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Academics
Fort’s Program Links Service Members to Jobs
In her time as a navigator for the Military Corps Career Connect program, Denise Bourdeaux has linked more than 100 service members and military spouses with training for the civilian workforce. Now, she’s bringing her work to Fort Detrick with the help of program director Shauna Donahue and members of the Fort Detrick Alliance. Read […]
March 13, 2018
Policy
Armed Guard at VA Head’s Door Highlights Tentions
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin has posted an armed guard outside his office as the department falls into a power struggle that is “killing the agency,” The Washington Post reports. VA appointees described the work environment as “toxic” and there have been reports of a coup within the agency, according to The Post, which […]
March 13, 2018
Policy
Bill Would Allow Aid for Noncollege Options
WASHINGTON — Service members could use their military tuition assistance for training programs outside of traditional colleges and universities under legislation being introduced Monday in the House and Senate. The plan, offered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in each chamber, would allow eligible troops to use the money for licensing, credentialing and certification programs […]
March 13, 2018
Other News
Grand Canyon U. Regains Non-Profit Status
PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University says the Higher Learning Commission has approved its application to regain its non-profit status. Officials for the Arizona school said Tuesday that the move will help return the university to its roots. Brian Mueller, the university’s president and CEO, says that non-profit status will put the private Christian school on […]
March 9, 2018
Academics
Western Illinois Increases Support for Military Students
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University’s decades-long missions of serving veterans and active duty members of the armed forces continues as new initiatives have been put into place to provide further support to these individuals. “Last fall, in advancing our military relations, Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joe Rives worked with nine military […]
March 9, 2018
Veterans
Military Nursing Program Graduates First Master’s Student
Some people just like finishing first. For Allison Boyrer, a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faculty member in the College of Nursing (CON), that means everything from a Master of Science program to a stint on the “Wheel of Fortune.” Boyrer, MS, MA, BSN, RN, recently became the inaugural master’s degree graduate of a first-of-its-kind CU Anschutz program centered on […]
March 9, 2018
Academics
International Military Student Officers Win Awards
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Seven International Military Student Officers (IMSO) received the 2017 IMSO of the Year Award during the 27th Maritime IMSO Workshop Feb. 27. Civilian and military administrators who work with international military students (IMS) attend the three-day event to network and discuss topics related to the unique requirements of managing international training programs. […]
March 9, 2018
Academics
Call to Duty Doesn’t Stop Their Studies
Jonathan Gourley’s name wasn’t called at MSU Denver’s fall 2017 commencement ceremony, but the physics major’s name was in the program, and he certainly earned his degree. He just missed the ceremony because he had to work. His work is important. Gourley is a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. He was called to active […]
March 9, 2018
Other News
Students of Defunct ITT Tech Allowed in Bankruptcy Case
A federal judge approved a settlement Wednesday allowing former students at ITT Technical Institute to participate in the bankruptcy proceedings of its parent company, giving them a shot at the remaining assets of one of the nation’s largest for-profit college operators. The agreement resolves a lawsuit students filed against ITT Educational Services last year to […]
March 9, 2018
Academics
Marines Ramp Up Training in Arctic Conditions
Marines with the Marine Rotational Force Europe are putting the Corps motto “in every clime and place” to the test as they continue with Arctic exercises amid below-zero temperatures in northern Scandinavia. About 300 Marines just finished exercise White Claymore earlier this month, a cold-weather drill that put Marines on skis to learn to fight […]
March 9, 2018
Academics
Foundation Donates $5 Million to Transition Program
ARLINGTON, Va – The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation announced a $5 million, multi-year  investment in the USO PathfinderSM transition services program, which is dedicated to helping service members and their families chart the path from military service to thriving veteran status. The funds will help ensure transitioning service members and their families have access to USO […]
March 8, 2018
Academics
Navy Partnerships Will Advance Science, Technology Careers
West Bethesda, Md and Indian Head, Md. U.S. Navy officials entered into an educational partnership agreement with the University of Iowa and Morgan State University (MSU). The focus of each partnership will aid in the education experience of the students and advance science and technical careers. The goal of the educational partnership between the University […]
March 8, 2018
Policy
Army Corps Predicted Houston Flooding Lawsuits
A report determined that the Army Corps of Engineers knew of possible lawsuits from homeowners living near reservoirs in west Houston, Texas but that residents had a slim chance of winning if the areas experience any mass flooding. According to the Associated Press, the Corps decided not to retrofit the Addicks and Barker reservoirs when […]
March 8, 2018
Policy
Bad News for Immigrants Recruited to Military
The federal agency in charge of processing citizenship has shuttered all of its offices at US Army basic training locations, putting up another roadblock for immigrant recruits who were promised a fast track to citizenship in return for their service. It’s the strongest indication to date that the Trump administration may be planning to shelve […]
March 8, 2018
Academics
BMW Starts Camp Training Program for Transitioning Marines
What does the German automaker BMW have to do with military training? Lots, it turns out. The Germany auto company is starting a training program at Camp Pendleton for Marines getting ready to transition out. Essentially, they learn how to make quick hardware and software fixes on the shop floor. The programs only produce a few dozen […]
March 8, 2018
Academics
Female Marines First to Train for Combat
SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – Female Marines arrived Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to begin the first phase of a combat training course that, on the West Coast, was previously open only to males. It was the first time ever female students had checked in to Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry […]
March 8, 2018
Academics
Report: 70% of Youth Ineligible, Unfit for U.S. Military
Of the 34 million youth aged 17 to 24 in the United States, only 29 percent could actually serve, according to a report from The Heritage Foundation. As the military relies on volunteers to fill ranks each year, it’s a crisis authors Thomas Spoehr and Bridget Handy say is not in the future; it’s here […]
March 8, 2018
Academics
Action Needed to Address Gaps in Physician Specialties
The Department of Defense (DOD) has experienced gaps between its physician authorizations (i.e., funded positions) and end strengths (i.e., number of physicians). Its overall approach to address these gaps focuses on the individual service components relying on the scholarship program, University, and other programs to recruit and retain physicians. However, this approach does not include […]
March 6, 2018
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