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Military Secretaries, Higher Ed Schools to Partner on Sexual Assault Summit

Secretaries from the Army, Navy and Air Force will partner with higher education institutions to conduct a summit on campus and service sexual assault, inviting leaders and experts from both government and higher learning. The summit will occur in April at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland, according to the Military Times. The secretaries […]

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Cleveland State Community College Launches new Campus Veterans Resource Center

Cleveland State Community College has announced the establishment of a Veterans Resource Center in the campus’s George L. Mathis Student Center. The creation of the center was made possible because of a Tennessee Board of Regents Student Engagement, Retention and Success (SERS) grant. The new center, located on the college’s main campus, will act as […]

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Veterans, Community Members Help Habitat for Humanity Build House for Veteran

Community volunteers and Veterans in the Naples, Florida area came together this past weekend through Habitat for Humanity of Collier County to build a home for a veteran. The 30 to 40 volunteers represented local organizations including the Ave Maria School of Law, Trinity by-the-Cove Episcopal Church and the Veterans Council of Collier County to […]

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Number of Service Members, Veterans Using Military Education Benefits Decreases

The number of active-duty service members and veterans utilizing the benefits of attending college on the government’s dime has decreased, according to recent federal fiscal-year data. Tuition assistance benefits, which is typically a hard-selling military recruitment and retention tool, has not been used by members from all service branches as much as it has in […]

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Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Appoints Former Hawaii Senator as Executive Director

Jill N. Tokuda, a former senator from Hawaii, was recently appointed executive director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center. The term Nisei refers to second-generation Japanese-Americans. Several Nisei who lived in Maui fought during World War II in Europe and the Pacific, according to Maui News. The memorial center is a “living” memorial that was […]

Georgia Legislators Suggest Using Lottery Tickets to Support Veterans

A Georgia Senate study committee has suggested creating new scratch-off lottery tickets in which the proceeds would directly support military veteran services and programs. To date, six states offer lottery games that help support veterans’ services for things like mental health counseling, job training, housing assistance and meal programs for disabled veterans, according to Gainesville […]

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AP Poll Highlights Performance Support for Trump from Veterans

According to a nationwide survey by AP VoteCast, almost 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November 2018 midterm elections. A similar percentage were supportive of President Donald Trump’s leadership. The survey was conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago and received responses from more than […]

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West Point Steps Away From Department’s Database, Establishes New Online Presence

Beginning this month, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will remove itself from the Department of Defense’s email system under the .mil network and move to a commercially managed .edu network in an effort to upgrade its online presence. Currently, the campus acts as a pilot program for the U.S. Army by moving its […]

Seattle Army Recruiters Change Focus to More Liberal Cities

In an effort to increase the number of soldiers enlisted, army recruiters in Seattle have begun to push their enrollment tactics in liberal-leaning cities, an area where not many recruits have signed up in the past. Last year, the U.S. Army fell 6,500 soldiers short of its national goal and believes that recruiting in liberal […]

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Congressional Committees Monitoring Progress on new VA Act, What it Means for Veterans who Need Care

Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees have expressed concerns about the turnover rates for top and middle leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Brig. Gen. Gregory P. Chaney Appointed Deputy Adjutant General-Army for the Texas Military Department

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Brig. Gen. Gregory “Greg” P. Chaney the deputy adjutant general-Army for the state military department.

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Disabled Veterans Not Well Known Among the Group

Almost 42,000 disabled veterans are qualified to have their federal student loan debt dismissed, but approximately 18 percent have applied for the forgiveness program, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

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