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Some Disabled Vets to Get Automatic Student Loan Debt Forgiveness

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum intended to streamline the process of erasing federal student loan debt for totally and permanently disabled veterans. Through a process called Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge, veterans will now have their student loan debt discharged unless they decide to opt out of the process. […]

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Some Disabled Vets to Get Automatic Student Loan Debt Forgiveness

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum intended to streamline the process of erasing federal student loan debt for totally and permanently disabled veterans. Through a process called Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge, veterans will now have their student loan debt discharged unless they decide to opt out of the process. […]

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Canadian Military Bans Sexually Explicit, Discriminatory Tattoos

Canadian military members are being warned against getting certain tattoos, including those that could be deemed discriminatory or sexually explicit, as the armed forces tries to crack down on misconduct and intolerance in the ranks. The warning is contained in a new order issued Monday by Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada’s chief of the defence staff, […]

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Military Veterans in Demand for Careers in Construction

As the construction industry continues to struggle finding workers, they are looking to potentially untapped job markets. For example, the asphalt industry is collaborating with the Future Farmers of America program to try to make a dent in the industry’s ongoing workforce shortage with workers who have some agriculture experience. These young people are a […]

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WGU North Carolina and Veterans Bridge Home Announce New Veterans Appreciation Scholarships

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ WGU North Carolina Chancellor Catherine Truitt made a special trip from Durham to Charlotte yesterday to attend Veterans Bridge Home’s monthly Uptown Lunch and make a special announcement with VBH Executive Director Blake Bourne. WGU North Carolina is partnering with VBH to offer eight Veterans Appreciation Scholarships to military […]

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Military Veterans Aren’t Traditional Students, But Local Colleges Aim to Ease the Transition: ‘It Is a Culture Shock When You Get Out’

When DePaul University student Mike Baumann talks with his classmates, hearing what stresses them out, he thinks to himself, “Wait until you’re older.” Because of his age, Baumann, 32, feels out of place around other students in his undergraduate business classes. But there’s another reason his perspective differs — he’s a veteran. Read More

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Coast Guard Ditches Body Weight Standards for Measurement in New Pilot Program

Coast Guard women fail weight standards far more often than men and are discharged at rates well in excess of their population in the service, service officials said Tuesday. That’s one of the main reasons behind a new one-year pilot program that will assess fitness based on abdominal circumference rather than a height-and-weight ratio. Announced […]

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Ex-Cadet Sues Valley Forge Military Academy, Alleging Abuse

A former cadet at the Valley Forge Military Academy and College is suing the Wayne-based boarding school, alleging he was repeatedly abused and bullied as a teenager in 2016 and 2017. The lawsuit filed by a 20-year-old man, identified as “John Doe” in court filings, accuses six fellow cadets of restraining Doe and beating him with a […]

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Study Identifies Several Factors Linked to Resiliency in Military Spouses

A new study indicates that a broad range of psychosocial factors are associated with the resiliency of military spouses. The research, published in the journal Military Psychology also found that resiliency was related to psychological distress, relationship functioning, sleep quality, and overall health in military spouses. “For several years, I have collaborated with staff members […]

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Gwinnett Tech to Offer Four-Year Business Degree by Partnering With The Citadel

Gwinnett Technical College is one of eight Georgia two-year colleges and 27 in the southeast and midwest that will utilize a partnership with a South Carolina military college to expand its business degree offerings. Gwinnett Tech and The Citadel will make a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree available to students. Eligible students would […]

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In 1969, The Military Thought It Had Eliminated Racism In Its Ranks. Then Troops Began Rioting

On a hot summer night 50 years ago, while other U.S. troops were fighting in Vietnam, dozens of Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C. were fighting each other. The explosion of racial violence on the Marine Corps’ main East Coast infantry base left one white Marine dead and more than a dozen others injured − some […]

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USM and Mississippi National Guard Announce Tuition-Free Program

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) have announced the Golden Eagle Free Tuition Program, a joint initiative that will provide members of the Mississippi Army and Air National Guards the opportunity to graduate, tuition-free, from one of the nation’s leading comprehensive research universities. “Military service to our country is […]

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