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A collection of resources, explainers, updates on policy, and guides for those in the military.

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To Protect Veterans, Keep The VA Ban On Employees Working With For-Profit Colleges To Protect Veterans, Keep The VA Ban On Employees Working With For-Profit Colleges

By Robert Shireman

/ Oct 5 2017

6 Ways You Will Go Broke When You Get Home From Deployment, And How To Avoid Them 6 Ways You Will Go Broke When You Get Home From Deployment, And How To Avoid Them

/ Oct 4 2017

VA About To Scrap Ethics Law That Helps Safeguards Veterans From Predatory For-Profit Colleges VA About To Scrap Ethics Law That Helps Safeguards Veterans From Predatory For-Profit Colleges

By Adam Linehan

/ Oct 2 2017

Many Tricare Users Will Face Higher Out Of Pocket Costs In 2018 Many Tricare Users Will Face Higher Out Of Pocket Costs In 2018

/ Sep 29 2017

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Air Force Expands Sabbatical Leave For Up To 3 Years If Airmen Stay In Air Force Expands Sabbatical Leave For Up To 3 Years If Airmen Stay In

By Sarah Sicard

/ Sep 26 2017

Freelance Branded Content Writer Wanted To Help Us Tell Our Clients’ Success Stories Freelance Branded Content Writer Wanted To Help Us Tell Our Clients’ Success Stories

By Task & Purpose

/ Sep 25 2017

Special Forces Veteran To Receive Medal Of Honor For Vietnam War Service Special Forces Veteran To Receive Medal Of Honor For Vietnam War Service

/ Sep 21 2017

Why Veterans Should Join The Asset Protection Team At Rite Aid Why Veterans Should Join The Asset Protection Team At Rite Aid

/ Sep 21 2017

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Airman Who Repelled Ambush With Multiple ‘Danger Close’ Airstrikes To Receive Air Force Cross Airman Who Repelled Ambush With Multiple ‘Danger Close’ Airstrikes To Receive Air Force Cross

By Adam Linehan

/ Sep 20 2017

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13 Years Later, A Marine’s Silver Star Is Getting Upgraded To A Navy Cross. Here’s Why 13 Years Later, A Marine’s Silver Star Is Getting Upgraded To A Navy Cross. Here’s Why

/ Sep 14 2017

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Equifax Credit-Agency Hack Could Hit Service Members Especially Hard Equifax Credit-Agency Hack Could Hit Service Members Especially Hard

By Sarah Sicard

/ Sep 14 2017

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Marine Colonel To Lose Benefits, Register As A Sex Offender After Child-Abuse Conviction Marine Colonel To Lose Benefits, Register As A Sex Offender After Child-Abuse Conviction

By Sarah Sicard

/ Sep 13 2017

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The Marine Corps Is Offering Enlistment Bonuses For Grunts… Again The Marine Corps Is Offering Enlistment Bonuses For Grunts… Again

/ Sep 13 2017

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VA Launches New Process To Turn Around Disability Claims In 30 Days Or Less VA Launches New Process To Turn Around Disability Claims In 30 Days Or Less

/ Sep 8 2017

Study Of Marijuana’s Effects On PTSD Struggles To Recruit Vets Study Of Marijuana’s Effects On PTSD Struggles To Recruit Vets

/ Sep 8 2017

Hazardous Baggage: Facing My PTSD On An Indian Train Car Hazardous Baggage: Facing My PTSD On An Indian Train Car

By Ben Feibleman

/ Sep 5 2017

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Hey Soldiers, Get Your Paperwork In Or You Could Lose Out On Your BAH Hey Soldiers, Get Your Paperwork In Or You Could Lose Out On Your BAH

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 5 2017

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Looking For A Gender Gap In The Army? Try The Army Chief Of Staff’s Reading List Looking For A Gender Gap In The Army? Try The Army Chief Of Staff’s Reading List

By Meg K. Guliford and Erik J. Leklem

/ Aug 30 2017

Vets With ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Get Good News In New DoD Guidance Vets With ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Get Good News In New DoD Guidance

By Adam Weinstein

/ Aug 29 2017

Ecstasy Is So Effective In Treating Vets’ PTSD, It’s Just Been Designated A ‘Breakthrough Therapy’ Ecstasy Is So Effective In Treating Vets’ PTSD, It’s Just Been Designated A ‘Breakthrough Therapy’

By Adam Linehan

/ Aug 28 2017

152 Years Later, The VA Is Still Paying Out A Pension From The Civil War 152 Years Later, The VA Is Still Paying Out A Pension From The Civil War

By Sarah Sicard

/ Aug 25 2017

For These Women Veterans, It Wasn’t Combat Trauma That Led To PTSD For These Women Veterans, It Wasn’t Combat Trauma That Led To PTSD

/ Aug 24 2017

From Shell-Shock To PTSD: A Century Of Invisible War Trauma From Shell-Shock To PTSD: A Century Of Invisible War Trauma

By Task & Purpose

/ Aug 20 2017

Sometimes The Best Medicine For A Veteran Is The Company Of Another Veteran Sometimes The Best Medicine For A Veteran Is The Company Of Another Veteran

/ Aug 16 2017

More Than 250K Veterans Work In The Food Industry. Here’s Why More Than 250K Veterans Work In The Food Industry. Here’s Why

/ Aug 9 2017

7 Hacks To Travel Like A Rock Star On A Military Salary 7 Hacks To Travel Like A Rock Star On A Military Salary

/ Aug 9 2017

Troops Most At Risk Of Suicide Don’t Get The Support They Need From The Military, New Report Says Troops Most At Risk Of Suicide Don’t Get The Support They Need From The Military, New Report Says

/ Aug 7 2017

You Have To Trust The Folks You Work Closely With, Says Fedex VP On Why He Hires Vets You Have To Trust The Folks You Work Closely With, Says Fedex VP On Why He Hires Vets

/ Aug 7 2017

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Senate Finally Passes New ‘Forever’ GI Bill, Sends It On To Trump Senate Finally Passes New ‘Forever’ GI Bill, Sends It On To Trump

By Adam Weinstein

/ Aug 2 2017

How CVS Health’s Innovative New Employment Center Is Helping Fort Bragg Soldiers Plan For Transition How CVS Health’s Innovative New Employment Center Is Helping Fort Bragg Soldiers Plan For Transition

/ Aug 2 2017

A Vet Fatally Overdosed While On Lockdown In A VA Hospital. Now His Wife Is Demanding Answers A Vet Fatally Overdosed While On Lockdown In A VA Hospital. Now His Wife Is Demanding Answers

/ Aug 2 2017

‘They Called Me Doc’: The Newest Medal Of Honor Recipient Tells His Story Of Heroism In Vietnam ‘They Called Me Doc’: The Newest Medal Of Honor Recipient Tells His Story Of Heroism In Vietnam

By Sarah Sicard

/ Aug 1 2017

Vietnam Combat Medic To Receive MoH For Actions During Devastating Battle Vietnam Combat Medic To Receive MoH For Actions During Devastating Battle

By Adam Linehan

/ Jul 28 2017

At Kellogg Company, Training, And Leadership Skills Help Vets Excel In Wide Range Of Careers At Kellogg Company, Training, And Leadership Skills Help Vets Excel In Wide Range Of Careers

/ Jul 27 2017

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5 Seemingly Frivolous Medical Expenses The Pentagon Covers 5 Seemingly Frivolous Medical Expenses The Pentagon Covers

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 26 2017

A WWII Vet Was Docked Pay For Escaping His German Captors. Now He Wants His $13 Back A WWII Vet Was Docked Pay For Escaping His German Captors. Now He Wants His $13 Back

/ Jul 26 2017

Linkin Park Vocalist And Vet Advocate Chester Bennington Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Linkin Park Vocalist And Vet Advocate Chester Bennington Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

By Jared Keller

/ Jul 20 2017

Mark Wahlberg And Marcus Luttrell Team Up To Spread The Word About New Veterans Benefit Mark Wahlberg And Marcus Luttrell Team Up To Spread The Word About New Veterans Benefit

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 18 2017

Bob Evans Farms’ New Entrepreneur Grant Program Is Like ‘Shark Tank’ For Veterans Bob Evans Farms’ New Entrepreneur Grant Program Is Like ‘Shark Tank’ For Veterans

/ Jul 17 2017

Military Personnel Set To Receive Biggest Pay Raise In 8 Years Military Personnel Set To Receive Biggest Pay Raise In 8 Years

/ Jul 17 2017

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Mattis Tried To Kill Plan To Bar Transgender Surgery For Troops Mattis Tried To Kill Plan To Bar Transgender Surgery For Troops

By Adam Linehan

/ Jul 14 2017

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The Marine Corps Is Now Offering A Hefty New Enlistment Bonus The Marine Corps Is Now Offering A Hefty New Enlistment Bonus

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 6 2017

Lawmakers Want To Cut Housing Stipends For Dual-Military Couples Lawmakers Want To Cut Housing Stipends For Dual-Military Couples

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jul 3 2017

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A-10 Pilot Awarded Silver Star For Unleashing Hell On Iraqi Army in 2003 A-10 Pilot Awarded Silver Star For Unleashing Hell On Iraqi Army in 2003

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 30 2017

Unlearn These 3 Military Habits When You Enter The Civilian Job Market Unlearn These 3 Military Habits When You Enter The Civilian Job Market

/ Jun 28 2017

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Air Force Releases Guidelines On New ‘V,’ ‘C,’ And ‘R’ Devices Air Force Releases Guidelines On New ‘V,’ ‘C,’ And ‘R’ Devices

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 27 2017

The Trailer For Hollywood’s Latest Iraq War PTSD Drama Just Dropped The Trailer For Hollywood’s Latest Iraq War PTSD Drama Just Dropped

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 21 2017

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

/ Jun 18 2017

Vietnam Vet James McCloughan To Receive Medal Of Honor From Trump Vietnam Vet James McCloughan To Receive Medal Of Honor From Trump

/ Jun 13 2017

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Soldier Who Saved Crash Victims Receives Highest Peacetime Award For Valor Soldier Who Saved Crash Victims Receives Highest Peacetime Award For Valor

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 7 2017

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Desperate To Retain Troops, Army Offers $90K Reenlistment Bonuses Desperate To Retain Troops, Army Offers $90K Reenlistment Bonuses

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jun 7 2017

VA Disability Compensation: Is it For You? VA Disability Compensation: Is it For You?

/ May 26 2017

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How An Expert Action Badge Will Only Hurt Force Readiness How An Expert Action Badge Will Only Hurt Force Readiness

By Harlan Kefalas

/ May 24 2017

Meet 5 Corporate Leaders Who Believe In The Power Of Hiring Veterans Meet 5 Corporate Leaders Who Believe In The Power Of Hiring Veterans

/ May 23 2017

Walmart Pledges To Compensate Employees Who Volunteer For Military Service Walmart Pledges To Compensate Employees Who Volunteer For Military Service

By Adam Linehan

/ May 23 2017

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No, Not Every Veteran Is Damaged By Their Military Service No, Not Every Veteran Is Damaged By Their Military Service

By Brian Adam Jones

/ May 19 2017

New Supreme Court Decision Has Serious Implications For Ex-Military Spouses New Supreme Court Decision Has Serious Implications For Ex-Military Spouses

By Sarah Sicard

/ May 17 2017

1 In 5 Troops Discharged For Misconduct Between 2011 And 2015 Had PTSD Or TBI, Report Finds 1 In 5 Troops Discharged For Misconduct Between 2011 And 2015 Had PTSD Or TBI, Report Finds

/ May 16 2017

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Army Swears Expert Action Badge Isn’t A Participation Trophy Army Swears Expert Action Badge Isn’t A Participation Trophy

/ May 16 2017

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It’s Time To Expand VA Support To All Military Caregivers It’s Time To Expand VA Support To All Military Caregivers

By Sherman Gillums Jr.

/ May 16 2017

This Is Why So Many People Struggle With Their Military Transition This Is Why So Many People Struggle With Their Military Transition

By Eric Burleson

/ May 8 2017

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Did Congress Just Screw 7 Million Vets Out Of Their Tax Credits? Did Congress Just Screw 7 Million Vets Out Of Their Tax Credits?

By Adam Weinstein

/ May 4 2017

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Army Offering $5,000 Bonus To Soldiers Who Volunteer For Deployable Training Brigades Army Offering $5,000 Bonus To Soldiers Who Volunteer For Deployable Training Brigades

By Adam Linehan

/ May 4 2017

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This Former Police Officer Was Just Convicted Of Lying About A Purple Heart This Former Police Officer Was Just Convicted Of Lying About A Purple Heart

By Brian Adam Jones

/ May 3 2017