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Section: Veterans
Veterans
Event Will Let Veterans Test Out of Courses
The Fort Rucker Education Center exists to help Soldiers looking to further their careers through higher education and an upcoming event will allow them the chance to earn free college credits. The education center will hold its CLEP-a-thon Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of Bldg. 4502 as a […]
February 21, 2017
Veterans
Vermont Vets Eligible for Living Stipend
BRATTLEBORO, VT – Union Institute & University is expanding its Veterans in Union living allowance stipend opportunity nationwide to Vermont veterans. As a Yellow Ribbon University, and recently named a 2017 Military-Friendly® School, Union is committed to serving the unique needs of veterans. “This stipend opportunity assists veterans in the completion of their undergraduate, master’s […]
February 17, 2017
Veterans
Groups Says Study Justifies Funding of GI Bill
WASHINGTON — In the first six years after the rollout of the multibillion-dollar Post-9/11 GI Bill, more than half of the veterans using the education benefit completed their degrees. Through September 2015, about 453,000 degrees were earned. Student Veterans of America, a nonprofit coalition of veterans groups on college campuses, released new research to Congress […]
February 17, 2017
Veterans
Veterans’ Seminar Will Expand
STEVENS POINT – A seminar at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point that helps veterans transition out of military life will be available at other campuses in the UW System starting in the fall. The Back from the Front seminar is open only to first-year students who are veterans or currently enlisted. The course helps the […]
February 16, 2017
Veterans
Report: Veterans Need Help Getting to “Normal”
Public understanding of the needs of military veterans has focused largely post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, suicide rates, and poor conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. But the great majority of the veterans of post-9/11 wars need social services that will help them transition back to civilian life. Read More
February 16, 2017
Veterans
Campus Opens Veterans’ Center
Dakota County Technical College student Nelson Newbill Jr. has been an active user of the campus’ Military and Veterans Service Center since he started taking classes in 2015, despite the fact that the location and size limited its usefulness for some students. Newbill said the old location for the veterans center was crowded, which could […]
February 14, 2017
Veterans
Horses Ease Veterans’ Trauma
LAWTON, Okla. — It is possible to ride the Appaloosas that Ric Jerez uses in his equine assisted therapy, but that’s not how it works. Rather, they help people in distress get better by just being themselves. In nature, horses are prey and humans are predators. Horses tend to be wary around humans and only […]
February 14, 2017
Veterans
Group Promotes Camaraderie for 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 10, 2017
Veterans
Texas AgriLife Offers Program for Entrepreneurs
The Texas AgrAbility program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is introducing a new project to benefit military veterans interested in becoming farmers and ranchers. “In 2012, Texas AgrAbility developed Battleground to Breaking Ground: A Transformational Journey, a workshop to address four key areas of agriculture business: planning, rural business opportunities, the Texas AgrAbility […]
February 10, 2017
Veterans
Office Recovers Millions for Veterans
The Arapahoe County Veterans Service office was very busy in 2016. The office recovered more than $3.6 million in Veterans Affairs claims for 5,685 Armed Forces veterans and their families living in Arapahoe County. The accredited Veterans Service Office serves as an advocate for Arapahoe County veterans and their dependents and assists in preparation and […]
February 10, 2017
Veterans
Guam Student Veterans Join National Coalition
The Guam Community College Student Veterans Club has been accepted into the Student Veterans of America (SVA). According to its website, SVA is a national coalition of over 1,000 student veteran organizations across the U.S. that works to create support for veterans in their transition to education and employment. GCC’s veteran student population is approximately […]
February 9, 2017
Veterans
“Pitsburgh Hires” Will Link Veterans to Jobs
Area veterans who are looking for additional training and assistance with job placement can receive help through Pittsburgh Hires Veterans (PHV), an organization that provides veterans with free training and opportunities for future employment. According to Jack Wagner, director of PHV, the Pittsburgh-based organization assesses veterans and their needs. “We recommend training or college, or […]
February 9, 2017
Academics
Korean War Veteran Gets Diploma
The judge’s ultimatum came 67 years ago: Enlist in the military or face juvenile detention for repeatedly skipping classes at San Diego High School. Norm Johnson gladly joined the U.S. Air Force in April 1950. Even after he was deployed to Asia to fight in the Korean War, Johnson was sure he wouldn’t miss San […]
February 9, 2017
Veterans
Soldier for Life Helps Veterans on Path to Success
The Soldier Life Cycle starts at the beginning of a Soldier’s career, then continues throughout transition and beyond. It is broken down into three phases that will help Soldiers determine what path they would like to follow during their time in Service and help prepare them for a career after active duty. The Soldier for […]
February 9, 2017
Academics
Peer Advisers Support Student Veterans
Alex Hatfield, political science major, sinks a pushpin into the island of Sicily. The glossy, laminated map, pinned to the wall of the Veteran Services rec room has many, each indicating where Boise State student-veterans have been stationed. The U.S., middle east and southeast Asia are riddled with small, plastic bulbs—each color indicating what branch […]
February 9, 2017
Veterans
BBB Clears Wounded Warriors
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Wounded Warrior Project did not engage in lavish spending practices, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. The charity had been under review since early last year when the News4Jax I-TEAM and national media outlets began investigating whistleblower claims of lavish spending by former leaders […]
February 9, 2017
Veterans
Colleges Offer New Resources for Veterans
In 2011, the American Council on Education released a report tracking 20 colleges and universities which used grant funding to develop resources for more than 870,000 veterans taking college courses under expanded G.I. Bill benefits. A majority of the piloting institutions used the new funding to create transitional resources for veterans: courses on reentry into […]
February 9, 2017
Veterans
Photo Essay in the Atlantic: Returning Veterans at Work
This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of military veterans returning to civilian lives in New York, made by photographer Emilie Richardson: “Like many Americans, veterans have experienced obstacles in finding employment since the economic decline in the 2000’s. With the passage of the post-9/11 GI Bill in 2001, which can cover […]
February 7, 2017
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