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Opinion: Helping Military Spouses And Veterans Get Hired

The Labor Department reported recently that the number of job openings in America exceeded the number of unemployed people by the largest margin on record. In April there were 7.4 million unfilled jobs across the country and only 5.8 million people looking for work. When I talk to employers in Missouri, they say one of their […]

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APSU Awarded $100,000 Grant To Host Veterans’ Reconnect Conference

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently awarded Austin Peay State University a $100,000 grant to host a two-day Veterans’ Reconnect Conference on the University’s campus. The conference, “Bridging the Gaps: Tennessee Institutions Leading the Change for Military/Veteran Transition,” will take place Oct. 14-15 at the University’s Morgan University Center. The event will bring in […]

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Howard University Hospital Opens Center For Low-Income Military Families

Howard University Hospital announced Friday the opening of its new health center specifically for military families. The center, located on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, provides food and nutrition resources for low-income military families who qualify for the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program. It is the Howard hospital’s third WIC center in the District. WIC is […]

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GI Bill Transfer Ban For Older Troops Could Be Thrown Out

Senior service members would once again be able to share their GI Bill benefits with spouses and children under a provision included in a House panel’s budget bill draft. The measure was unanimously approved by the House Armed Services Committee during their debate of the annual defense authorization bill on Wednesday. Sponsor Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the […]

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The Army Launches Plan To Give College Credit For Training Soldiers Are Already Doing

If all goes according to plan, in the next few years, soldiers with pre-enlistment college credit or using Army tuition assistance funds to pursue degrees will be able to count their time in professional military education courses as credit hours toward higher education. The first step comes in June, with the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Now, noncommissioned officers […]

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Army Selects First Female General to Command Infantry Division

The U.S. Army National Guard has selected the first female officer to command an infantry division, marking another milestone for women serving in combat units. Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will assume command of the California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division during a June 29 ceremony at the Joint Forces Training Base at Los Alamitos, California, according to […]

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Portage Veteran Awarded Honorary Diploma After Dropping Out For Military Service

PORTAGE, MI — On Robert El Henicky’s 17th birthday on Dec. 1, 1960, he decided to drop out of high school and start a new adventure in military service. El Henicky, 75, received permission from his parents to drop out and join the Air Force before turning 18. The original plan was to go to […]

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Tips for Applying Your Military Benefits to College

Your connection to the military, either through your own military service or that of a family member, means you may be eligible for military education benefits that can help you pay for all or part of your college degree. This guide gives an overview of how the process works for military-connected students, so you can […]

A Cultural Shift is Helping Keep Talented Mothers in The Navy

Lt. Cmdr. Karen Sankes-Ritland never imagined life outside the military. Her father was a Marine. Her husband is an explosive ordnance disposal officer. She’s a Naval Academy graduate. But more than a decade into her career, the strains of family life and a dual-military household were taking a toll. Her father had recently died, her third child […]

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What Do Military Service Members Think About Diversity — Especially Gender Diversity — in Their Ranks?

Following a Supreme Court decision in January, the Pentagon confirmed April 15 that it would effectively ban transgender people from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and other service academies starting in the fall of 2020. We wanted to examine what Naval Academy midshipmen think about diversity in general and about gender nonconformity in particular. Read More

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Combat Veteran Turned Paralympian to Address SUU’s Graduating Class of 2019

Patriot and American war hero, three-time world champion paratriathlete and Paralympic medalist Melissa Stockwell will be the keynote speaker at Southern Utah University’s 120th annual commencement ceremony Friday. “We’re honored at the opportunity to have a military veteran and paratriathlete share her story at this year’s graduation,” Mindy Benson, vice president of alumni and community relations, said […]

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Retired Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Hired to ‘Lead Change’ at UCF, is Finalist For South Carolina Job

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., hired to “lead change” at UCF after school leaders acknowledged the use or planned misuse of more than $85 million in leftover operating funds for construction, is a finalist for the president’s job at the University of South Carolina. The University of Central Florida tapped Caslen, 65, in January to serve […]

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