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Association Expands Fund for Spouse-Owned Businesses

The National Military Family Association (NMFA), a nonprofit that works to strengthen and protect military families, is now accepting applications for its Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship, Career, and Business Funds Program. The program is expanding its application period to 15 weeks to allow more time for spouses to apply. Since the program’s inception […]

Veteran Ex-Pilot Attends Veterinary School

Major Amie Pflaum, a Tillman Scholar and full-time student in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has led a path of service as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army’s Aviation Branch and currently the North Carolina Army National Guard. She has always had a love for animals and an interest in […]

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Trump Tells Veterans PTSD Victims “Can’t Handle” War

Donald Trump told a group of military veterans on Monday that some members of the military develop mental health issues because they are not “strong” and “can’t handle it.” “When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat, they see things that maybe a lot of the folks […]

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Fort Bragg Chosen for Transition Program

The Army wants to ditch its one-size-fits-all policy on helping soldiers adjust to life after active duty. And it’s turning to Fort Bragg to help find a new solution that could ultimately help cut down on unemployment among new veterans. Fort Bragg is one of six installations participating in a pilot program starting next month. […]

San Antonio Cyber Warrior Program Receives Federal Funding

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received federal funding in the amount of $471,549 to support its top-tier Army Reserve Cyber Private Public Partnership Program (Cyber P3i). UTSA, tapped by the United States Army Reserve as a founding member of the program in 2015, will produce highly qualified cyber warriors with advanced […]

The Benefits of Hiring a Veteran

Today, there is a critical shortage of qualified workers. Worker shortages, as well as skill gaps and low unemployment rates, are making it very difficult to recruit talent. Additionally, finding the right mix of intelligence, talent, work ethic, and cultural fit in an employee is no easy task. Employers are struggling to find just the […]

Some Try to Scam Texas Free-Tuition for Veterans Program

AUSTIN — Some people who are ineligible for Texas’ free tuition program for veterans and their families are trying to take advantage of the program anyway, adding yet another concern for higher-education leaders already grappling with the program’s skyrocketing costs. “It’s fraud,” said Lisa Blazer, senior associate vice president for student affairs at the University […]

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Rackspace Hosting’s Cloud School Enrolls Veterans

More than a dozen veterans today are starting a cybersecurity track of a boot camp inside local managed cloud provider Rackspace Hosting Inc.’s career school, Open Cloud Academy LLC. Rackspace leadership in partnership with local government and several other regional employers expanded the Open Cloud Academy’s courses to include cybersecurity, a step beyond Linux administration […]

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Veteran Complains School Won’t Refund GI Bill

It’s been more than five months since disabled Army veteran Curtis Owens enrolled in the Barber Institute of Texas. In that time, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has paid $24,325 for Owens’ tuition, fees, books and supplies to the institute. But despite attending 236 hours of class time, records show Owens has none of […]

5 Hottest Industries for Jobs

If you’ve recently separated from the military, or are a military spouse, check out careers in these growing fields. Transitioning out of the military is often laden with uncertainty for service members and their spouses. Because most people separate young, the question of “what comes next” can be difficult to answer. When looking for a […]

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Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Veterans’ Issues

These are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s current plans for veterans, service members and their families if elected president. The 2016 election is just weeks away, after a whirlwind year, during which more than 20 candidates sought to serve in the highest office in the land. Now, we’ve narrowed it down to just two main […]

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Army Veteran Attends College with His Children

A retired Army master sergeant is beginning a new chapter in his life as a college student with his children by his side. Master Sgt. Arin Gibson Sr. retired from the Army after 25 years of service, according to an ESCC press release. This semester, he is taking classes in social work at Enterprise State […]

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