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Section: Veterans
Veterans
Weighing GI Bill vs Vocational Rehab Benefits
This is the age-old question for disabled veterans, the GI Bill vs VA Vocational Rehabilitation, where the answer tends to change every few years. Here is the answer for 2018. Veterans in our group, Disabled Veterans – Chapter 31 Voc Rehab, were pressed by Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors to use up their GI Bill prior to […]
February 16, 2018
Veterans
Program Helps Medics Become Nurses
DULUTH — Military medics now have a path to more quickly become civilian nurses in Minnesota with a program that takes advantage of their experience. Lake Superior College’s new seven-month program provides the education needed for current and veteran military medics to work as civilian licensed practical nurses in Minnesota. The Military Bridge Medic-to-LPN Program […]
February 16, 2018
Veterans
Council Seeks Resignation of Teacher Over Anti-Military Rant
PICO RIVERA, Calif. — City Council members in a Los Angeles suburb passed a resolution February 13 condemning and asking for the resignation of one of their colleagues who in his work as a school teacher called members of the U.S. military “the lowest of our low.” “God bless America!” one Pico Rivera councilman shouted […]
February 15, 2018
Veterans
Graduate Student Prepares for Emergency Management Career
When Kyle Grant retired from the military in 2014, he was more motivated than ever to complete his education. He immediately started taking classes at Kingsborough College, where he completed his associate degree, and then transferred to John Jay for his bachelor’s in Security Management. After earning his BS in the spring, he is now […]
February 15, 2018
Veterans
Navajo Nation Increases Veterans Trust Fund
FARMINGTON — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye signed a bill on Monday to increase funding from the tribe’s Veterans Trust Fund for programs and services that benefit Navajo veterans. The Veterans Trust Fund was established in July 1998 to provide funding for veterans programs, projects or services such as housing, financial assistance, education, employment training […]
February 9, 2018
Veterans
Syracuse U. Gets $20 M Gift for Vets Center
Syracuse University, home to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), today announced a $20 million gift from U.S. Navy veteran and Life Trustee Daniel D’Aniello ’68 and his wife, Gayle. This gift, one of the single largest gifts in University history, will support construction of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), a first-of-its-kind […]
February 8, 2018
Veterans
Veteran Goes From Enlisted to Enrolled
On the top floor of Lowell Heiny Hall at Colorado Mesa University, the Student Veteran Services office strives to assist former military members throughout their college careers. Cody Kem, who served in the Navy from 2009 to 2014, works at Student Veteran Services and uses his own military experience to be a resource for other […]
February 2, 2018
Veterans
Seminar Helps Student Vets Shift into Gear
Showing that military veterans and other nontraditional students bring a wealth of real-world experience with them to college, T.K. Stoudt, who served in the Air Force for 32 years, is pursuing his doctorate in the University of Wyoming’s College of Education and teaching an innovative first-year seminar for incoming freshmen veterans. The class’s research component […]
February 1, 2018
Veterans
Program Offers Preparation for New Life
“I came into the military when I was 18 years old; this is my first job,” said TAP attendee Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Roane, Air Mobility Command Director of Logistics. “A lot has changed over the past 27 years. TAP helps a person like me catch up with the times of what is on the […]
February 1, 2018
Veterans
G.W. Students Want Priority in Registering
Student veterans at GW are pressing administrators to give them first pick of classes. A top veteran leader met with University President Thomas LeBlanc Thursday to request the policy change, which student veterans said would get rid of frustrations they face while trying to fulfill the credits needed to graduate. Former service members said priority […]
January 30, 2018
Veterans
Filmmaker Weaving Tale of Military Heroism
Very rarely are films about the military made by those who actually served. Joshua DeFour, a radio-television-film graduate student and veteran of the United States Marine Corps, is one of those rare individuals. DeFour has been cultivating his storytelling skills in the MFA Film and Media Production program for the past three years and hopes […]
January 30, 2018
Veterans
Healthcare: Another Way to Serve
Careers in healthcare offer ways for veterans to continue a lifestyle of serving their communities. When choosing to join America’s military, men and women make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, that many former servicemen and women seek careers […]
January 26, 2018
Veterans
“Operation Proper Exit” Guides Wounded, Gold Star Families
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait—Operation Proper Exit, an initiative of the Troops First Foundation, was facilitated by the 35th Infantry Division along with U.S. Army Central Command during its journey through Camps Arifjan and Buehring, while en route through the Middle East in early December. Operation Proper Exit is a driving force for wounded warriors and Gold […]
January 26, 2018
Veterans
New G.I. Bill Could Lead to Surge in Enrollment
GW and other private universities could soon see a surge in veteran enrollment thanks to a new benefit bill set to fully go into effect this summer. The Forever G.I. Bill, or Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, offers new benefits like expanded tuition support and eliminates the time limit for veterans to use […]
January 26, 2018
Veterans
New Program Aims to Be Advocate for Veterans
A nonprofit organization in Elmira and Corning is starting a new advocacy program catering to veterans. The AIM Independent Living Center helps with resume-building, access to education and retraining programs, and much more to help veterans transition back into civilian life and be in a productive position physically, mentally, and monetarily. Nathan Benton is a […]
January 19, 2018
Veterans
Library of Congress Wants You to Preserve Memories
At the Student Veterans of America national conference, a specialist from the Veterans History Project shared how you can help preserve veterans stories for the Library of Congress with just a few everyday tools. Read More
January 19, 2018
Veterans
Scammers Targeting Ex-Military
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Veterans answered the call to serve their country and now scammers are calling them using their military service as a ploy. A recent study looks at fraud aimed at veterans and uncovers just how vulnerable they are. A recent survey by AARP found veterans are twice as likely to lose […]
January 18, 2018
Veterans
Yale Professor to Receive $1 M for Warrior-Scholar Project
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale astronomy and physics professor has been awarded a $1 million prize to expand her work on a project that helps military veterans prepare for college. Marla Geha will receive the money over the next five years from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her work on the science portion […]
January 16, 2018
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