Important Links
Department of Defense
"With over 1.3 million men and women on active duty, and 669,281 civilian personnel, we are the nation's largest employer. Another 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces. About 2 million military retirees and their family members receive benefits."
http://www.defenselink.mil
Military OneSource
"Whether its help with child care, personal finances, emotional support during deployments, relocation information, or resources needed for special circumstances, Military OneSource is there for military personnel and their families 24/7/365."
http://www.militaryonesource.com/
Military.com
"Military.com's free membership connects servicemembers, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service - government benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more."
http://www.military.com/
Department of Veterans Affairs
"Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less."
http://www.va.gov/
Veterans of Foreign Wars
"The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, with its Auxiliaries, includes 2.4 million members in approximately 9,000 Posts worldwide. Its mission is to honor the dead by helping the living through veterans' service, community service, national security and a strong national defense."
http://www.vfw.org/
UMass Veterans Affairs Office
"The purpose of the Veterans' Affairs Office is to assist Veterans, Guardsmen, and Reservists to access the benefits available to them through the Montgomery Bill educational benefits program. We also help students make the transition from active military duty to UMASS Amherst, and from UMASS Amherst to active military duty."
http://www.umass.edu/veterans/
UMass Veterans Affairs Office
"The mission of the Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) is to be the leading advocate for the more than half-million veterans of the Commonwealth and their families and survivors. DVS establishes policy, proposes legislation, ensures adequate funding for veterans programs is included in the Governor's budget, and represents the interests of veterans in matters coming before the General Court."