of the marital portion of the servicemember's disposable retired pay, calculated as one-half of: Retirement points accumulated during marriage...
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An excellent blog post authored by SFC (Join to see) titled: Preparing for retirement and can be found here - http://blog.rallypoint.com/2015/02/preparing-for-retirement.html
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