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Daylight Savings Time is Sunday 31 March: Sunday is Daylight Savings Time in Europe. This means that everyone “Springs forward” by moving their clocks ahead one hour. For more, visit http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/.
Tuition Assistance suspended Due to our current fiscal situation, Soldiers can no longer submit new requests for Tuition Assistance through the GoArmyEd portal. Soldiers currently enrolled and participating in courses approved for tuition assistance are not affected and will be allowed to complete current course(s) enrollment. Soldiers can continue to access their GI Bill benefits, if applicable (either the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) or the Post 9/11 GI Bill), or use another funding sources (i.e. grants, scholarships, or Army National Guard Soldiers using state Tuition Assistance). Soldiers should be encouraged to contact their local education centers for additional information. Updated information will also be posted to www.goarmyed.com. The Army understands the impact of this decision and will re-assess as the fiscal situation matures.
Bavarian News online Head to BavarianNews.com to get timely news and see what events are happening in the community. Here are this week’s stories: Taking it to the next level. Soldiers prove ‘Best Warrior’ during the 2013 Soldier / NCO of the Year competition. Sparking conversation. A monthly book club brings readers together to discuss literary works. Tick tactics. It might seem too cold for them now, but tick season is right around the corner. The northern sights. Helsinki and Tallinn offer culture and good times in Europe’s Great White North. Furlough FAQs. Officials provide updates on sequestration.
We’re doing our part. Are you? The marquees are a great way to get information out to the community. But, we need to save energy, too. So, to do our part, we’re limiting the marquees’ hours of operation on both East Camp and Rose Barracks from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Every little bit helps!
How to properly perform Retreat in the BMC Retreat is a daily ceremony held at all Army installations as the national flag is lowered at the end of the day. In the BMC, retreat occurs at 5 p.m. with a bugle call followed by “To the Colors.” All personnel driving on the installation must stop. Service members and government civilian personnel will turn off their vehicles, and if safe to do so, exit their vehicles and render the appropriate honors. Individuals outside of buildings will render the appropriate honors to the flag during the Retreat ceremony. Service members in uniform render the hand salute at the first note of “To the Colors.” Normally the flag is faced when saluting unless duty requires you to face in another direction. At the conclusion of the music resume your regular duties.
Sequestration requires careful planning Sequestration planning requires teamwork from IMCOM Europe and partners like USAREUR, DeCA, DoDDS and many others. Taking steps to conserve funding while still providing reliable service and looking after our Soldiers, civilians and families takes careful planning. We will share the results of that planning as soon as possible.
Warning: Apple App not sanctioned by Thrift Savings Plan A free iPhone App,” TSP Funds,” that is currently offered through the Apple App store asks TSP participants for their account login information. This app is not being offered through TSP and TSP does not recommend using this application to access your TSP account. Providing this information could result in a security risk to your account. More about the app.
Warning II: DTS phishing scam Watch out for emails asking you to log into DTS with the following address: (www.defensetravel.osd.com) The correct DTS website uses only a dot-mil (.mil) website address. The email asks user to sign into their accounts or else their travel reservations will be canceled. This will compromise account security.