VALUABLE WEBSITES

SBP & OTHER FLEET RESERVE CORRESPONDENCE COURSES

(Navy Learning Network) (Navy Learning Network)

http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/SBP/ http://www.navylearning.navy.mil

(Air Force website with great info on Survival G.I. BILL

Benefit Pan & other separation information) (Info concerning Montgomery G.I. Bill or

http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/SBP/ call 800-827-1000

http://gibillexpress.com

TRICARE SUPPORT (CHAMPUS) MILITRY INFO

(You’ll find a wealth of helpful information (General Military Info)

on Tricare health benefit system http://militaryinfo.com

http://tricare.osd.mil

VETERAN & EMPLOYMENT PAY AND BENEFITS

(transition from military to civilian is a tough Includes new leave laws recently affecting

decision, let this site help you out Military Pay)

http://www.destinygrp.com http://militarypay.dtic.mil/

ADVANCEMENT NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

(Now you can download PARS and courses) (Navy Fed Website)

http://www.advancement.cnet.navy.mil http://www.navyfcu.org/

CAREER COLA & PER-DIEM

(Staying Navy or moving up the ladder, find your future) (Rate Guide)

http://www.staynavy.navy.mil http://www.dtic.mil/perdiem/rateinfo.html

BUPERS/ OTHER NAVY INFORMATION DIRECTIVES AND RECORDS

(Major official topics about the U.S. Navy) from Washington HQ Services Download DOD

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/ publications, instructions, and other directives

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives

BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL DOD INFORMATION

(BUPERS Millington Website) (find out the latest from DOD on benefits &

http://www.bupers.navy.mil other non-military information)

http://www.defenselink.mil

MILITARY ASSISTANCE PAY & ALLOTMENTS

(Get help on relocation, family services, finances (DFAS Cleveland Website on Pay

employment) http://www.dfas.mil/custrsvc/index.htm

http://dticaw.dtic.mil/mapsite/

DEFENSE TABLE OF OFFICIAL DISTANCES IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION

(Find the official distance to be paid travel (U.S. Navy guide to Naturalization processing)

pay for PCS moves) http://www.bupers.navy.mil/pers33/natur.htm

http://dtod-mtmc.belvoir.army.mil/

General Information

www.spear.navy.mil/ships/lha2/index.html

-This site contains info from the Command Ombudsman, CMC as well as the ships history. During deployment it lets our loved ones at home see where we’ve been and what’s going on.

www.navy.mil

-Home page of the United States Navy

www.bupers.navy.mil

-The office formerly known as BUPERS.PERSNET (a.k.a. BUPERS Millington) has some of the best information around. Advancements results, NAVADMIN’s, and links to your detailers are just a few options available.

www.staynavy.mil

-The Retention Center Online

www.rso.navy.mil

-The Left Coast’s Retention Center

www.va.gov

-The Veteran’s Affairs homepage. Find about home and business loans, burial benefits and other little entitlements you get for serving your country.

www.vba.gov

-The Veteran’s Benefits Administration. Discover more about your Non medical VA benefits.

www.history.navy.mil

-A wealth of information on Naval customs, ships, and various other tidbits of U.S. Navy history.

www.dodssp.daps.mil

-Find all the latest unclassified OPNAV directives and notices, and MILSPECS.

www.militaryinfo.com

-The best Navy related web site I have found to date. You must check this out!

www.capweb.net

-Internet guide to Congress

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html

-U.S. Naval Observatory Master clock

www.navytimes.com/index.html

-Navy times newspaper

www.mwr.navy.mil

-Find out about what MWR has to offer worldwide

http://coldwar.army.mil

-Order certificates for service during the Cold War

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE

www.taonline.com

-Transition Assistance online for separating members and veterans

www.ajb.dni.us

-America’s job bank. You may find your next employer here.

www.dmdc.osd.mil/dors

-This site provides potential employers resumes and referrals for military personnel and their spouses.

www.hrcareer.com

-Hampton roads most comprehensive source for jobs

www.bluetogray.com

-From Navy blue to Corporate Gray, best in class for military transition

www.monster.com

-The Monster board

www.navy.mil/homepage/navresfor

-Official websites of the US Naval Reserve

www.usdoj.govcops

-Troops to Cops program

www.dantes.doded.mil

-Troops to Teachers program

http://members.tripod.com/~crews/eaws.htm

-Air warfare pin study materials

internet sites for counselors

www.dantes.doded.mil	-Financial Aid Information -College Search Sites -VA & DOE Sites -Career Counseling -Distance Learning -Foreign Transcript Eval Services
http://www.ed.gov/topicsaz	Education Topics From A to Z -Accreditation -Financial Aid -Post-secondary Education
http://military.com	-College Scholarships for Military and Dependents
http://odedodea.edu	-Information on Dept of Defense -Dependents Schools (overseas) -(DoDDs) & DoD Domestic -Dependent Elementary & Secondary Schools (DDESS) in the U.S Employment opportunities
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE	-Office of Post-secondary Education website (Info For Students & other websites)
http://www.militaryguides.acenet.edu	-ACE Guides. Contains search features
http://www.acenet.edu/calec/corporate/index.cfm	-ACE’s College Credit Recommendations for corporate training, exams, certifications, & apprenticeships
http://www.acenet.edu/calec/military/home.html	-ACES’s Web site on services their Military Programs Office provides
http://web1.whs.osd.mil/icdhome/ddeforms.htm	-DoD Forms (including DD295)
http://www.cnet.navy.mil/usmap	-United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP). Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard program

internet sites for counselors

http://www.va.gov/PUBAFF/FEDben?01FedBEN.pdf	-Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
http://www.bls.gov/oco	-Occupational Outlook Handbook. Contains good search features
http://www.asd.com	-American School Directory. Vital information on all K-12 schools in America
http://www.mindedge.com	-Mind Edge is a portal to search for courses academic, professional, continuing education, personal development through distance learning or on-campus. Includes corporate training courses as well
http://www.petersons.com/dlearn	-Peterson’s Distance Learning. Provides detailed info about distance learning programs offered by U.S. colleges & universities
http://www.gnacademy.org/mason/catalog/front.html	-The Globewide Network Academy. Contains an online catalog of thousands of Distance learning courses & programs
http://www.collegedegree.com	-Distance Learning Colleges. A directory of degrees, certificates & courses offered through distance learning
http://www.degree.net	-Resource for Info on Distance Learning. Provided by John Bear, Ph.d., author of Bear’s Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/info.html	-Community College Web. This site contains a searchable index to & 1260 community colleges in the U.S., Canada & elsewhere around the world.
http://chronicle.com/free	-The Chronicle of Higher Education’s free Web site. Contains a sampling of recent Articles in many subject areas.

testing information/study materials

ACT - http://www.act.org

DSSTs - http://www.getcollegecredit.com/materials.htm

GED - http://acenet.edu/calec/ged

GMAT - http://www.mba.com

GRE - http://www.gre.org

LSAT - http://www.isac.org

Excelsior College Exams - http://www.excelsior.edu/exams/xms_indx.htm

- http://www.excelsior.edu/pub_page.htm#ecx

College Board - http://www.collegeboard.com

ETS - http://www.ets.org

online bookstores

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill - http://glencoe.com

BookSwap - http://bookswap.com

Barnes and Nobles - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/textbooks

Buy and Sell Textbooks - http://www.bigwords.com

Online

Efollett - http://www.efollett.com

Ecampus - http://ecampus.com

TextSwap - http://www.textswap.com