Wow, Bill, that was incredibly offensive. You obviously violated Symantec's "Do not post objective information regarding veteran's benefits" clause.
- Jim Bill Wheatley wrote: > 3rd try is a charm hopefully > >Sending from my server now ;) > >I would agree to be tax exempt when you are in the service but once >you're out you gotta pay taxes like everyone else. > >Some of these are active duty only but still better then some get. > >1) free medical and dental care, free (or very cheap) medical and dental >care for your immediate family, 30 days paid vacation every year, free >travel, educational benefits, commissary and exchange privileges and >much more. > >*Veterans' Administration benefits ranging from low interest home loans >to burial in national cemeteries *Veteran's Preference for many Federal, >State and Local government jobs! > >Active-Duty military personnel can receive up to $2,000 reimbursement >per child for many adoption-related expenses up to a maximum of $5,000 >in one year. > >Home Loan Guaranty > >VA guarantees loans to purchase a home, manufactured home, certain types >of condominiums; or to build, repair, and improve homes. This benefit >may be used to refinance an existing home loan. Certain disabled >veterans can receive grants to have their home specially adapted to >their needs. Native Americans living on Trust Land may qualify for a >direct home loan. Basic eligibility requirements are: > >Selected Reserve or National Guard > >When eligibility is based on reserve service, the individual must have >completed six years of honorable service. If he/she was discharged due >to service-connected disability, the required service time could be >less. > >Active Duty - When eligibility is based on current active duty service, >eligibility begins after 181 days of active service (or 90 days during >the Gulf War) unless discharged or separated from a previous qualifying >period of active duty service. Home > > > >Burial Benefits > >Burial benefits for veterans may include a gravesite in any of our 120 >national cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the >grave, perpetual care, a Government headstone or marker, a grave liner >for casketed remains, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial >Certificate, at no cost to the family. VA can pay a burial allowance of >$2000 for veterans who died of service-related causes. For other >veterans receiving VA benefits, VA can pay $300 for burial and funeral >expenses and a $300 plot allowance. A U.S. flag for burial purposes is >issued for individuals who complete at least one enlistment in the >Selected Reserve or National Guard, or who was discharged due to >service-connected disability or whose death was the result of service. A >flag can also be issued for individuals who at the time of death were >eligible for retirement pay based on Selected Reserve or national Guard >Service, or would have been entitled had the member attained age 60. > >VA Life Isurance > >n > >National Guard and Reserve Personnel are eligible to receive >Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI), Veterans Group Life >Insurance (VGLI), and Family Group Life Insurance (FGLI). They may also >be eligible for Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) if called to >active duty, injured, and have a ervice-connected disability. s >Additional information may be obtained on-line at >ttp://www.insurance.va.gov/ H > > > >Anyone who had military service can also find several veteran only >insurance companies and those types who give great rates on insurance of >all kinds. > >I stopped looking after all this its plenty. Not to mention the life >experience you get going into the military. But I'm all for getting rid >of income tax to active duty people. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
