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Section: Veterans
Veterans
Ronny Jackson Withdraws from V.A. Nomination
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson has withdrawn from consideration to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after lawmakers received damaging allegations that he created a toxic work environment, drunkenly wrecked a car and maintained poor prescription records while serving in the federal government. “While I will forever be grateful for the trust and confidence President Trump […]
April 26, 2018
Veterans
Veterans Invited to Shape Voc Rehab Policies
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced an upcoming opportunity for members of the public to participate in an upcoming Advisory Committee meeting about VA Vocational Rehabilitation policy. VA has at least 28 VA advisory committees including 17 that are established by statute. Each year these committees meet to discuss various issues related to the topic […]
April 24, 2018
Veterans
University Opens Veteran Resource Center
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University is continuing to serve and support student veterans through the creation of the Veteran Resource Center. The goal of the Veteran Resource Center is to provide student veterans and military-related students with the resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education and after graduation. Read More
April 24, 2018
Veterans
‘Stand Down’ Event Connects Veterans to Services
“This is the first time we’ve added an evening Stand Down for veterans who aren’t able to attend the daytime event,” said Chris Wolf, WNCC’s military and veterans affairs director. “It’s a neat way to get the vets together and visit with them about what’s available.” Some of the available services include VA benefits, housing […]
April 20, 2018
Veterans
V.A. Improves Transition Assistance Program
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ongoing efforts to help transitioning service members navigate and understand VA’s various benefits, the agency recently updated VA’s briefing portion of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) – an interagency initiative authorized as a voluntary program in 1991 under the National Defense Authorization Act […]
April 19, 2018
Veterans
Legislation Could End GI Bill Late Fees, Costs for Delays
When Kaanan Fugler transferred to a new college last year, she didn’t expect to rack up $6,000 in student loans for tuition costs she thought would be fully paid for. But when her education benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department weren’t paid to her new school before the semester started, the Army widow and mother […]
April 19, 2018
Veterans
Heroic Southwest Pilot Was a Pioneering Navy Fighter Jockey
It should come as no surprise that the heroic pilot who landed a stricken Southwest Airlines 737 after its engine exploded and shattered a window is former Navy fighter pilot. Tammie Jo Shults, who was reportedly at the controls of Flight 1380 during the April 17 in-flight emergency, was one of the Navy’s first F/A-18 […]
April 19, 2018
Veterans
Veterans Look to Ease Transition to Civilian Life
Tucked away in the Military & Veterans Success Center in The Terrace, a year-long, nationwide program launched Thursday. The program looks to gather feedback on the transition from military to civilian life on behalf of Rep. Gus Bilirakis, vice-chairman of the Veteran Affairs Committee. “It comes from a personal place for me, wanting to solve […]
April 17, 2018
Veterans
After Marine Corps Career, Veteran Offers Life of Service
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Col. Royal P. Mortenson served around the world during a 30-year career as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps. As commander of an infantry battalion of more than 900 Marines, he led the battalion in combat operations in Iraq in 2003. His battalion took significant casualties during the battle of Al […]
April 13, 2018
Veterans
Career Step Partners with Staffing Service to Expand Job Opportunities
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and professional training, has partnered with RCM Health Care Services, a premier provider of staffing solutions for healthcare institutions across the nation. RCM intends to employ graduates of Career Step’s educational programs, specifically those trained for careers related to health information management. “We are thrilled for the […]
April 13, 2018
Veterans
Love of Aircraft Led to Top Secret Satellite Mission
Each year, Hal Behnke gets to share stories and reunite with a group of guys who had the challenging task of retrieving (while in midair) film canisters, about the size of a garbage can, that had been ejected from some of the earliest spy satellites. He belonged to a top secret Air Force unit in […]
April 13, 2018
Veterans
Students Hike to Draw Attention to Veteran Education
Thousands of students attend the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, but only a few of them may realize hundreds of their classmates are veterans. “I had someone come up to me today and say, ‘Oh where did you get that scar on your arm?’ I said, ‘I was shot in Afghanistan.’ ‘Oh, I didn’t […]
April 12, 2018
Veterans
Civil War Historian at 100: Knew Eyewitnesses
Historian Charles P. Roland is one of the most recognized authorities on the Civil War, and he may be the last who grew up hearing firsthand accounts from battlefield veterans. He also is an expert on American military history, and his lessons to students at West Point, Tulane and the University of Kentucky included his own […]
April 10, 2018
Veterans
Jobless Rate for Vets Climbs as More Enter Market
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for recent veterans jumped in November, but for a positive reason. Many of the veterans decided to begin actively seeking work — and if they didn’t immediately find a job, they were counted as unemployed. A growing perception that opportunities are growing to find work is an encouraging sign for […]
April 10, 2018
Veterans
How Veterans Are Plugging Tech Skills Gap
The tech skills shortage has got so bad that tech companies have decided to call in the troops. In March, Experis and Amazon teamed up to teach software development to military personnel and their spouses through its re:Start programme, while the non-profit TechVets launched a cyber skills training scheme for military veterans. The idea is […]
April 10, 2018
Veterans
Key Spouses Offer Support at Air Force Base
When Jennifer Brown’s family was based at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, she found a program that helps spouses connect to the base. “The commander at Minot Air Force Base took me under her wing, brought me to the meeting, and showed me what the program was all about,” Brown said. And for […]
April 6, 2018
Veterans
Waco Considers Partnership to Keep Fort Hood Soldiers in Texas
The City of Waco is looking into a partnership that could keep hundreds of Army veterans leaving Fort Hood in Central Texas. The Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program eases soldiers and their families into civilian jobs. Organizers report that 900 soldiers leave Fort Hood every months and just more than half of them say […]
April 6, 2018
Veterans
Foundation Aims to Provide College Aid of Fallen Militar
Founded by an Army veteran and staffed mainly by veterans and Gold Star families, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is on a mission to provide college educations for people who lost a parent due to military service. To accomplish that goal, the group needs money and it needs to find the people it wants to […]
April 5, 2018
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