Airmen are now eligible for 10 days of nonchargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, based on a passage included in the Fiscal 2009 defense authorization act. The paternity leave must be taken on consecutive days within 60 days of the baby’s birth, or, in extraordinary circumstances, up to a maximum of 90 days following the birth.

Posted on December 29th, 2008 by Lee Reedy
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H.R. 7294, by Rep. Adam Smith, D-WA, would expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
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Posted on December 7th, 2008 by Lee Reedy
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I’m an AFSA member that retired from the USAF a few years ago. When I did, my contributions by allotment to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) stopped by law. I have written AFSA asking to have their legislative director advocate changing the law to allow TSP contributions from people who retire honorably from [...]

Posted on November 8th, 2008 by Lee Reedy
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