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Agency: Department of the Treasury
Mission: To help alleviate financial stressors of Service members and their families and support overall mission readiness. The Campaign accomplishes its mission through education, resources, programs, and protections designed to help Service members reach their financial goals. The Campaign rests on 8 “pillars” of financial readiness:
1. Maintain Good Credit
2. Achieve Financial Stability
3. Establish Routine Savings
4. Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan and Savings Deposit Program
5. Sustain the Service member’s Group Life Insurance and other insurance
6. Encourage low-cost loan products as an alternative to payday/predatory loans
Agency: Department of Defense
Military OneSource (also accessible by calling 1-800-342-9657) is a free service available 24/7, 365 days a year to Service members and families regardless of their activation status. Service members can find help for virtually any quality of life issue. The “Money Management” section of the website features financial information and resources that include calculators, tips, books and CDs, personal finance newsletters, and more. Members can also be connected to personalized and confidential financial counseling and planning consultations at no cost either via the telephone or in face-to-face sessions. Military One Source also offers free federal and state tax preparation and filing services.
Agency: Department of Defense
Every military installation has a Personal Financial Manager (PFM) whose office can provide financial counseling, planning, education, and access to resources. This website can help you locate the PFM or Family Center at an installation near you.
Agency: Department of Defense
“Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents & Survivors” summarizes benefits for eligible Veterans based on honorable discharge from active military service from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, Environmental Science Services Administration or NOAA. Visit http://www.va.gov/. En español de este folleto se encuentra disponible en formato Adobe Acrobat a través de el link: http://treas.gov/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?http://www1.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp .
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Army Financial Readiness website
Agency: Department of Defense
Navy Financial Readiness website
Agency: Department of Defense
Marine Corps
Agency: Department of Defense
Air Force Financial Readiness website
Agency: Department of Defense
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is a federal law that gives all members of the military some important protections as they enter active duty and other protections while they are on active duty.
Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Mission: To help alleviate financial stressors of Service members and their families and support overall mission readiness. The Campaign accomplishes its mission through education, resources, programs, and protections designed to help Service members reach their financial goals. The Campaign rests on 8 “pillars” of financial readiness:
1. Maintain Good Credit
2. Achieve Financial Stability
3. Establish Routine Savings
4. Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan and Savings Deposit Program
5. Sustain the Service member’s Group Life Insurance and other insurance
6. Encourage low-cost loan products as an alternative to payday/predatory loans
Agency: Department of Defense