Monthly Archives: March 2025

Transferring your VA educational benefits? Here’s a short guide

Have a son, daughter or foster child who wants to continue their education? The VA and educational programs can transfer those benefits. Tyrone Hewitt, a contributing writer to MILTrac, recently shared the key points for success in a recent LinkedIn post.  Please click on the graphic below to learn more.   Related: VA enrollment policies Note:  This link takes you…

Retiring? This form helps with your benefits

Mark Overberg, one of the Army’s top experts on retirement, recently posted this article on the DD Form 2656. “No 2656, no retired pay and you receive automatic full Survivor Benefit Plan coverage for all eligible beneficiaries by law,” posted Overberg. Military retirees who are approaching their last days in uniform should read this article before signing this key form,…

LinkedIn connection notes can help you meet new contacts

LinkedIn connection notes are something most #militaryprofessionalsintransition don’t truly understand. That’s why we want to share this Meg Guiseppi article on how to effectively connect with someone who is a total stranger on LinkedIn. Please click on the graphic below to get the link to Meg’s article. RELATED:  A short LinkedIn video on how to connect with others.

MILTrac team offers virtual LinkedIn course

The team at our website is offering a chance to help #militaryprofessionalsintransition and their families with updating their LinkedIn course Matt Scherer, our publisher and the author of “LinkedIn For Military,” has compiled a dozen videos for the Coffee Bunker. With the help of his team, he organized these videos into a logical process, taking people who have just created…

VA website provides link to state benefits

Tyrone Hewitt, one of our MILTrac contributors, recently shared this link to every state’s veterans affairs office. In his view, the states veterans resources provide additional resources  for veterans and their families. Hewitt, a retired Navy chief, said he tells his clients in transition to add their state to their resource tool kit. However, one shouldn’t stop at their state’s…