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‘A game-changer’ House panel outlines quality-of-life improvements for troops for 2025 defense bill

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WASHINGTON — A 15% pay raise for junior enlisted service members. No more referrals for physical therapy, optometry, women’s health and other specialties. A basic allowance for housing that covers 100% of estimated costs. Those are some of the recommendations of a panel of House lawmakers tasked with improving the quality of life for troops and their families as young service members in particular grapple with soaring living costs, substandard housing, limited access to child care, long wait times for medical care and spousal unemployment.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-12/house-lawmakers-ndaa-military-pay-child-care-barracks-13539152.html
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PMM: PMM selectees will choose from among the six approved universities listed in reference (a). It is strongly recommended that PMM selectees apply to a minimum of three universities to increase their acceptance chances. Navy multi-board selection for the PMM program does not guarantee acceptance by a university. PMM alternates are encouraged to remain flexible in the event that a primary slot opens up in the coming weeks. j. Olmsted Scholars: Olmsted primary nominees will work with N712 to provide additional documentation for the Olmsted Foundation. Olmsted primary nominees? application packages will be forwarded by N712 to the Olmsted Foundation for their final selection. An Olmsted Foundation board will convene in March 2025 to select up to five Navy Olmsted Scholars for the Class of 2026. Olmsted alternate nominees are encouraged to remain flexible in the event that a primary nominee slot opens up in the coming weeks. 5. Point(s) of Contact: a. OPNAV N712, Fellowship and Scholarship Management: (1) Deputy Branch Head: Ms. Jennifer Rigdon Teter; Comm (703) 692-1934; E-mail: jennifer.c.rigdonteter.civ@us.navy.mil (2) Action Officer: LT Blake Copeland; Comm (703) 692-1184; E-mail: blake.a.copeland3.mil@us.navy.mil (3) Program Analyst: Ms. Hannah Olivieri; Comm (703) 693-0450; E-mail: hannah.g.olivieri.ctr@us.navy.mil (4) Navy Olmsted Scholar Program Manager: Ms. Elise McGuire; Comm (850) 473-6064; E-mail: elise.t.mcguire.civ@us.navy.mil b. NAVPERSCOM: PERS 443, Navy Fellowships and Education Outplacement: LCDR Michael Watrol; Comm (901) 874-4602; E-mail: michael.p.watrol.mil@us.navy.mil 6. Released by VADM D. W. Dwyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development, OPNAV (N3/N5/N7).// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//
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