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App State’s Army ROTC Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, which currently enrolls 140 cadets, culminated its yearlong 50th anniversary celebrations last weekend, with program faculty, students and alumni participating in Heroes Day at the Nov. 23 Appalachian football game against Texas State University. The university’s Mountaineer Battalion first launched in 1969 […]

Are You One of These 200,000 Taking Part in a Military and Veteran Health Study? DoD Wants Your Input

If you’re among the more than 200,000 service members and veterans participating in the long-term health study, researchers are calling on you to fill out a follow-up survey, as they track health risks of deployment, military occupations and general military service. This Department of Defense Millennium Cohort Study began in 2001, with 77,047 participants invited […]

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Emory Recruits Students With Military Backgrounds

Chris Weakley disarmed bombs during his 12-year U.S. Army career, but he had doubts about his ability to excel as a student at Emory University. Weakley, 33, took a chance and enrolled at the university earlier this year. To date, his biggest challenge has been battling with bouts of perfectionism. It’s hard for Weakley to […]

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Back-to-School Military Veterans Find Support at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For military veterans returning home, going back to school can create new challenges. “A lot of us have had experiences that most people don’t understand,” said Shelby Powers, a long-serving veteran of the armed forces and student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. “For people who have injuries, or PTSD, there are lot […]

Clergy Training Aims to Help Returning Military Veterans

The University of Providence and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are hosting a free event called Pastors & Counselors Training Program – Military Culture and Wounds of War The event will be for clergy members who want training on how to help veterans overcome abandoning their religious beliefs. They will also learn methods of […]

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In Year Five, University Veteran Services Expands Efforts to Create Community Among Military-Connected Badgers

Mirana Whaley swears she can pick out fellow military veterans on campus simply by the way they walk. “It’s more purposeful,” says Whaley, a UW–Madison freshman. “We’ve got places to go and stuff to do. We don’t walk slowly.” Whaley attributes her quickened pace to the rigid structure of active duty. She spent the past […]

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Bills Seek to Improve Training, Tricare Health Coverage for Eating Disorders Among Troops, Family Members

Senators on the Armed Services Committee introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would expand access to eating disorder treatment for service members, their families and retirees. The proposed bill, the Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion, or SERVE, Act, is similar to one introduced in May by combat veterans and House members Brian Mast, R-Florida, […]

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Fisk University Opens Extended Clarksville-Site to Benefit Military Members, Veterans

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Fisk University and the Office of Veterans Affairs have partnered to bring higher education programs to Clarksville that benefit military members, veterans, and their families. Fisk University will open an extended campus site in Clarksville at the Emmanual Family Life Center, located at 303 Fairview Lane, and will offer four programs: […]

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Ex-Professor: Military Service Deemed Incompatible With UNH Campus Culture

CONCORD — A former University of New Hampshire professor whose contract was not renewed last year claims he has been denied employment at the university because of his prior military service, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. In January 2018, the contracts of 18 lecturers in the UNH College of Liberal Arts were […]

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ETSU Launching Free Entrepreneurship Program for Veterans

Following World War II, the U.S. witnessed a surge in businesses started by veterans, and today, veteran entrepreneurship continues to impact the American economy. Veterans are uniquely positioned to excel in business ownership and encouraged to apply for a free entrepreneurship training program aimed at developing business ideas and refining early-stage businesses. STRIVE: Startup Training […]

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Kansas Military Council Focuses on Surging Troop, Veteran Suicides

Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot Katrina Lewison expressed frustration Thursday with difficulty faced by civilians trying to break through the military’s firewall to sound the alarm about a family member who may be suicidal. Lewison was approached recently by a frantic colleague at a Manhattan business because the woman was unable to reach her husband […]

Montgomery and Dependent GI Bill Payments Are About to Increase

If you are one of the few remaining veterans who isn’t using the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you’ll be seeing an increase in your monthly payments beginning October 1. The fiscal year 2020 monthly GI Bill payment rates will rise an average of 2.8% over last year’s rates. The annual cost-of-living allowance is being rolled out […]

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