Looking for a second chance to get into one of the military service academies? Greystone Preparatory School is ready to help. Located in Kerrville, Texas, on the campus of Schreiner University, Greystone is a post-high school, college level prep
As American servicemembers continue to serve in harm’s way in Iraq and Afghanistan, many military families are dealing with the financial risk of combat-related death through the use of commercial life insurance products. Two out of five middle-class
A far-reaching plan to radically remake the military’s traditional retirement system is generating considerable concern in the ranks of active-duty personnel, prompting many families to reassess their long-term options and contemplate increases to
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Middle-class families are preparing to extend their belt-tightening ways into the holiday shopping season, continuing a long-term trend that has come into play during the current economic downturn. During the past three holiday seasons, the First
The economy is taking a toll on the fiscal optimism of our men and women in uniform. Recent survey findings of the First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveal that many middle-class military families (senior NCOs and commissioned officers in pay
The traditional retirement age of 65 has little meaning for Baby Boomers. Members of the giant demographic wave of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 estimate that the end of their work life will come at an average age of 68, according to a
On July 21st, the Defense Business Board, an influential panel of advisors that reports to the Secretary of Defense, released a 24-page presentation titled “Modernizing the Military Retirement System.” The military community hasn’t stopped buzzing