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Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans

Posted on October 13, 2025 Updated on October 13, 2025

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/usaa-credit-loan-troops-shutdown/

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This entry was posted in Pay, personal finance and tagged Pay, personal finance.

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops 

Posted on October 12, 2025 Updated on October 12, 2025

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/pentagon-pay-military-troops/

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This entry was posted in Budget, Pay and tagged Budget, Pay.

New Military Surgical Podcast

Posted on October 11, 2025 Updated on October 4, 2025

Front Line Surgery- Mastering Military Trauma CareDownload

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This entry was posted in Trauma and tagged Trauma.

Finance Friday Articles and Shutdown Pay Info/Resources

Posted on October 10, 2025 Updated on October 10, 2025

  • Assets Stolen from IRA – ACATS Transfer Fraud
  • How to Wait Until 70 for Social Security Without Spending Less
  • How Unlimited Free Stuff from Amazon Almost Ruined My Retirement
  • IRS makes changes that will affect your taxes this year and next
  • Managing Concentration Risk
  • Not Everything Goes into Your Portfolio
  • Shutdown FAQ: Servicemember and Retiree Pay
  • Wealth for Yourself vs. Wealth for Others
  • What Would Your Ideal Financial Advisory Firm Look Like?

Also, below are some shutdown resources about pay:

FACT SHEET Sailor Pay During Government ShutdownDownload
250930_2025 Guide to Fleet for Government ShutdownDownload
The Constellation (2025-01 October)Download

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This entry was posted in personal finance and tagged personal finance.

Navy hits historic recruiting numbers with more ads, tattoo approvals

Posted on October 9, 2025 Updated on October 2, 2025

https://www.navytimes.com/news/recruiting/2025/10/01/navy-hits-historic-recruiting-numbers-with-more-ads-tattoo-approvals/

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This entry was posted in Recruiting and tagged Recruiting.

Researchers push forward in breakthrough brain health study

Posted on October 8, 2025 Updated on October 1, 2025

https://health.mil/News/Dvids-Articles/2025/09/25/news549171

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This entry was posted in TBI and tagged TBI.

Trump celebrates Navy’s 250th anniversary at rally-like event

Posted on October 7, 2025 Updated on October 7, 2025

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2025/10/06/trump-celebrates-navys-250th-anniversary-at-rally-like-event/

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This entry was posted in President and tagged President.

The Navy officer who became a legend among the 6th Marines

Posted on October 7, 2025 Updated on October 1, 2025

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/09/20/the-corpsman-who-became-a-legend-among-the-6th-marines/

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When Sleep Becomes Strategy: Inside The Navy’s Fatigue Management Trials

Posted on October 6, 2025 Updated on October 1, 2025

https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/when-sleep-becomes-strategy-inside-navys-fatigue-management-trials.html

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Troops who need cash during shutdown have options

Posted on October 5, 2025 Updated on October 4, 2025

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-shutdown-financial-help/

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