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Army Leaders Weigh Expanding JROTC in High Schools

One of the Army’s biggest strategic challenges over the next few decades will be continuing to staff its all-volunteer force amid a shrinking population of capable and interested youth — but high school JROTC units could be part of the solution. The Army has been “tearing apart” its recruitment data to figure out how 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 […]

Mississippi College to Reduce Tuition for Military

CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi College is reducing tuition for students in the military. Beginning with the Spring semester in January, military personnel will receive reduced tuition for graduate or undergraduate programs. “We believe this agreement will open doors for men and women serving in our nation’s military forces to enroll at Mississippi College to […]

High-Ranking Dog Provides Key Training For Military’s Medical Students

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears. Shetland, not quite 2 years old, is half-golden retriever, half-Labrador retriever. As of this fall, he is also a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in […]

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Former Citadel Football Coach Charlie Taaffe Dies

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Citadel’s former head football coach Charlie Taaffe has died at age 69. In a post on Facebook, Taaffe’s sister said he passed away after a short battle with widespread cancer. Taaffee served as head football coach for the Citadel between 1987 and 1996 and was arguably the best in the military […]

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Former Naval Academy Superintendent Could be University of Nebraska President

The University of Nebraska board of regents unanimously voted Friday to make Retired Vice Adm. Walter “Ted” Carter a priority candidate to be the next university president. Carter, 60, was the Naval Academy’s longest-serving superintendent from 2014 until this summer. He directed all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the training and education of 4,400 […]

Former Naval Academy Superintendent Could be University of Nebraska President

The University of Nebraska board of regents unanimously voted Friday to make Retired Vice Adm. Walter “Ted” Carter a priority candidate to be the next university president. Carter, 60, was the Naval Academy’s longest-serving superintendent from 2014 until this summer. He directed all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the training and education of 4,400 […]

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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Tuskegee University ROTC Hall of Fame to Induct Five on Nov. 8

More than 106 years of combined military service, three Legion of Merit Awards and one Bronze Star — just a few of the characteristics that define the 2019 class of inductees into Tuskegee University’s ROTC Hall of Fame. The class includes one retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, one retired U.S. Air Force colonel and […]

Heather Carroll Hired as Bellevue University’s Military Services Manager

As the new Bellevue University Military Veteran Services Center manager, Heather Carroll has found a job that combines her Air Force background and her love for helping people. Carroll received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from BU in 2018 before taking the MVSC manager role in September. “I knew I was ready to take next […]

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