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Academics

Naval Academy to Tighten Screening for Officer Aptitude

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Naval Academy’s superintendent says a new initiative to identify midshipmen who lack the overall aptitude to be naval officers will be implemented throughout the school this year. Vice Adm. Ted Carter discussed the initiative before the academy’s Board of Visitors Tuesday. Carter says he started a pilot program at the academy […]

Academics

Transition — Translating Military Experience to Civilian Employment

Transitioning out of uniform can be hard. Whether you are finishing one enlistment or retiring after 20 or more years, it is common to feel uncertain about your future—especially your career. Finding a civilian job isn’t always easy. However, employment is important not just for your finances. It can also help your psychological health and […]

Veterans

How Google’s New Job Search Function Helps Military

Of the roughly 250,000 servicemembers who transition out of the military each year, one in three veterans end up taking jobs well below their skill level. This discouraging statistic is what prompted a group of veterans who work for Google to design solutions for Google’s platform. These solutions make it easier for transitioning servicemembers to translate their […]

Academics

‘Drone Natives” May Present Challenges for Future Military

WASHINGTON — The term “digital natives” was coined for children born after 2000, because those young people have grown up in a world already inundated with computers, cell phones and tablets, said Luke Shabro, deputy director of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s “Mad Scientist Initiative.” Children born today might one day be called “drone […]

Academics

Hawaii Turns to Military for Teachers

When Renee Dufault was preparing to leave the military in 2007 after more than 30 years of active duty, she knew exactly what she wanted to do next. “I already knew I wanted to teach,” said the Big Island resident. Through a federal program that helps people leaving the service find classroom positions, she got […]

Other News

V.A. Missed Deadline on GI Bill Change

It’s been more than a month since the Veterans Affairs Department was required by law to change the way it calculates housing stipends for student veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for college. Yet the agency still has not completed the necessary technology updates to make that happen. Meanwhile, many veterans are sure […]

Blogs/Opinion

Abandoning Borrowers

The common wisdom is that college is a must-take route to lifetime success. Most people fuel their journey with student loans. A federal agency created to make sure education consumers have protection is siding with financial sharks instead. Student-loan oversight was a significant part of the portfolio of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in […]

Veterans

GI Benefits in Jeopardy at Some California Campuses

The agency in California that oversees veteran education benefits has warned several schools with satellite campuses in the state that they could soon lose their eligibility to accept GI Bill funds which would, in turn, affect their students. Inside Higher Ed reports the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education has sent suspension letters to […]

Academics

West Point Hosts Diversity Conference

WEST POINT, N.Y. — The U.S. Military Academy is hosting a conference on diversity this week. The sixteenth annual West Point Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference is being held Wednesday through Friday at the academy. Pro Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson is among the speakers at this year’s conference, which is will emphasize building […]

Veterans

One-Source Benefits Expanded to Serve Transitioning Military

The Department of Defense has extended the eligibility period for the Military OneSource program. Formerly 180 days, the new timeframe for OneSource eligibility is one year after honorable discharge or retirement from service. The OneSource program is centered around helping new veterans adjust to civilian life. They have career help, insurance advice, and counseling for […]

Other News

For-Profit Students Saddled with Debts Adam Harris

For many students, the path toward enrolling in a for-profit college starts with an advertisement—maybe while browsing online or watching a favorite television show. Either way, the message is usually the same: Get off the couch and do something with your life. The ads feature compelling and relatable stories: A young—or perhaps middle-aged—African-American stuck in […]

Academics

Navy Accidents Boost Interest in Academy Training

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lt. Devan Gurecki remembers feeling uneasy the first time she set foot on the bridge of a Navy ship. All she knew about warships she had learned in officer candidate school classrooms. Suddenly, she was a lookout on the bridge and giving directions. “I literally walked on board my ship the first […]

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