About Us

Bottom Line Up Front, 'BLUF', Military Benefits (BMB) was founded by Jeff (Current CEO), an Air Force Captain, with a passion for helping fellow U.S. military families better understand and learn about many opportunities that often go unrealized.

To date, the team refers to Jeff, a stellar Board of Directors, a core group of family and friend supporters, and a few invaluable military veteran freelance writers.

Co-Founder & Secretary

Morgan Mitchell

Morgan is an AD Air Force Data Scientist with a passion for helping military families both inside government such as through the WIT (Women's Initiative Team) and outside sharing valuable resources through our website and social media channels

Director

Eduardo Aguilar

Eduardo is a prior-enlisted security forces member, USAFA grad, and currently an AD Air Force officer with a passion for sharing FIRE (Financially Independent Retire Early) and rewards point hacking to service members

Director

Kirk Windmueller

Kirk is a well decorated Army veteran having served over 20 years in the special forces community and has a passion for helping transitioning service members

Director

Patricia McFarland

Patty is a food science technical writer and Navy spouse eager to help fellow spouses optimize their benefits

We would love to grow our core volunteer support team with more members across the globe!

If you are interested, I'm sure we could find a spot for you, just email us at volunteer@blufmilitarybenefits.com

-Where we are Today-

We are just getting started!

This site was created in August 2018, life happened, and we officially kicked it off in Nov 2019.

We incorporated as a Nonstock corporation in the state of Virginia in May, 2020.

We received IRS 501(c)(3) status in June, 2020

Welcome and thank you again for visiting!

July 2020 we received the GuideStar Gold Level of Transparency.

October 2020 we were validated by The Rosie Network as a

Verified Military Family-Owned Business

2020 Goals

Organization

Attain Corporation status in Virginia - COMPLETE
Attain official nonprofit 501(c)(3) status with the IRS - COMPLETE
Open a nonprofit business checking account - COMPLETE
Register with the Virginia SCC to be able to solicit contributions/fund raise - COMPLETE
Onboard virtual volunteers to help manage the social media channels - ONGOING
Achieve at least 500 followers via 1 social media platform - COMPLETE (Facebook Page+Group)
Build a donation fund of $1,000 - ONGOING
Apply for 3 Grants - ONGOING

New Content

Create 3 YouTube videos covering popular topics on the website - COMPLETE
Create a Military Benefits Timeline Infographic to communicate when certain benefits kick in throughout a career - COMPLETE
Build an internal Terminal Leave Calculator for the Separation/Retirement Article - ONGOING
Commercial Discounts website article - ONGOING
COVID-19 military benefit updates website article - COMPLETE

We're VERY happy you are here and hope you find this project/resource helpful in finding out new information and connecting with fellow service members.

REALIZE | UTILIZE | OPTIMIZE

About Us

Bottom Line Up Front, 'BLUF', Military Benefits (BMB) was founded by Jeff (Current CEO), an Air Force Captain, with a passion for helping fellow U.S. military families better understand and learn about many opportunities that often go unrealized.

To date, the team refers to Jeff, a stellar Board of Directors, a core group of family and friend supporters, and a few invaluable military veteran freelance writers.

Morgan Mitchell

Eduardo Aguilar

Kirk Windmueller

Patricia McFarland

We would love to grow our core volunteer support team with more members across the globe!

If you are interested, I'm sure we could find a spot for you, just email us at volunteer@blufmilitarybenefits.com

-Where we are Today-

We are just getting started!

This site was created in August 2018, life happened, and we officially kicked it off in Nov 2019.

We incorporated as a Nonstock corporation in the state of Virginia in May, 2020.

We received IRS 501(c)(3) status in June, 2020

Welcome and thank you again for visiting!

July 2020 we received the GuideStar Gold Level of Transparency.

October 2020 we were validated by The Rosie Network as a

Verified Military Family-Owned Business

2020 Goals

We're VERY happy you are here and hope you find this project/resource helpful in finding out new information and connecting with fellow service members.

We value any constructive feedback - so please feel free to share in the comment box below:

We'd Love to Hear From You!

REALIZE | UTILIZE | OPTIMIZE

About Us

Bottom Line Up Front, 'BLUF', Military Benefits (BMB) was founded by Jeff (Current CEO), an Air Force Captain, with a passion for helping fellow U.S. military families better understand and learn about many opportunities that often go unrealized.

To date, the team refers to Jeff, a stellar Board of Directors, a core group of family and friend supporters, and a few invaluable military veteran freelance writers.

Morgan Mitchell

Eduardo Aguilar

Kirk Windmueller

Patricia McFarland

We would love to grow our core volunteer support team with more members across the globe!

If you are interested, I'm sure we could find a spot for you, just email us at volunteer@blufmilitarybenefits.com

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-Where we are Today-

We are just getting started!

This site was created in August 2018, life happened, and we officially kicked it off in Nov 2019.

We incorporated as a Nonstock corporation in the state of Virginia in May, 2020.

We received IRS 501(c)(3) status in June, 2020

​

Welcome and thank you again for visiting!

July 2020 we received the GuideStar Gold Level of Transparency.

October 2020 we were validated by The Rosie Network as a

Verified Military Family-Owned Business

2020 Goals

We're VERY happy you are here and hope you find this project/resource helpful in finding out new information and connecting with fellow service members.

We value any constructive feedback - so please feel free to share in the comment box below:

We'd Love to Hear From You!