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By Jun 18, 2017
Opinion

To Improve Awareness, We Must Call PTSD What It Is: A Disorder

June is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. Well, at least according to the National Center for PTSD. According to...
By Dec 23, 2016
Reviews

DoD Canceled Brain Injury Research Because It Didn’t Like The Results

Editor’s Note: A version of this article by Elana Duffy originally appeared on the NYC Veterans Alliance blog. A few...
By Oct 5, 2016
Career

It’s Not Just Your Imagination: It Really Is Harder For Women To Get Promoted

Equality for women in the workplace comes up all the time in the media, in casual conversation, in sports, and...
By Sep 21, 2016
Military Benefits

Why I Won’t Give Concerned Veterans For America ‘My VA Story’

Concerned Veterans for America recently launched a campaign called “My VA Story” asking for veteran stories about Veterans Administration hospitals....
By Aug 3, 2016
Community

What We Lose When We Give Away Purple Hearts

“Man,” Donald Trump said, as retired Lt. Col. Louis Dorfman handed him a Purple Heart medal on Aug. 2, 2016....
By May 4, 2016
Support

How To Answer That Awful Question, ‘Do You Have PTSD?’

“Oh, you’re a veteran, huh? Do you have PTSD?” This question, asked often but most recently slurred from the mouth...
By Dec 30, 2015
Support

Enough With The Outrage, It’s Time For Action

In an age of looming government shutdowns, defunding of health programs, and less than 5% of the living population of...
By Dec 16, 2015
popular

An Army Interrogator’s Tips For Picking Someone Up At A Bar

There’s an old saying: You can take the interrogator out of the military, but you will never take the interrogator...
By Aug 28, 2015
Transition

This Entrepreneurship Program Taught Me The Skills To Build A Better Future

“If you don’t apply for this, I don’t even know you anymore.” Sometimes when Marine veterans talk, I listen. This...
By Jun 8, 2015
Health & Fitness

Here Are 5 Reasons To Exercise Even If You Don’t Want To

In December, the disaster recovery charity racing team Race2Rebuild partnered with nonprofit Team Red, White, & Blue in New York...
By Jun 1, 2015
Family & Relationships

For Veteran Couples, Some Things Don’t Need To Be Said

I’m going to have a roommate here pretty soon, and it’s not a third cat. While I am somewhat notoriously...
By Jan 28, 2015
Support

Hiring Managers Need To Stop Prioritizing Rank

Recently, a friend sent me a flier and invite for a program teaching critical skills to those veterans going through...
By Dec 24, 2014
Support

How I Ended Up Sharing My War Stories With 200 Strangers

Back in the early Fall, my friend called and asked if I would do him a favor. He needed someone...
By Nov 11, 2014
Leadership

How I Survive My Own Personal Armistice Day

So here we are again. Veterans Day is upon us. The parades, the awkward “thank you” handshakes, and the free...
By Oct 24, 2014
Community

What Does The Term “Transition” Really Mean Anyway?

Transition. It's a funny word, especially when it comes to the military-to-civilian move that all of us must eventually make....
By Sep 16, 2014
Community

Are Veterans Too Rigid In New Relationships?

In April, I wrote an article for Task & Purpose on why I am so difficult to date, and why...
By Aug 20, 2014
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Why I’m Appealing My VA Disability Rating

Once upon a time, in a faraway desert, I carried way too much weight for way too many days. I...
By Jul 23, 2014
Community

Here Is What A Routine Trip To The VA Hospital In NYC Is Like For One Veteran

Robert McDonald, the former Procter & Gamble chief executive, has been nominated to run the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs....
By Jun 18, 2014
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Real Leadership Does Not Come From Followership

The next time some civilian says the word “followership,” or any strange perversion of verbiage thereof, I am going to...
By Jun 12, 2014
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Nobody Expects The Iraqi Inquisition

It hasn’t been a great week in the world, so I’ve gone on a rant. Recently, insurgents overran a couple...
By Jun 4, 2014
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I used to want to be an astronaut. No, that’s not a fair statement. I still want to be an...
By Apr 29, 2014
Community

‘You’re Not The Easiest Person To Date, Are You?’ One Vet Shares Her Thoughts On Why Dating Is So Hard

We talk a lot about military transition. We talk about how hard it is to come home, to find a...