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For-Profit Berkeley College Faces Civil Charges

WHITE PLAINS – A for-profit college with a downtown city campus is facing civil charges for predatory student recruitment and financial aid practices alleged in a lawsuit filed by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs this month. The department accused the school of luring students — in particular low-income and first-generation college students — to enroll with promises […]

October 23, 2018

Cadet Found Guilty of Rape of Unconscious Woman

WEST CHESTER — The arc of the life of two promising college students whose paths crossed on St. Patrick’s Day two years ago is a study in tragedy, said those who were involved in the criminal trial that resulted in guilty verdicts on rape charges over a four-day period this week. A Chester County Common Pleas […]

October 16, 2018

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Army Expelled 500 Immigrant Recruits in a Year

Over the course of 12 months, the U.S. Army discharged more than 500 immigrant enlistees who were recruited across the globe for their language or medical skills and promised a fast track to citizenship in exchange for their service, The Associated Press has found. The decade-old Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest recruiting program […]

October 16, 2018

Congressman Backs Reforms for Transition Program

Last week, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., announced he was backing a proposal to reform the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for members of the Armed Forces looking to move into the civilian workforce. Curbelo announced that he signing up as a cosponsor of U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen’s, D-Nev., to “The IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act.” […]

October 11, 2018

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Students Struggle as Glitch Holds Up GI Bill Payments

If Jane Wiley and her husband, Ryan Wiley, both discharged from the Marines, don’t receive the housing allowance they get through the GI Bill by Nov. 1, she expects that they will run out of money for food and rent. They will also have to stop attending school if they can’t afford child care for […]

October 9, 2018

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Marine Corps Sets Goal to Scrub Gender Bias from Documents

The most male-dominated military service in the Department of Defense has embarked on an ambitious initiative to strip unnecessary masculine pronouns and other indicators of gender bias out of its foundational publications within the next 24 months. The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Glenn Walters, told members of the Defense Advisory Committee on […]

October 5, 2018

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House Panel Probes Problems with GI Bill Claims

POST-9/11 GI BILL PROCESSING PROBLEMS MOUNT: House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) says he’s hearing reports that some Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients’ monthly housing payments are being lost or delayed because of an IT-related processing issue. Read more

October 4, 2018

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Transition Officer Selected for DOD Leadership Program

Miliani Jiménez, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, Transition to Veterans Program Office (TVPO), has been selected as a participant for the class of 2019 Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP). ELDP supports the Department of Defense (DoD) civilian leader development continuum at the “lead people” level, and is designed to equip participants with the warfighter perspective. Jiménez designs, […]

October 2, 2018

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Immigration Policies Stall Pentagon’s Plan for Recruits

WASHINGTON — Stricter Trump administration immigration policies have stymied Pentagon plans to restart a program that allowed thousands of people with critical medical or Asian and African language skills to join the military and become American citizens, according to several U.S. officials. The decade-old program has been on hold since 2016 amid concerns that immigrant […]

October 2, 2018

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Mattis: Jury Is Out on Success of Women in Combat

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is offering a dim view of females serving in infantry jobs, telling Virginia Military Institute students that the jury is out on whether women can succeed in combat. Mattis says there are too few women in the infantry ranks to provide enough data on how it’s going. He says […]

September 28, 2018

Army Misses Recruiting Goal First Time Since 2005

WASHINGTON – The Army fell short of its recruiting goal for 2018, missing its mark for the first time since 2005 as it looks to grow its force strength in the face of growing threats from competing world powers such as Russia and China. The Army has launched a large-scale review of its recruiting practices, […]

September 25, 2018

Change Could Make It Easier for Spouses to Get Civilian Jobs

Military spouses will find it easier to apply for Department of Defense civilian jobs using military spouse preference, under new procedures being finalized now, according to DoD officials. Under new procedures, spouses will no longer have to report to a DoD human resources office/civilian personnel office within the commuting area of their sponsor’s new duty […]

September 25, 2018

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V.A. Have Problems Implementing GI Bill

The VA is once again experiencing growing pains while trying to implement changes to the GI Bill. A major part of the GI Bill was changed by a law passed more than 12 months ago, and despite being supposed to take effect on August 1, hasn’t happened. The provisions are part of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans […]

September 25, 2018

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Confessed Serial Killer Served in Navy, Earned 2 Degrees

LAREDO, TX – We are now starting to learn more about Juan David Ortiz, the Border Patrol Supervisor who confessed to four murders as well as aggravated kidnapping. Juan David Ortiz worked as an Intel Supervisor in the Laredo sector for 10 years. Officials are now trying to piece together where everything went wrong. Before […]

September 20, 2018

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Karen Pence Joins Roundtable With Military Spouses

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence, and Leah Esper, wife of United States Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper visited Fort Detrick on Sept. 4 to speak with military spouses about their experiences. The visit gave military spouses a chance to discuss issues and challenges they face. Ten military spouses joined the […]

September 18, 2018

Why Your Child’s Schools Asks If You’re Active Duty

If you’re wondering why your child’s school asked whether a parent is active duty, it’s because for the first time, schools are being required to collect and report data on assessments of military children. It’s anticipated that states and school districts around the country will start reporting that data later this year, according to the […]

September 18, 2018

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Bill Would Help Military Earn Credits from Training

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and a Republican House member have teamed to introduce a bill to help veterans obtain college credit for their military education and training so they have a smoother path to earning degrees. “American service members receive the best training in the world. They deserve to get credit for that when they […]

September 18, 2018

Court Weighs Options in DeVos For-Profit Suit

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration has asked a federal court for another chance to delay an Obama-era policy meant to boost protections for students defrauded by for-profit schools. The request came two days after the court ruled that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ move to freeze the regulation known as borrower defense was “arbitrary and capricious.” That […]

September 18, 2018

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