{"id":9206,"date":"2019-11-12T21:25:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T02:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=9206"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:41:06","slug":"military-essentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9206\" class=\"elementor elementor-9206\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f1aee13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"84334\" data-id=\"7f1aee13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c18be0\" data-eae-slider=\"47936\" data-id=\"37c18be0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495f39af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"495f39af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><b>Support Those Who Serve, Council with Confidence<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f2f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81f2f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #7a7a7a; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5d89b3; font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Enroll in Military Essentials 2<sup>nd<\/sup> ed.<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf0515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"65547\" data-id=\"fcf0515\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92f09ba\" data-eae-slider=\"43406\" data-id=\"92f09ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b09c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b09c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #5d89b3;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Acquire the unique expertise needed to financially empower servicemembers in all branches of the military. <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #5d89b3;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Pre-approved for 18 CEUs for AFC\u00ae certified professionals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #5d89b3;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Pre-approved for 18 experience hours for AFC\u00ae candidates <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #5d89b3;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Pre-approval for CFP\u00ae CE credits TBD<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Program cost: $399*<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>*Special pricing available for groups of 10 or more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361f1d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"361f1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-divider\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18c860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f18c860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/my.afcpe.org\/certifications-and-training\/register\/training\/18\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tRegister for Military Essentials 2nd ed.\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fe9f9d\" data-eae-slider=\"43732\" data-id=\"6fe9f9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bb23d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21bb23d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-997392f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"66941\" data-id=\"997392f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-996fe98\" data-eae-slider=\"78370\" data-id=\"996fe98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc7123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fc7123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #5d89b3;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Want to save 10% off Military Essentials 2<sup>nd<\/sup> ed.? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Become an AFCPE Member<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8980f65 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8980f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd53276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd53276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Military Essentials 2<sup>nd<\/sup> ed. is a robust course following the entire financial journey of servicemembers from entry into the military to post-military services. The course offers:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fd27fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"23103\" data-id=\"7fd27fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8836b9\" data-eae-slider=\"20532\" data-id=\"c8836b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68edfc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68edfc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Approximately 18 hours of self-directed online learning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Topics include <strong>payroll matters like deductions, allotments, and allowances, banking and lending, retirement and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), healthcare, dependents, and life insurance, tax considerations, Leave and Earnings Statements (LES) and payslips, educational programs, student loans, legal matters, and living, working, and moving in the military.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Flexible study timeline giving you 12 months from your registration date to complete.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">21 modules featuring case studies, real-world examples, engaging activities, and actual accounts of counseling sessions to help you better retain information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1954cbc\" data-eae-slider=\"17759\" data-id=\"1954cbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5f170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e5f170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ME2nd_ed_Badge-002-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41869\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ME2nd_ed_Badge-002-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ME2nd_ed_Badge-002-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ME2nd_ed_Badge-002-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ME2nd_ed_Badge-002-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ME2nd_ed_Badge-002.png 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cd84b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e4cd84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc0b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc0b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Praise for Military Essentials<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1f2de elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"ec1f2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Military Essentials provided military specific terminology and programs that enabled me to better understand issues faced by our Department of Defense military and civilians. This applied to everything from retirement plans, permanent change of station orders, combat pay, etc.  The course was well-paced and easy to utilize.\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/michael-pardon.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pardon, AFC\u00ae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Michael Pardon, AFC\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">President\/CEO, Sea Air Federal Credit Union<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis course not only reinforced my existing knowledge but also broadened my perspective on the complexities faced by today\u2019s military families. I highly recommend the Military Essentials 2nd ed. course to professionals working in family support, financial counseling, or related fields. It offers a valuable foundation for anyone committed to serving the military community.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Arndrea Thomas<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">AFC\u00ae, CIV<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686e271 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"686e271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85575dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"61881\" data-id=\"85575dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-926041b\" data-eae-slider=\"40995\" data-id=\"926041b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff31bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff31bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FINRA-IEF_logo_CMYK-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FINRA-IEF_logo_CMYK-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FINRA-IEF_logo_CMYK.png 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a00d1\" data-eae-slider=\"73402\" data-id=\"f5a00d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc92a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc92a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This course was developed in partnership with FINRA Investor Education Foundation.\u00a0<\/p><h2>About FINRA Foundation<\/h2><p><strong>The FINRA Investor Education Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0provides investors with high-quality, easily accessible information and tools to better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and investing. In 2006, the Foundation launched a multifaceted program to expand the saving and investing knowledge of military service members and their spouses, including a free, unbiased resource, saveandinvest.org\/military. A proud collaborator in the Department of Defense Financial Readiness Campaign, the Foundation also presents financial education forums at military installations worldwide.<\/p><p><em>FINRA Foundation offers additional resources for Military Financial Educators\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6737643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"80951\" data-id=\"6737643\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e643d16\" data-eae-slider=\"71693\" data-id=\"e643d16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e740104 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e740104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support Those Who Serve, Council with Confidence Enroll in Military Essentials 2nd ed. Acquire the unique expertise needed to financially empower servicemembers in all branches of the military. Pre-approved for 18 CEUs for AFC\u00ae certified professionals Pre-approved for 18 experience hours for AFC\u00ae candidates Pre-approval for CFP\u00ae CE credits TBD Program cost: $399* *Special pricing available for groups of 10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":11386,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9206","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AFCPE\u00ae Military Essentials 2nd ed.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Expand your financial education to better support the unique financial challenges and opportunities of military service members.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFCPE\u00ae Military Essentials 2nd ed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Expand your financial education to better support the unique financial challenges and opportunities of military service members.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AFCPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-12T14:41:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2121\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1414\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/\",\"name\":\"AFCPE\u00ae Military Essentials 2nd ed.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image-1024x683.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-13T02:25:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-12T14:41:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Expand your financial education to better support the unique financial challenges and opportunities of military service members.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/military-essentials\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Course-image.jpg\",\"width\":2121,\"height\":1414,\"caption\":\"Silhouettes of soldiers with print of sunset and USA flag saluting on a background of light sky. 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