Entries Tagged as ‘Military Family Resources’

May 25, 2008

Colorado Springs Military Discounts

Being in the Military while living in Colorado Springs now comes with monetary savings. A fairly new site, Colorado Springs Military Discounts, offers military members and their families to check out a variety of businesses, offering discount coupons.
The discounts offered range from area attractions to dining, furnishing to home repair and moving and storage to [...]

May 24, 2008

Armed Forces Vacation Club

Never heard of it? Not quite clear what it is?
The AFVC is a “space available” program offering Department of Defense affiliated personnel affordable condominium vacations at over 3,500 resorts around the world.
Who’s eligible? According to their website, you are eligible to participate if you are a:
Member of the Uniformed Services or an adult dependant (Air [...]

May 18, 2008

Military Home Owners

According to an article by Joe Gladden, as well as the majority of recent media releases, the housing market is definitely a buyers market. Question is, are you, as a member of the military, taking advantage of it?
The above mentioned article takes you through some of the things you need to consider when purchasing a [...]

May 14, 2008

College Credit For Military Service

Did you know that your Military Career might have earned you college credits?
Check out Military.com and see all the resources available to soldiers, helping you transfer your training, coursework and occupational specialty into college credits.
Talking to a school that does not want to accept your Military Training? You can “shop around” for a school that does.
What [...]

May 8, 2008

Military Spouse Day - May 9th

If you’re a Military Spouse, you know that you hold a rather unique position in the scheme of things. You are not actively in the Military, yet intimately tied to it, you didn’t sign up for deployments and TDY’s, yet you have to live through them… In order to honor your sacrifices, efforts and determination [...]