Transition
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New Pentagon program empowers military spouses for family’s transition to civilian life
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rolling out a new program that provides military spouses resources to prepare them and their family for the time when their husband or wife transitions out of the military.
The Military Spouse Transition Program, or MySTeP, is an initiative that launched in early August through the Pentagon’s Military Community and Family Policy office and provides military spouses information to help prepare them for the inevitability of their family leaving the military.
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New Law Will Allow Thousands More Veterans to Join American Legion
Type of content: News
Thousands of honorably discharged veterans will soon be able to join the American Legion under new legislation expected to be signed soon by President Donald Trump.
Under the new law, any honorably discharged veteran who has served since Dec. 7, 1941, may join the American Legion, meaning military veterans who served in what were previously considered periods of peacetime between wars are now eligible for membership.
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Endless struggle: Vermont’s veteran suicide rate is among highest in the nation
Type of content: News
In Valerie Pallotta’s eyes, her son, Josh, was always determined to do what he liked, including fighting for his country.
When Josh came home one day in 2009 and told her he was joining the Vermont National Guard, she asked if he realized he would be deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
“He said ‘I know. That’s why I’m joining’,” Valerie said.
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Why leaving the military is harder for female vets
Type of content: News
When she left the military in 2005, Jodie M. Grenier went from being on a team of intelligence analysts reporting to then-Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis, with a top security clearance, to waiting tables.
“It was frustrating. I had a very purpose-driven job, and when I got out, I went to a community college and waited tables,” Grenier said.
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- Women Veterans
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SOCIAL Military veterans are typecast as agentic but unfeeling — and viewed as less suited for social jobs
Type of content: News
New research has identified a barrier that military veterans may face when returning to the civilian workforce. According to the study, which was recently published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, veterans are viewed as having a strong ability to plan and act but less of a “mind” when it comes to their ability to feel.
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A more accurate, completely digital DD 214 is on its way
Type of content: News
The days of having to keep a tidy copy of your discharge paperwork to prove you were in the service could be coming to an end.
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- Active Duty
- DoD
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- Post-9/11
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- VA
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These unique scholarships gives student vets cash to make ends meet
Type of content: News
Nadine Carson probably would’ve had to drop out of college if not for the University of Maryland University College’s Veterans Assistance Fund.
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Call of Duty Endowment has helped more than 54,000 veterans find jobs
Type of content: News
The Call of Duty Endowment charity has helped more than 54,000 veterans find jobs. And in 2018, the endowment placed 10,686 veterans into jobs.
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- Employment
- Transition
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Heart Disease a Growing Threat to U.S. Veterans
Type of content: News
MONDAY, March 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- More U.S. veterans are at increased risk for heart disease, a looming public health problem, researchers say.
They analyzed data from more than 153,000 people who took part in the National Health Interview Survey, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
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'Time Away' Remains Top Troop, Military Family Worry: Survey
Type of content: News
Absence from home remains the top concern among active-duty troops and their families for the second year running, according to the results of an annual military family survey scheduled for release Wednesday.
The survey, fielded by Blue Star Families and Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), queried more than 10,000 people between April and June of last year.
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