• Veterans: Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay

    Claim Deadline Extended to December 3, 2010 
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    President Barack Obama signed legislation extending the Retroactive Stop-Loss Special Pay deadline through December 3, DOD officials said today. Officials estimate about 80,000 eligible service members, veterans and beneficiaries have yet to apply for the special stop-loss pay.

    If you are a service member, veteran, or beneficiary of a service member whose service was involuntarily extended under Stop Loss between September 11, 2001 and September 30, 2009, you may be eligible for RSLSP. The average benefit is $3,700.

    “It’s important that all those eligible for this benefit take the opportunity to apply for what they’ve earned,” said Lernes Hebert, acting director, Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management.  “We encourage those eligible to apply as soon as possible, to avoid the last minute rush, which can increase processing time.”

    The following service-specific sites provide more information and allow you to begin the RSLSP claim process.

      Benefits.gov can easily help you find government programs you may be eligible to receive. Click "Start Now" on the homepage to begin answering questions in the confidential Benefit Finder. The more questions you answer, the more likely you are to be eligible for the benefits that will appear in your Benefit Results List.



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    • Reminder For Daylight Saving Time


      On Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2:00 a.m. local time, the country switches from Daylight Saving Time to standard time. In order to avoid any confusion,  it's best to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time is not observed in Arizona, Hawaii and most of the United States territories, like Guamand Peurto Rico.



      The Reason for Daylight Saving Time :

      Daylight Saving Time was officially instituted in the United States during World War I. The “extra” hour of daylight was supposed to help save energy for wartime manufacturing. During World War II, some communities did follow Daylight Saving Time, while others didn’t. In 1966, the Uniform Time Act standardized Daylight Saving Time.


      Read more: Daylight Saving Time — NASA - Daylight Saving Time


      A Safety Reminder
      Many fire departments encourage people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they change their clocks because Daylight Saving Time provides a convenient reminder. "A working smoke detector more than doubles a person's chances of surviving a home fire," says William McNabb of the Troy Fire Department in Michigan. More than 90 percent of homes in the United States have smoke detectors, but one-third are estimated to have dead or missing batteries.

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