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Section: Veterans
Veterans
Jobless Rates Rose for Recent Veterans
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate rose in January for recent veterans. The jobless rate for veterans who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 rose to 6.3 percent from 5.7 percent. The rate for Asians jumped in January to its highest level since September, though it remains below the rates for all […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Arkansas Nonprofit Promotes Camaraderie among Veterans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Feb. 8, General William Darby will turn 106. Born in Fort Smith in 1911, William Orlando Darby formed the first Army Ranger battalion during World War II. Known as “Darby’s Rangers,” it would evolve into the modern special forces group of U.S. Army Rangers. Darby’s Warrior Support is a Searcy-based, […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
St. Bonaventure Unveils Veterans Center
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University has a new tool to recruit military veterans to campus — and help them succeed once they enroll. University officials hosted a grand opening Thursday for the new Student Veterans Center, a 24/7 social and academic lounge with two full-time staff members to assist veteran students with their education […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Milwaukee Vets Struggle to Get Credits
UW-Milwaukee student Samuel Rogers served eight years in the U.S. Army, mainly working as an interrogator. During that time, he took 15 months of courses in Army schools, including a six-month intensive course in human intelligence collection. Despite submitting a Joint Services Transcript (JST) that recommended Rogers receive more than 50 credits, UW-Milwaukee has only […]
February 7, 2017
Academics
Utah Program Links Veteran Students to Mentors
All students need someone on their side. For student veterans, who are used to the camaraderie being in the service provided, that buddy is even more essential as they leave the uniform behind for the classroom. “It is a cultural shock for a veteran,” said Clint Cary, a veteran and senior studying aviation at Utah […]
February 3, 2017
Veterans
Governor Unveils Virginia Values Veterans Initiative
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Governor Terry McAuliffe presented today the first place award for the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) program to StreetShares. Governor McAuliffe visited StreetShares in Reston, Virginia to also announce the updated 25,000 veteran jobs goal for V3 and to share his passion for the veteran community. “I am on a […]
February 3, 2017
Policy
Colorado Bill Would Give Vets Credit for Military Training
Any veteran seeking higher education at MSU Denver may find their degree load easier thanks to a new bill introduced into Colorado’s House of Representatives. House Bill 17-1004 seeks to direct Colorado’s Commission on Higher Education to draft a metric that would make it possible for military education and training to count toward academic credit. […]
February 3, 2017
Veterans
Trump’s V.A. Pick Rules Out Radical Fix
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, David Shulkin, promises to meet the health care needs of millions of veterans and is rejecting a dismantling of the beleaguered agency or wide-scale firings as a way to do it. Trump tapped Shulkin, the VA’s current top health official, to be VA […]
February 2, 2017
Veterans
Veterans, Others Lobby Montana Panel for Projects
HELENA, Mont. — Military veterans, college students and history supporters made passionate pleas Friday to Montana lawmakers to finally approve the building projects they have been requesting for years. Their testimony came on the final day of a two-week hearing by a legislative budget panel on a bill that would authorize $157 million in bonds […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Navy Veteran Gets Diploma 50 Years Late
GOWANDA — At 71 years of age, Donald Stanbro can now look back with one less regret. He is now a Gowanda Central School graduate through the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs’ Operation Recognition. Operation Recognition awards veterans their high school diplomas if they were on active duty for at least one day […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Boots to Bees: Beekeeper Teaches Veterans, Others the Craft
BECKLEY, W.Va.— The president of the Raleigh County Beekeepers Cooperative Association was inspired by his grandfather to take up the art of beekeeping. About 18 years ago, Mark Lilly picked up some bees and hives and started into the hobby. Now, he manages 12 hives and teaches people all over the state how to raise […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Author and Veteran Urges Students to Pursue Dreams
Over 80 people gathered inside the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom Friday night to listen to Matt Gallagher, former U.S. Army Captain and critically acclaimed author, recount his experiences in the Iraq War as a part of the 8th Annual Student Veterans of America at the University of Michigan Benefit Dinner. Student Veterans of America is […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Soldiers Run for Study on Brain Injuries
LAWRENCE, Kan.— More than a hundred Fort Riley soldiers are helping University of Kansas researchers study how intense running affects wounded soldiers with mild traumatic brain injury. David Johnson, who is leading a two-year study, says many soldiers have significant problems with traumatic brain injuries. Many of the injuries are caused by improvised explosive devices […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
College Celebrates Opening of Veterans Center
MARPLE>> Delaware County Community College (DCCC) student Nicholas Delloso of Clifton Heights seemed impressed with the brand-new Nazz Mariani Veterans Center at the school. “I’m already using the center a lot,” the Army veteran and current member of the National Guard said at the Center’s grand opening festivities this week. “The former meeting place for […]
January 27, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Fear Effects of Freeze on Hires
BECKLEY, W.Va. — President Donald Trump’s recently announced hiring freeze for federal employees will affect vacancies across West Virginia’s four Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, a fact that is worrying to some veterans who fear longer wait times. A government website advertising job vacancies within the VA lists 56 openings in West Virginia, including jobs for […]
January 27, 2017
Veterans
Military Transition App Reaches 5,000 Downloads
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com announced today that the Transition App, supported by Citi, now has been downloaded over 5,500 times since it was released in August 2016. The app, sponsored by Citi, is available for free on Google Play and in the Apple App store and provides a personalized approach to […]
January 27, 2017
Veterans
Transition Program Helps Army Save $900M
Unemployment Compensation for Soldiers leaving the Army during fiscal year 2016 dropped to the lowest amount recorded in 13 years. The Army ended the year at $172.8 million, according to the Department of Labor’s unemployment compensation report. Army expenditures had peaked in 2011, at $515 million. This is the first time expenditures dropped below $200 […]
January 27, 2017
Veterans
Ex-Marine Helps Fellow Vets Start Businesses
NEW ORLEANS — For close to a decade, Robert Armbruster woke up and put on the U.S. Marine Corps uniform. The uniform was more than cloth and thread — it was a visual reminder that he was a part of a mission larger than himself. Armbruster, a captain with the 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines in […]
January 26, 2017
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