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So You’ve Decided To Join The Army Just To Cancel Your Cellphone

We’ve noted that one “tactic” to leave your cellphone is joining the armed services, and Davros, a former cellphone call rep sent in some rockets red glare to illuminate the particulars. “Just joining...

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AT&T Gives You The Runaround Over Your Military Discount

Reader Richard is in the Air Force. When he signed up with AT&T in January 2007 he was offered a military discount. Now it’s more than a year later and he’s still getting the runaround over this...

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At Ease, Facebook, Twitter: Soldiers Can Access You On Base Now — MySpace?...

The Army’s network administrators have stopped blocking base access to social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, as well as personal e-mail accounts, Wired reports. The Army brass...

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Fannie Mae Gives Wounded Soldiers A Break On Mortgages

Fannie Mae yesterday announced that military families with a member who was injured or killed while on active duty can apply for a forbearance of up to six months if they’re having trouble making their...

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Gym Makes Navy Family With Moving Orders Pay Cancellation Fee

A Navy family with government orders to move from California to Virginia was surprised when their gym wanted to charge them a $200 early termination fee. The family told the gym that thanks to one,...

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Memo To U.S. Airways Employees: The Coast Guard Is Part Of The Military

The United States Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security rather than the Department of Defense. This distinction probably wasn’t what a U.S. Airways employee had in mind when...

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Banks That Market To & Serve Military Also Tacking On Huge Fees

(frankieleon)One might assume that banks marketing to U.S. military servicemembers would not be out to nickel and dime these men and women with unnecessarily high fees on their accounts. But among...

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CFPB Tackles Mortgage Protections For Borrowers In The Armed Forces

(frankieleon) The CFPB last week unveiled a set of rules (PDF) to protect mortgage borrowers, especially those who are military servicemembers. Part of the trouble for military families is that they...

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New Website Seeks To Put Job-Seeking Veterans And Employers Together

(Hammerin Man)In an effort to ease the transition from military service to the private sector — and help former servicemembers find jobs that match their skills — the Dept. of Veterans Affairs has...

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