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Ridgewood NJ, After sacrificing your time and risking your life for your country, the U.S. military makes sure to take good care of its veterans by ensuring they have access to the benefits they were promised upon enlisting. Not everyone is properly educated as to how to best leverage their newly accessible benefits and can lose out on hundreds or thousands of dollars’ worth of claimable perks.

One of the most important documents for securing these benefits is the DD-214, be sure to have this document as well as photocopies of this document on hand for whenever they may be needed. Obtaining the document can be done by individuals by contacting the military directly or by employing a service like DD214direct to go in person to where the military keeps the DD-214 forms and obtaining a copy. The DD-214 denotes your official separation from the U.S. military, it is essential in benefit application process as well as when it comes time to prove your service to employers after you’ve exited the military. It contains all relevant information with regards to the circumstances of your term of service.

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U.S. military social media accounts apparently hacked by Islamic State sympathizers

Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State took control of the social media accounts of the U.S. military’s Central Command on Monday, posting threatening messages and propaganda videos, along with some military documents.

The command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were eventually taken offline, but not before a string of tweets and the release of military documents, some of which listed contact information for senior military personnel. A Centcom spokesman confirmed their accounts were “compromised,” and said later that the accounts have been taken offline while the incident is investigated more.

“CENTCOM’s operation military networks were not compromised and there was no operational impact to U.S. Central Command,” a military statement said. “CENTCOM will restore service to its Twitter and YouTube accounts as quickly as possible. We are viewing this purely as a case of cybervandalism.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/01/12/centcom-twitter-account-apparently-hacked-by-islamic-state-sympathizers/