What’s the Best Job ‘Fit’ After Military Service? Contributed by Alan Rohlfing You don’t have to be in transition from active service to be thinking about where you might land your next civilian job, but many folks who are in the process of separating find that much of their time & energy is spent […]
There are many active service military members that cannot wait until they complete their military service to go back to civilian life. The truth is that not all military personnel appropriately plans and takes a course of action to allow themselves to adjust in a variety of ways of being a civilian. These actions can be […]
The Post-9/11 GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program Contributed by Alan Rohlfing The “yellow ribbon” has been symbolic among Americans for many years. We displayed those ribbons everywhere in support of Americans being held hostage in Iran and the Persian Gulf War inspired countless numbers of our loved ones (my own parents included) to decorate […]
Healing from Injury: Using CBD to Promote Recovery Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso Science is continually improving – and those scientific improvements bring about better treatment methods and plans for everyone, including our injured soldiers and veterans. As the saying goes, “knowledge is power,” and there have been significant advances in pain management and […]
Chapter 35 Benefits – The Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) Program Contributed by Alan Rohlfing The Department of Veterans Affairs has plenty of great programs in place for Veterans and their families, and most of us have at least been briefed on these benefits or received a press release in the mail. That […]
The Fisher House Foundation: Watch Your Dollars Work Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso 9 Million days of lodging 86 Houses in operation 368,000 Families serviced in the past 30 years $451,000,000 in savings to families of injured soldiers It’s about to be the most wonderful time of the year […]
A Veterans Day Salute Contributed by Alan Rohlfing (Lieutenant Colonel, USA Retired) Greetings, friends. As we commemorate this Veterans Day, it is an honor to be able to visit with you on the Military Connection platform. It is an honor to have worn the uniform of the US Army, as well. I was a Soldier […]
Civilian Credentials and Troops in Transition Contributed by Alan Rohlfing We hear a lot about credentials in today’s workforce development community. While technically, it’s “a qualification, achievement, or aspect of a person’s background that indicates they are suitable for something,” for those of us transitioning from military service to a civilian job it can open […]
MilitaryConnection.com’s Alan Rohlfing shares a Top 10 list with our audience…
5 Simple Ways Veterans Can Combat Stress Stress takes a major toll on combat veterans. PTSD is a serious threat can result in multiple issues among veterans, including homelessness, suicide, and addiction. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans alone began seeking treatment at an alarming rate; in one year, the number of these vets seeking […]
