Veterans buck trend as jobless rates dip below national average
The development comes despite a cratering labor market for blue-collar jobs.
Pentagon & Congress
Pick to lead VA benefits work faces criticism over reform proposals
Several Democratic lawmakers argued nominee Karen Brazell’s non-answers about the potential for benefits eligibility changes should be disqualifying.
This man may have gotten more vets into Ivy League schools than anyone else
Dean Awn was known as “an institution as it pertains to student veterans’ success.”
Vet groups say this rule makes troops vulnerable to ‘predatory schools.’ Here’s why.
Veteran-advocacy groups are asking Congress to change the 90-10 rule as part of its re-authorization of the Higher Education Act.
Forget sharing GI Bill benefits — this state could give you and everyone in your family their own GI Bill
For certain vets, it may provide the veteran, spouse and children each with their own set of 128 hours of GI Bill benefits, which they can use at the same time as the veteran and each other. And one person in the family using their benefits doesn’t reduce anyone else’s GI Bill.
Stirring the pot: This veteran went from the Air Force to the cannabis business
Shon Williams is the chief development officer at Westleaf, a Canada-based company based in that grows, extracts and sells marijuana products.
This state is helping vets in prison get their VA disability benefits
Through the Incarcerated Veterans Program, veterans can connect with local VA centers to get help applying for the disability benefits for which they are entitled.
Vermont’s Norwich University gets $7.3 million for cyber security programs
Vermont's Norwich University is getting $7.3 million in grants to help support the school's cyber security work.
Can extreme sports and adrenaline help veterans with PTSD?
Many are touting the physical and mental healing powers of exercise and regularly participating in adrenaline-inducing activities.
The share of troops and vets buying homes with VA loans has more than doubled
The report found that by 2016, 78 percent of servicemembers were using VA home loans instead of other government ones or loans obtained through commercial real-estate options.
This nonprofit helps vets — by organizing projects for those vets to help others
Mission Continues is a nonprofit dedicated to giving veterans an opportunity to use their military skills to help under-served communities nationwide.
