After months of tough negotiation in both the House and the Senate, the two houses’ Armed Service Committees released the text of the “Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.” The bill is named for Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and retiring Congressman McKeon, […]
Delta Air Lines has some great news for wounded Veterans and their families. The airline is helping service members, Veterans and their families by matching airline miles that were donated last month to the charitable organizations, Fisher House Foundation and Luke’s Wings. Delta agreed to match donations made through the SkyWish program, up to an […]
American forces will remain in strategic European sites through 2015. In April, 2014, the U.S. military deployed around 600 personnel to Europe. This was in response to Russia’s involvement in Crimea’s separation from Ukraine, and subsequent intimidation of the fledgling Ukrainian government and members of the European Union. These forces are intended to emphasize the […]
A new warning has been issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the threat from the Islamic State. It pertains to the use of social media accounts to target American service members. The joint FBI/DHS statement warns that Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) factions overseas are publicly encouraging attacks […]
Residents of the Los Angeles area may see a little more of the U.S. military on their city streets than they’re used to. Now, through December 16th, USMC and Navy personnel from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will be holding urban combat training exercises in downtown Los Angeles, as well as in other parts […]
On December 1, 2014, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced expanded eligibility for Veterans in need of mental healthcare, due to military sexual trauma (MST). MST is the name given to any sexual assault or sexual harassment that occurred to a man or woman during military service. MST could refer to rape, sexual assault, […]
A 2012 survey by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) found that 500,000 Veterans, who were receiving VA healthcare, were diagnosed with varying levels of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). That number makes up roughly 10% of the total Veteran population. Additional studies revealed that as many as 20% of Veterans from the wars in Iraq and […]
On December 9, 2014, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 was introduced into the U.S. Senate and placed on the legislative calendar. By a vote of 378-46, the bill passed through the House as H.R. 5771 earlier in the month, and is expected to have little difficulty passing through the Senate. But the bill […]
In today’s job market, many Veterans are having difficulty finding a foothold and establishing their post-military careers. Many employers are overlooking the experience and train-ability of military Veterans. As a result, many Veterans are finding that they must take dead-end jobs in order to make ends meet. But this does not have to be the […]
Beginning January 1, 2015, the DOD is changing its policy on allotments. For years, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) have allowed service members to automatically redistribute their paychecks. Service members use the allotments to redirect funds to different accounts in order to pay their bills, before they […]
