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Elana Duffy

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Humor
An Army Interrogator’s Tips For Picking Someone Up At A Bar
A former Army interrogator offers tactical advice that can be used in any bar.
Elana Duffy presents her business at the demo day of NYU's Veteran Entrepreneur Training (VET) Program, Aug. 13, 2015.
Career
This Entrepreneurship Program Taught Me The Skills To Build A Better Future
After a 10-week entrepreneurship program, this Army veteran is now launching her own business dedicated to helping other vets.
Participants in the Team Red, White and Blue-Tucson’s Boston Marathon Attack Response Run celebrate during the last leg of the three-mile run in Tucson, Ariz., Apri 17, 2013.
Health & Fitness
Here Are 5 Reasons To Exercise Even If You Don’t Want To
I got forced into a triathlon this month, but I’m slowly coming around to appreciating it.
Vanguard couple renews their vows in Afghanistan
Family & Relationships
For Veteran Couples, Some Things Don’t Need To Be Said
Dating another veteran actually makes relationships easier.
Cpl. Richard Kripps, team leader, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, stands at attention during a Corporals Course sword manual practice, here, June 21.
Support
Hiring Managers Need To Stop Prioritizing Rank
Stop assuming rank makes right.
Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), finish their performance during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exposition at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., Oct. 22, 2012.
Support
How I Ended Up Sharing My War Stories With 200 Strangers
The Telling Project is one of the best and worst things I have done since leaving the service.
Lt. Col. Adrian Donahoe, Security Force Assistance team #1 commander, and Master Sgt. Anthony Wyatt, SFA team leader, walk to a meeting with the Afghan National Police Chief July 25. Afghan and coalition forces travelled to Alingar District, Laghman Province, to speak to the chief of police, and to offer the ANP hands on training running mounted combat patrols. Security Force Assistance teams travel to local ANP police stations to ensure they are up to standard and operating correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Community
What Does The Term “Transition” Really Mean Anyway?
Because transition starts the day we get our paperwork and ends possibly never.
Kt Rodgers holds her boyfriend, Airman Lance Humes' hand at the Alamo in San Antonio, April 6, 2013. Humes graduated Air Force Basic Military Training the day before, along with over 700 other airmen, from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes/ Released)
Community
Are Veterans Too Rigid In New Relationships?
"...because something so small bothered me so viscerally, I started thinking, do veterans have too strong an opinion of what right looks like?"
Soldiers attend a Warrior Transition Brigade event at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, DC, Jan. 27, 2010 where NASA astronaut and retired Army Col. Patrick G. Forrester presented the Warrior Transition Brigade flag that was flown over the International Space Station, to wounded, ill and injured Soldiers for their service in the military. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Molly A. Burgess
Community
Why I’m Appealing My VA Disability Rating
An Army veteran who waited two years for a VA disability rating comes to terms with why it's sometimes necessary to appeal the evaluation results.
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Community
Here Is What A Routine Trip To The VA Hospital In NYC Is Like For One Veteran
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Career
Real Leadership Does Not Come From Followership
Iraqi civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bombing in the southeastern district of New Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June. 8, 2014. A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killed and wounded scores of people, in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities said. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
News
Nobody Expects The Iraqi Inquisition
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Community
The Dangerous Black Hole Awaiting Veterans
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Community
‘You’re Not The Easiest Person To Date, Are You?’ One Vet Shares Her Thoughts On Why Dating Is So Hard