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  • Although the pandemic has temporarily stopped FitOps from training veterans to become personal trainers, the organization has created opportunities for its graduates by partnering with the accountability platform Verb. (Photo courtesy FitOps)
    Personal training is a $4 billion industry. Here’s how veterans are cashing in (and you can too)

    See why veterans make great fitness coaches and how veterans in the industry are adapting to the pandemic.

    Harm Venhuizen
    February 20 at 12:05 PM
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Military Transition To Civilian Life: A Guide for Veterans

Leaving the military for civilian life is a complex process. Our guide shows you everything you need to know, a step-by-step playbook for veterans transitioning into the civilian world.

Blake Stilwell
September 10, 2019
  • First lady Michelle Obama waits on stage before she he delivers the commencement address at Tuskegee University, May 9, 2015, in Tuskegee, Ala. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
    DoD launches aerospace center at Tuskegee University

    The Aerospace Education Research and Innovation Center will support undergraduate research in materials and aerospace sciences.

    The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • Service members, veterans and military retirees have a number of financial aid options they may be qualified for beyond military service-provided tuition assistance, according to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Education Center officials. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Nell King)
    About 1 in 3 colleges have cut funding for veteran-support programs, survey says

    A new report shows how the pandemic has negatively impacted many veterans who are trying to go back to school.

    Military Times staff
    3 days ago
  • Jennifer Mackinday (right) poses with her brother, James, during a recent hike. James was severely injured in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq in 2005. Jennifer has served as his full-time caregiver since then. (Courtesy of WWP)
    Retired military may face fewer transition problems than their peers: report

    A new survey released this week by the Military Family Advisory Network and Wounded Warrior Project suggests different outreach may be needed to better address different populations within the veterans community.

    Leo Shane III
    February 17
  • Dr. Charles Billings, a staff orthopedic surgeon, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Ayonna Williams at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Medical Center in New Orleans on Dec. 15, 2020. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
    Coronavirus relief plan includes billions in new funds for veterans programs

    About $17 billion of the nearly $2 trillion package would go to bolster programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Leo Shane III
    February 11
  • Packs of freshly printed $20 bills are processed for bundling and packaging at the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on July 20, 2018. (Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images)
    VA program offers veterans access to banking services

    When veterans have bank accounts, they are more financially secure, have easier access to loans, pay less in fees, build a financial history and safeguard their money, says the author of this commentary.

    Charles S. Tapp II
    February 11
  • Army ROTC cadets walk along the Brown University campus in Providence, R.I., on Oct. 13, 2016. (Steven Senne/AP)
    COVID relief package includes major change in for-profit colleges’ rules on GI Bill benefits

    Congressional Democrats could change the so-called 90/10 rule, a goal of some education advocates for years.

    Leo Shane III
    February 10
  • A customer walks by a
    Veterans unemployment rate worsened slightly to start the new year

    The jobless rate for all veterans rose from 5.3 percent in December to 5.5 percent in January.

    Leo Shane III
    February 5
  • A wheelchair sits outside the Atlanta VA Medical Center in May 2013. (David Goldman/AP)
    Veterans employment discrimination guidance updated

    Here are six key takeaways from the EEOC's new guidance related to the employment discrimination challenges facing veterans.

    Bradford J. Kelley
    February 3
  • Georgia Army National Guardsmen from various units of the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team take up security positions outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan 19, 2021. (Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr./Army National Guard)
    National Guard troops will get credit towards GI Bill benefits for Capitol Hill security mission

    National Guard officials clarified confusion around the benefits in a memo to lawmakers on Thursday.

    Leo Shane III
    January 28
  • Approximately 660 American flags stand in the ground Sept. 1, 2020, outside of the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. to represent the number of veterans who take their own lives every month in the United States. (Airman 1st Class Hunter Hires/Air National Guard)
    This study will pay you to help prevent military suicides

    Dr. Thomas Joiner, a leading expert on suicide, is looking for active-duty service members to participate in a study on how technology can change stigma around seeking help.

    Harm Venhuizen
    January 23
  • Members of the National Guard salute as they stand near the U.S. Capitol while the national anthem is sung during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Jan. 20, 2021. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
    Will the Guard’s Capitol Hill deployment count towards GI Bill benefits?

    Lawmakers are concerned that thousands of troops won't get credit for the time served securing the halls of Congress.

    Leo Shane III
    January 22
  • Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. (in helmet) was photographed on the Senate floor clad in tactical gear and holding flex cuffs. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    Top military leaders issue warning to troops after deadly Capitol insurrection

    The Joint Chiefs reiterated their oath to the Constitution and condemned the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building.

    Meghann Myers
    January 12
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    Veterans unemployment shows improvement amid negative reports on U.S. job market

    The unemployment rate among all American veterans was 5.3 percent in December.

    Leo Shane III
    January 8
  • Marine Corps Veteran Brian Tally walks through a congressional office building in 2019 after meeting with lawmakers about his bill on legal reforms in the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Courtesy of Brian Tally)
    After a years-long fight, veterans will see new medical malpractice protections

    The change was prompted by Marine Corps veteran Brian Tally, who was unable to file a claim after his injuries because of VA bureaucratic mistakes.

    Leo Shane III
    January 6
  • James Montgomery, right, management analyst, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, discusses resume writing techniques with a service member during a
    DoD SkillBridge: The best military transition program you didn’t know existed

    Servicemembers can spend the last 180 days of their contract working at a civilian internship without losing benefits or pay.

    Harm Venhuizen
    January 6
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