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Section: Military
Academics
Pentagon Fights to Keep Loan Forgiveness as a Recruiting Tool
Veteran education advocates are continuing to fight a controversial bill that would sunset a student loan forgiveness benefit for public-sector employees, including service members, hoping their efforts — and the Pentagon’s opposition — can keep it from ever getting to a vote. “It’s a national security issue at this point, and that’s highly concerning to […]
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
Academics
Education Department Guts Investigation of For-Profits
WASHINGTON — Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees. The unwinding of the team has effectively killed investigations into possibly fraudulent activities at several large for-profit colleges […]
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
Academics
Professor’s Tour Opens Eyes to Military Opportunities
Paul Calleja recently visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier John C. Stennis 100 miles off the coast of San Diego to learn about military experience and the opportunities it affords to young people. More than two years ago, Calleja, who is himself a pilot, read about the chance to take part in a mentorship and […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
W.G.U. Wants to Double Enrollment
Seven years after it created an affiliate in this state, an online, competency-based national university started by a group of western governors is getting its largest share of enrollment from Washington. Western Governors University has enrolled more than 11,000 Washington students this academic year, and graduated its largest class of residents of this state — […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
Military Spouse, Online Student Graduates
When Melanie Wood started taking classes at a community college right out of high school, she thought it would be a good opportunity to get the basics out of the way. Not knowing which direction she wanted to go, however, Wood eventually dropped out of school, got married and started her family. Her husband joined […]
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
Blogs/Opinion
A Different Country
Serving in the armed forces has its share of burdens, from frequent moves to extended time away. The military does, however, does give you a different perspective on America and what being American means. I recently enjoyed four weeks off following a six-month deployment to Afghanistan (my fourth)—time off being relative, of course. I was only home […]
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
Blogs/Opinion
Military Spouse Day
Each May we memorialize the men and women who sacrifice their lives defending our freedom. Often forgotten are military spouses who maintain households and raise children. On May 23, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the first proclamation declaring Military Spouse Day. Now celebrated the Friday before Mother’s Day, National Spouse Day recognizes the husbands and […]
May 10, 2018
Policy
Congress Wants Review of Children Abused on Bases
Congress has asked its watchdog agency to investigate the Pentagon’s handling of child-on-child sex assaults on U.S. military bases following reporting by The Associated Press that detailed how failures of justice leave victims with little support and offenders little consequence. The AP’s investigation , which documented nearly 700 cases worldwide over 10 years, has prompted […]
May 10, 2018
Policy
Debate Expected on Vouchers for Military Families
The bill would allow military families to receive funding from federal impact aid to create education savings accounts that they could use to pay for private school tuition, preschool or even college. There’s a political battle brewing on Capitol Hill over a proposal to allow military families to use a portion of federal aid awarded […]
May 10, 2018
Academics
10 of Med School’s Grads Sworn-In to Service
Campbell University’s School of Medicine students who will serve in the United States Air Force, Army and Navy took the oath of office during today’s commissioning ceremony. A total of 10 graduating students received promotions; the Army and Air Force graduates were promoted to the rank of captain while the Navy graduates were promoted to […]
May 10, 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
Policy
Connecticut Extends Benefits to “Less Than Honorable”
HARTFORD — The General Assembly approved a bill Tuesday night that would allow veterans given other than honorable discharges for mental-health reasons, to become eligible for health services and educational support from which they are currently prohibited. More than 800 veterans now could be eligible for state benefits, according to the Connecticut Chapter of Iraq […]
May 10, 2018
Academics
Grad Student Union Urges STEM Boycott of U.S. Military
A graduate student union is demanding that STEM workers “refuse employment” in the military, and that 90 percent of all military spending be reallocated to “social justice” efforts. The Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign formally endorsed the STEM Strikes the War Machine campaign in a press release Friday, encouraging […]
May 10, 2018
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