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Section: Other News
Policy
Gov. Wolf Seeks New College Perk For Pa. National Guard
Gov. Tom Wolf visited Fort Indiantown Gap on Wednesday to tout a proposed PA GI Bill that would allow members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to earn college benefits for their family members. The measure, called the Military Family Education Program, would be the first of its kind in the nation. While Minnesota has a […]
March 5, 2019
Academics
Valley Forge Military College, Albright Make Dual Admission Deal
Valley Forge Military College (VFMC) and Albright College recently signed an agreement to officially partner for dual admission. This allows VFMC cadets who complete their associate’s degrees at the two-year private college to transfer to Albright, where they can finish the remaining coursework needed to earn bachelor’s degrees. The program is now available to prospective […]
March 5, 2019
Veterans
Time to Battle For Homeless Veterans
The number of homeless living in San Antonio is on the rise. According to the homeless point-in-time count, there are 3,066 homeless people, which is an increase of 323 from 2017. The estimated number of homeless veterans in 2018 was up 230. This is not including individuals who are living or staying in shelters overnight. […]
February 28, 2019
Policy
Purple Heart Vets Will Get Disability Claims Moved Quicker
Veterans who earned a Purple Heart during their military service will now have their veterans disability claims moved ahead of other requests, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie announced on Tuesday. “Those who hold the Purple Heart, the recognition of wounds taken in battle, will now receive priority consideration when it comes to claims,” he told members of the House […]
February 28, 2019
Veterans
JPMorgan Chase Invests $150,000 to Support Veterans Cybersecurity Training Program
JPMorgan Chase has invested an additional $150,000 in Cyber Florida and its host institution, the University of South Florida, to launch a new iteration of the successful New Skills for a New Fight (NSNF) program, which provides free cybersecurity training to help local veterans gain the skills needed to fill vital positions in the local […]
February 28, 2019
Veterans
IBM Just Appointed The First African-American Woman to Command a US Navy Ship to Its Board
IBM appointed Admiral Michelle J. Howard, the first African American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, to its board, the company announced Tuesday. A former U.S. Navy officer, Howard was the first woman to become a 4-star admiral in addition to becoming the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, according to IBM’s […]
February 28, 2019
Policy
Why the Military Is Losing the Battle for The Best, Brightest Cybersecurity Talent
What do GPS satellites, F-35s, and the new Department of Veterans Affairs health care records management system have in common? The latest Defense Department annual assessment of cyberthreats has found disturbing weaknesses in each of these systems. Read More
February 28, 2019
Policy
Military Veterans Budget Increases
The Department of Military Veterans will be getting more money over the next three years to carry out its mandate of supporting military veterans and their dependents. This will see houses built, bursaries awarded and memorials erected. The Department of Military Veterans has been allocated R701 million in 2020/21 and R743 million in 2021/22, up […]
February 28, 2019
Veterans
Program Helps Service Members Transition From Military Life to Academic Life
Georgetown University is a long way from Texas and an even longer way from Afghanistan. Wesley Hughes is well aware since he spent time in both places while serving in the Army. “I graduated high school. A month later I was in basic training,” Hughes said. Now 26, he’s at Georgetown in his third year […]
February 28, 2019
Funding
Gov. Tom Wolf Wants to Offer First-of-Its-Kind College Tuition Benefit to Pa. National Guard Member Families
Gov. Tom Wolf wants to break new ground with a new incentive program to entice members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to re-enlist for six years by offering them a tuition assistance plan for their spouses or children. The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Family Education Program, or Pennsylvania GI Bill of Rights as Wolf refers […]
February 28, 2019
Policy
VA’s Stone: ‘We Are Not Privatizing’
Talk of the possible privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs is a hot topic in the veterans community. But as far as Dr. Richard Stone – VA’s Executive in Charge of the Veterans Health Administration – is concerned, the department’s recent efforts are counter to any efforts at privatizing the health-care system. Stone said […]
February 25, 2019
Veterans
Comcast and Bunker Labs Launch Digital Boot Camps for Military Veteran Entrepreneurs in Seattle
Comcast Washington and Bunker Labs Seattle have launched a new pilot program for increasing digital business skills and aptitude for military Veteran entrepreneurs and military spouses – Bunker Labs Digital Boot Camps. The new program will empower these individuals by teaching them how to use digital tools and technology to start, run and grow a […]
February 25, 2019
Policy
Federal Judge Finds Male-Only Military Draft Unconstitutional
More than 45 years after the military draft ended, a federal judge has ruled that a law requiring men but not women to register for it is unconstitutional. In a ruling issued late Friday in Houston, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller denied the government’s motion to stay a lawsuit originally brought by the National Coalition […]
February 25, 2019
Academics
Plan to Reduce Ranks of Military Doctors Concerns Head of Uniformed Services Medical School
Like many military physician colleagues, Dr. Richard W. Thomas, a retired Army major general, ear-nose-throat surgeon and current president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), is worried about tentative Defense Department plans to eliminate more than 17,000 uniformed medical billets across the military health system starting in October 2020. Thomas is […]
February 25, 2019
Academics
In Effort to Curb Hazing, New Citadel President Changes ‘Fourth-Class’ Discipline System
Change doesn’t always come easily at The Citadel, but a newly installed president has announced a policy he hopes will curb hazing and improve leadership training at the public military college. Retired Gen. Glenn Walters announced this month that starting in the 2020-21 school year The Citadel will assign all rising sophomores to a different […]
February 22, 2019
Veterans
UAFS Program Focuses on Recruiting Active Military, Veterans
New recruitment programs at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith were a major focus of the university’s Board of Visitors meeting Wednesday. UAFS Interim Chancellor Edward Serna said the university is launching a campaign to recruit active military and veterans. The primary goals of this campaign are to increase enrollment in three programs: Bachelor […]
February 22, 2019
Academics
Embattled ex-Solicitor Johnson Resigns Officer’s Job in SC Air National Guard
Former 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson, facing state and federal charges of public corruption, has resigned his part-time position as a major in the Judge Advocate General’s office of the S.C. Air National Guard. “He is no longer in the military. He has resigned, and he is not currently serving in the S.C. Air National Guard,” a […]
February 22, 2019
Policy
Senate Panel Tackles Proposed Revival of ROTC
Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian is seeking a unified mechanism from the Department of Defense (DND) and Department of Education (DepEd) to address the possible cases of hazing, abuse, and corruption with the proposed revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in the education system. The Senate committee on education, arts and culture on Wednesday […]
February 21, 2019
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