VALUABLE WEBSITES

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 Plan & 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)                               MILITARY INFO
(You’ll find a wealth of helpful information                            (General Military Info)
on Tri-care health benefit system                               http://militaryinfo.com
http://tricare.osd.mil

VETERAN & EMPLOYMENT                            PAY AND BENEFITS
(Transition from military to civilian is a tough                        9Includes new leave laws recently affecting
decision, let this site help you out    0                                   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/

VALUABLE WEBSITES cont’d…

http://members.aol.com/forvets/dd214.htm
This is a useful web site when searching for your lost DD-214 if you have been discharged for several years.

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, NAVADMINs, 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 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

VALUABLE WEBSITES cont’d…

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

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE cont’d…

www.dantes.doded.mil
-Financial Aid Information
-College Search Sites
-VA & DOE Sites
-Career Counseling
-Distance Learning
-Foreign Transcript Evaluation 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
-ACE’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

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE cont’d…

http://www.va.gov/PUBAFF/FEDben?01FedBEN.pdf
-Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents

http://www.bls.gov/oco
-Occupational Outlook Handbook and 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, and 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 and 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, PhD., 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.

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE cont’d…

COLLEGE TESTING

ACT                           http://www.act.org
DSSTs                 http://www.getcollegecredit.com/materials.htm
GED                           http://acenet.edu/calec/ged
MAT                           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 BOOKSTORE

    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
    Efollett                    http://www.efollett.com
    Ecampus                     http://ecampus.com
    TextSwap                    http://www.textswap.com

TRAINING FOR ADVANCEMENT SITES

www.cnet.navy.mil
Inst. & training aids
www.cnet.navy.mil.leadcon.html
Leadership Continuum & NLTU Info
www.cnet.navy.mil
CNET                                                                    www.cnet.navy.mil/cnet/nltulck/index.htm
Navy Leadership Training Unit                                           www.cnet.navy.mil/main/html
CNET & Training Site                                                    www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/cantrac/html
CANTRAC
TRAINING FOR ADVANCEMENT SITES (Continued)

www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/nac/catalog/choice.htm
Training, Non-Resident (NAVEDTRA 12061)                                 www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/nac/neas.htm
Advancement (Bibliographies, PARS, Exams, PQS)                         www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/pqs/default.htm
PQS Catalog                                                             www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/voled/index.html
SOCNAV, DANTES, TA, PACE, navy campus & Academic Skills