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Section: Veterans
Veterans
Army Veteran and Coma Survivor Bond Over Science
Around the time Dreyvon McCray was relearning how to walk and talk and live in a world in which a kid can be beaten into a coma over a cell phone, Terin D’amico was jumping out of airplanes and pondering a life after the military. In 2016, their paths crossed in the cafeteria at Governors […]
May 17, 2018
Veterans
Veteran: T.A.P. Offers Too Much, Too Late
When Green Beret Brian Anderson got ready to leave the Army in 2011, after eight years fighting in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, he followed the path taken by tens of thousands of service members each year. Anderson, now 36 and living in New Port Richey, entered the military’s Transition Assistance Program, designed to help […]
May 15, 2018
Veterans
U.S. Rep. Amputee in Running for V.A. Chief
Rep. Brian Mast of Florida is on the list of President Donald Trump’s candidates for the position of Veterans Affairs Secretary. The position has been left vacant since the sudden firing of David Shulkin on March 28, 2018. The 37-year-old Congressman was wounded during a military deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. A blast from an […]
May 15, 2018
Veterans
Company Helping Veterans Get Back to Work
NewDay USA in Fulton, Maryland, is a veteran’s mortgage lender that has committed itself to retired servicemen and women beyond just the services it sells them. NewDay has provided refinancing options and government-backed Chomes loans for veteran homeowners since 2002. It is also one of many companies that has programs aimed at helping veterans. But to those […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
Ronny Jackson Won’t Return to Physician Post
Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Donald Trump’s personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday. The newspaper reported that administration officials said Jackson has returned to […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
How a Military Air Controller Built One Of America’s Best Companies
You don’t become a billionaire and titan of industry by going with the flow. Those who dream big often have to do it alone. It’s not that the world is against them, it’s the fact that their visions are so grand the world can’t wrap its collective head around what they’re doing until it’s accomplished. […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
“Chemistry Platoon” Helps Students Succeed in Sciences
When Scott Daly entered college after serving in the military, he wanted to take an introductory chemistry class. His academic advisor tried to dissuade him. “Why don’t you take general education classes instead,” Daly recalls the advisor telling him. “You want to stay awWGay from (science) classes. They are harder.” Read More
May 11, 2018
Veterans
Swatch Donates Equipment to Veteran Watchmakers
A dream built on donations received its largest gift to date that’s catapulted Delaware’s Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI) into a new realm. “It overnight became a world-class school.” Sam Cannan’s grin from ear to ear showed his gratitude when words failed him. His Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI) that started up officially last fall after years […]
May 10, 2018
Veterans
Most of Transfers Princeton’s Taking Are from Military
Princeton University has offered admission to 13 transfer students for entry in fall 2018, the first transfer admissions since the University reinstated its transfer program. The renewed program is aimed at especially encouraging applicants from low-income, military or community college backgrounds. The University received 1,429 applications for the transfer program, which looked to enroll a small […]
May 10, 2018
Veterans
62-Year-Old Retired Marine Graduates from Radford
RADFORD — Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va, spoke from the podium on Moffett Lawn to nearly 1,900 Radford University graduates and their family and friends at the school’s commencement ceremony Saturday. “The youngest graduate is 19 and the oldest graduate receiving a degree today is 62 years old,” Kaine said. “A round of applause for that […]
May 8, 2018
Academics
College Gives Posthumous Degree to Black Vet Denied Admission
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi will award a posthumous honorary degree to a black U.S. Army veteran who was rejected when he tried to integrate the school decades ago. Clyde Kennard applied several times between 1955 and 1959 to what was then called Mississippi Southern College. His applications were blocked by state, […]
May 8, 2018
Veterans
96-Year-Old Pilot Will Get a Degree Earned 7 Decades Ago
World War II veteran Bob Barger hasn’t been in a classroom in 68 years, but he is going to graduate this week from the University of Toledo in Ohio at the age of 96, CTV News reported. After serving in the Navy as a pilot during WWII, Barger worked and went to college. He eventually […]
May 4, 2018
Veterans
Campus Programs Helps Nontraditional Students Earn Degrees
In a partnership with the University of Wisconsin Office of Admissions, the UW Adult Career and Special Student Services announced the creation of the Badger Ready program Tuesday. The program will offer people 25 and older a second chance to earn their degree. It is specifically aimed at adults and veterans who earned some college […]
May 3, 2018
Veterans
Marco Rubio Champions Transition Reforms
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing an effort to reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, saying his proposal will help veterans transition into the civilian workforce.  On Thursday, Rubio teamed up with U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif. , to unveil the […]
May 3, 2018
Veterans
Bill Seeks to Set Up Transition, Education, Jobs Office in V.A.
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on April 26 introduced a bipartisan bill to restructure the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by grouping all veteran transition, education and employment programs into a new government office within the VA. The Veterans’ Education, Transition and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2018, H.R. 5644, would establish […]
May 3, 2018
Veterans
McCaskill Inquires about Confusing Websites
Do you know the difference between the websites Vets.gov and Veterans.gov? Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) is concerned that many veterans seeking assistance do not. In a letter she sent last week to the agencies responsible for the sites, she said she is looking to better understand the collaborative efforts between the two sites and wants […]
May 1, 2018
Veterans
Names Circulating for Next Choice for V.A.
(WASHINGTON) — With Adm. Ronny Jackson’s decision to remove his name from consideration as the next secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Trump administration has had to return to the drawing board to find a replacement, and interest groups and lawmakers are making suggestions. At a news conference Friday, Trump said he had a range of […]
May 1, 2018
Veterans
V.A. Updates Transition Materials
The VA has once again updated their Transition Assistance Program (TAP) training content. The new VA briefing is designed to be more collaborative and stimulating, helping service members make informed decisions about their health care, employment, housing and other benefits. Each separating service member and selected dependents are required to attend TAP briefings as part […]
April 26, 2018
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