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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly called the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940) (codified at 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901—4043) is a United States federal law that protects soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guardsmen, and commissioned officers in the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from being sued while in active military ...
On July 2, 2012, OutServe announced that it would merge with Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, an organization that advocates on behalf of and provides legal services to gay and lesbian military personnel and veterans, in October 2012. [3] On October 25, 2012, Allyson Robinson was the first executive director of OutServe-SLDN following the merger of those two organizations. [4] She was the ...
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ( USERRA, Pub. L. 103–353, codified as amended at 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301 – 4335) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton on October 13, 1994 to protect the civilian employment of active and reserve military personnel in the United States called to active duty. The law applies to all ...
Active-duty military members and their families are eligible for a variety of credit card perks and benefits due in part to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
The United States military formerly excluded gay men, bisexuals, and lesbians from service. In 1993, the United States Congress passed, and President Bill Clinton signed, a law instituting the policy commonly referred to as "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), which allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve as long as they did not reveal their sexual orientation.
Download as PDF; Printable version ... and the Detroit Free Press ... a longtime supporter of a traditional all-male and all-heterosexual military. Servicemembers ...
The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) signed into law on November 11, 2009, was originally introduced by Congressman John Carter (Texas) during the 110th United States Congress. The MSRRA was written to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include protection of military spouses, with regards to voting, property and taxes, and provide equitable treatment of military ...
USBA provides a free online Military Jobs Resource Center for its members and non-members to assist military personnel with their transition from the service into civilian jobs. [15] Transitioners can search for job openings, find transition advice, and get resume assistance from the nation's largest military placement agency, Orion International, [16] and download helpful job search white ...