http://www.usmilitary.com/4876/former-spouse-military-medical-benefits/ The US Army is the one of the premier military forces of the world offering top quality facilities, opportunities, housing and health care, educational programs and a myriad of other benefits. The Army offers an attractive pay scale, with various allowances, discounts and bonuses available to its personnel. With bases in some of the most exotic and interesting locales in the world, the Army way of life is legendary. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.usmilitary.com/4876/former-spouse-military-medical-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-96406 Becky Haire Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:49:38 +0000 http://www.usmilitary.com/?p=4876#comment-96406 My issue is why should a new spouse and her dependents, if there are any, be elgible for military health care benefits when she marrys a retiree? But yet, a military former spouse who spent over 20 years taking care of the home front can not remarry without losing the benefits? So many women with fatherless children are latching on to the retiree just for that purpose. With all the military cut backs, to change the law as to where no new spouses or children that are not biologically the service member would not be entitle to any military dependent benefits of retirees would save quite a bit of money. Either that, or change the law that a former 20/20/20 military spouse gets to keep her benefits even if she remarrys. My issue is why should a new spouse and her dependents, if there are any, be elgible for military health care benefits when she marrys a retiree? But yet, a military former spouse who spent over 20 years taking care of the home front can not remarry without losing the benefits? So many women with fatherless children are latching on to the retiree just for that purpose. With all the military cut backs, to change the law as to where no new spouses or children that are not biologically the service member would not be entitle to any military dependent benefits of retirees would save quite a bit of money. Either that, or change the law that a former 20/20/20 military spouse gets to keep her benefits even if she remarrys.

]]> http://www.usmilitary.com/4876/former-spouse-military-medical-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-94898 Robert Mills Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:01:56 +0000 http://www.usmilitary.com/?p=4876#comment-94898 The last time I checked, dependants that are married to Soldiers are covered as they should be. If said couple seperate and divorce, there is no reason to continue to cover former spouses with any benefits, there is nothing preventing spouses to seek thier own careers, schooling, and retirment plans. Its simple the wives are not in the military, have not earned any benefits by proxy just for being once married to a soldier. I certainly did not see any former spouses slugging it out in Iraq for the rights to these benefits, the veteran or soldier earn those, they are strictly thier earned entitlement. This is a waste of money to continue to pay "former" spouses that being the key word "former", it should also read former benefits as well for the sake of cutting the budget. Truely wasteful to continue to pay this money out that have no attachement to the military. The last time I checked, dependants that are married to Soldiers are covered as they should be. If said couple seperate and divorce, there is no reason to continue to cover former spouses with any benefits, there is nothing preventing spouses to seek thier own careers, schooling, and retirment plans. Its simple the wives are not in the military, have not earned any benefits by proxy just for being once married to a soldier. I certainly did not see any former spouses slugging it out in Iraq for the rights to these benefits, the veteran or soldier earn those, they are strictly thier earned entitlement. This is a waste of money to continue to pay “former” spouses that being the key word “former”, it should also read former benefits as well for the sake of cutting the budget. Truely wasteful to continue to pay this money out that have no attachement to the military.

]]> http://www.usmilitary.com/4876/former-spouse-military-medical-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-6919 BERNADITA FLEMING Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:11:25 +0000 http://www.usmilitary.com/?p=4876#comment-6919 Why can a former spouse keep the full benefits after marrying the Service member for 18 1/2 during his 22 years of service. Divorce after 34 years of marriages. I think its unjustice for the former spouse since they are older and need the medical care. Why can a former spouse keep the full benefits after marrying the Service member for 18 1/2 during his 22 years of service. Divorce after 34 years of marriages. I think its unjustice for the former spouse since they are older and need the medical care.

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