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Former President Barack Obama once noted that the U.S. has the finest fighting force in the history of the world. Its average age of enlistment is under 21, and the average length of enlistment is 15 years. However, in startling contrast, the length of time the military prepares enlisted service members to reenter civilian life […]

Program Helps Officers Understand Transition

Nearly 90 command sergeants major and sergeants major across Fort Hood met Friday at the III Corps headquarters building to embark on a unusual noncommissioned officer professional development event. The senior leaders loaded up on school buses where they were taken to various training locations on post to get a better understanding of the Soldier […]

S.C. Task Forces Adopts Military Plan

A group established to advise the governor and state Legislature on military issues has narrowed its mission through creation of a strategic plan. The S.C. Military Base Task Force in July approved its first strategic plan, “South Carolina Military Base Task Force: Enhancing South Carolina’s Military Value.” “We were kind of working year to year […]

New MOOC Eases Transition to Columbia University

Veterans may be invisible on most campuses, but they are present. A recent study by the American Council on Education found that veterans account for 4% of the undergraduate population nationwide. But the transition from service to campus life is not always easy, making university studies for student veterans a challenging endeavour. On average, veterans […]

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Campus Newsletter Compares Vets to Supremacists

A flyer hung at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs by a self-described social justice group suggests veterans at four-year universities are a disruptive threat that should be banned from campus. The flyer, put up at the public university Thursday by a group calling itself the “Social Justice Collective Weekly,” argued veterans openly mock safe spaces […]

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Women to Head 2 Major Vets Groups

RENO, Nev. — Hundreds of veterans paraded through a large convention hall to Sister Sledge’s “We are Family,” arms wrapped around one another Thursday when the American Legion, a 99-year-old organization representing 2 million veterans, elected its first female national commander at the conclusion of its annual convention. Denise Rohan, an Army veteran living in […]

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California Guard Members Will Keep Disputed Bonuses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 17,000 California National Guard soldiers won’t have to repay more than $190 million in enlistment bonuses and other payments handed out in error between 2004 and 2010, the Pentagon has determined. The decision closes several years of wrangling over whether soldiers should be forced to pay back the money after […]

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Transgender Order Muddles Fate of Those on Duty

WASHINGTON — President Trump may have left open the possibility of allowing some transgender individuals already in uniform to remain in the military. Trump has directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military. But he has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis authority to decide the matter of openly transgender […]

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Learn a Language Online

My wife is one of those people who can chat away in several different languages. I can do that, too. It sounds fine to me. But no one knows what the heck I’m saying. They do with her. So when we go to Italy, Mary often strikes up conversations with people and has a great […]

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A Change in New G.I. Bill Results from by Family’s Tragedy

EAGLE – A bill with a provision prompted by the passing of an Eagle High School student was signed into law by President Trump last week, turning a devastating tragedy into hope for grieving military families across the nation. The law closes a loophole in veterans’ education benefits – an oversight Rep. Raul Labrador (R […]

Presidential Scholar Will Bring Programs Home to Scott AFB

When Kathy Wever, NGA Support Team Chief at the U.S. Transportation Command, saw an article in USA Today about a new leadership program, she seized the opportunity to not only grow her leadership skills, but aid the community. The Presidential Leadership Scholars program selects people from diverse backgrounds and across the United States who desire […]

Job Skills Program for Service Members Expands

As announced Aug. 22, CompTIA, the world’s leading technology association, has joined with Microsoft Corp. on this flagship program – of which Embry-Riddle Worldwide is an academic partner – to make it easier for more than 35,000 United States service members to transition from active duty to high-paying, high-demand jobs in the civilian IT workforce. […]

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