Housing
WASHINGTON - W. Jordan Gillis, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment and the Defense Department's chief housing officer, is inviting DOD housing residents to participate in the department's annual housing satisfaction survey, which is scheduled to launch in December. Each year, DOD, working through the military departments, surveys current residents of government-owned, government-leased,
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(Photo: Spc. Jacob Rhodes, assigned to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, returning from an overseas deployment, is reunited with his son Henry and wife Cheyenne following a homecoming ceremony, Feb. 18, 2018, held at the William “Bill” Reed Special Events Center, Fort Carson,
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Providing quality housing to families is the Defense Department's highest priority, a DoD official said Friday. Privatized housing is located on installations, and about 30 percent of military members and their families reside there. Most of the remaining military personnel live off-post or in barracks for single people. In the past, the
Military Life
Military spouses with careers that require a professional license or certification can now get help covering the costs of transferring those credentials when they experience a permanent-change-of-station move with their servicemember spouse. The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act allows each service branch to reimburse spouses up to $500 for relicensure and