2001 – Funded student travel (OCONUS) extended to age 23

2002 – Established Military Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

2003 – Established School Liaison Officers (SLOs)

2004 – Reformed military pay table (targeted pay raises)

2005 – Lodging and subsistence for Family members of hospitalized service members

2006  -  Extended educational benefits for Surviving spouses

-  Authorized dental and vision insurance coverage for federal employees

2007  -  Toll-free Wounded in Action phone number; improved communication to Families

-  Funded Family Readiness Support Assistants (FRSAs) to battalion level

2008  – Increased military annual leave carryover from 60 to 75 days

- Expanded Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) respite care

2009 – Mandates state charge no more than in-state tuition rates for  military personnel and their dependents

- Distribution of Montgomery GI Bill benefits to dependents

- Non-competitive appointment authority for spouses of Active Duty,   disabled service members and unremarried widow/widower of a service member killed on active duty

2010 – Annual requirement for official and semi-official photographs of   Soldiers

- Operations Security Training for Family members

-  Expansion of Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP)

-  Duration of Transitional Compensation to 36 months

2011 – Medical entitlements for college age dependent children

- Additional categories added for Childcare fees for consistency and predictability

- Revision of procedures on OCONUS orders for Initial Military Training Soldiers with Exceptional Family Members

- Community support for severely wounded, injured and ill Soldiers and Families thru AW2 community support network

- Availability of standardized Respite Care for Wounded Warrior caregivers

- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehabilitation program at Military Medical Centers of Excellence

-  Funding for Reserve Component Reunion and Marriage Enrichment Classes

-  Advanced Life Support Services on CONUS Installations

-  Career Coordinators for Army Wounded Warriors (AW2), Family Members and Caregivers

-  Elimination of Active Duty Family members prescription cost share for generic medications at mail order pharmacy

-  Military Spouse Unemployment Compensation increased from 8 to 38 states and is one of top ten priorities of DoD State Liaison Office