Governor Signs HB 1116: Military Education and Training

March 14, 2012 Governor Daniels signed HB 1116 (IC 21-42-7) (IC 25-1-17) Military education and training. Requires a state educational institution to adopt a policy to award educational credit to an individual who is enrolled in a state educational institution and successfully completes courses that: (1) are part of the individual's military service; (2) meet the standards of the American Council on Education for awarding academic credit; and (3) meet the state educational institution's role, scope, and mission. Requires that the commission for higher education must adopt rules that establish uniform guidelines for state educational institutions to follow when implementing the requirements. Provides that an occupational or professional licensure board shall issue a license, certificate, registration, or permit to a military service applicant or military spouse who meets certain requirements. Allows a board to issue a temporary practice permit or provisional license while the military service applicant or military spouse is satisfying certain requirements as determined by the board. Effective July 1, 2012

Governor Signs HB 1065: Military custody and Parenting

March 14, 2012 Governor Daniels signed HB 1065 (IC 31-14-13-6.1 and 6.2): Military custody and parenting time matters. Requires a court, upon motion by a parent who has received military temporary duty, deployment, or mobilization orders: (1) to hold an expedited hearing to determine or modify custody or parenting time; and (2) to allow, with reasonable notice, a parent to present testimony and evidence by certain electronic means in a custody or parenting time proceeding; if the military duties of a parent have a material effect on the parent's ability to appear in person at a regularly scheduled hearing concerning custody or parenting time. Allows a court, upon motion by a parent who has received military deployment orders, to delegate the parent's parenting time, or a part of the parent's parenting time, during the time that the parent is deployed to a person who has a close and substantial relationship with the parent's child, if the court determines delegating the time is in the best interests of the child. Provides that an order delegating parenting time automatically terminates after the parent returns from deployment. Allows the court to terminate an order delegating parenting time if the court determines that the delegated parenting time is no longer in the best interests of the child. IC 31-17-2-21.1 and 21.2. Effective July 1, 2012

Governor Signs HB 1059: Extends Period of Eligibility for Military Family Relief Fund

March 14, 2012 Governor Daniels signed HB 1059. Extends the eligibility time for the Military Family Relief Fund from one year to three years, enabling service members to receive grants of up to $5,000 a year for as many as three years after the end of their deployment orders. The Director of IDVA must annually report on the status of the fund. (IC 10-17-12-8) Effective July 1, 2012

Injured Marine Seeks to Adopt Dog from Afghanistan

A former Marine from New York is hitting bureaucratic red tape in her quest to adopt the military service dog she served with in Iraq before it is put down, My Fox New York reports.

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Altered American Flag..UNACCEPTABLE!!

Regardless of reason, 

altering our Nation's Flag is UNACCEPTABLE:

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PFT and CFT Scores Not Only For Promotion

Posted by Canaan Heard  Marine Corps Gazzette
PFT and CFT scores are an indicator of a Marines physical fitness. These scores can show where a Marine needs improvement such as in upper body strength (low pull ups or ammo can presses) or aerobic endurance (slow 3 mile run).


After collecting these scores unit leaders can design physical training programs to improve these deficiencies. During the physical training program Marines should run a PFT and CFT.


The unit leader can compare the before and after scores to see how his Marines are improving. The idea is to constantly be getting stronger and improving physical fitness.