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Wounded Veteran Gets Loan Forgiveness and $62 K Tax Bill

BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich.— The I.R.S. is asking a wounded veteran from Michigan to pay $62,000 in income taxes on the federal government’s cancellation of his student loans. First Lt. Will Milzarski served two tours in Afghanistan that left him with a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss. The federal government canceled $223,000 […]

Ky. Community College in Position to Help Veterans Make Career Transition

Kristy Riddell is one semester shy of finishing her associate degree program in business with an accounting track. A single mother of three living in Paducah, Kentucky, Riddell has had her hands full with school and family obligations. “It’s a lot,” Riddell says with a laugh. “And that’s on top of coaching basketball and football […]

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Troops to Teachers Eases Shortage for Schools

After a career spent serving their country on the battlefield, some veterans return home to serve in a different way: as teachers, training the young minds of America’s future leaders and thinkers. The skills and experiences veterans acquire during their service are incredibly useful within the classroom. Leadership, flexibility, adaptability, an understanding and appreciation of […]

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College Makes It Easier for Vets to Use Credits

Pellissippi State Community College is making it easier for military veterans to receive college credit for their experience. With a state $70,190 Veteran Reconnect grant, Pellissippi State plans by next fall to improve its process for veterans to know what credit they can receive before they enroll in college. Currently about 500 Pellissippi State students […]

Bill Helps Veterans Transition to Business

U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Al Lawson, a Republican and Democrat representing Jacksonville, have joined forces on a new piece of veteran-friendly legislation. HR 3965 — the “Veterans Armed for Success Act” — would appropriate $5M for job-related training and “transition assistance” for military veterans. That $5M would go to eligible organizations in the form […]

Utilities Make Inroads on Veteran Joblessness

The national unemployment rate for U.S. military veterans dropped in September to 3 percent from 4.3 percent during the same month last year, the U.S. Labor Department reported, the lowest figure since 2001. Programs across myriad industry sectors have helped reduce veteran unemployment, including ongoing efforts under way in the energy sector that are being […]

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Vietnam Vet Shares Experiences with Students

JACKSON, Tenn. — In honor of Student Veterans Week, proclaimed by Gov. Bill Haslam, Woodie Robinson shared his personal story as a Vietnam veteran on Sept. 28 at Jackson State Community College. “America was totally different,” Robinson said. “(Americans) resented the Vietnam veterans. They called us baby killers; they called us everything.” Robinson was drafted […]

Veteran Guides Others Seeking Academic Success

Surrounded by glistening military medals and framed photos of success, Charles Hall sank down in the office futon ready to drop out. To the student veteran, the reason was obvious. After serving 26 years in the U.S. Navy, Hall returned to a college he didn’t recognize. Class discussions and projects were online now. Students were […]

Student Veterans to Mentor ROTC Cadets

The Skyhawk Veterans Association (SVA) and the UTM ROTC are partnering through a mentorship program to help both cadets and student veterans prepare for their futures. This program encourages ROTC cadets through their training and onto their commissioning into the United States Army to help younger members become involved with and learn as much as […]

CCTC receives $1.3M grant to help veterans

Central Carolina Technical College will be able to serve 125 veterans per year for the next five years at its locations in four counties due to a recently acquired grant. The federal Veterans Upward Bound grant will provide $263,938 per year, for a total of $1,319,690 overall, “in order for the college to prepare, motivate […]

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GI “Forever Bill” Expands Benefits

A recurring point of discussion during the presidential election was improving the treatment of veterans in the United States. Lots of promises were made on both sides, and Americans wondered if any real change would happen. On August 16, when Trump signed into law what is known as the Forever GI Bill, that change seemed […]

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Veterans Training Program in Texas Shuts Down Abruptly

The Department of Veterans Affairs has abruptly revoked a Garland, Texas vocational training school’s ability to enroll veterans through the G.I. Bill, halting classes and sending as many as 300 students home with less than half of their training program completed. The VA confirmed to WFAA Thursday afternoon that the Texas Veterans Commission Education Program […]

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