On September 15, 2014, President Obama will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat from Coweta, Oklahoma. Sloat enlisted in the Army on March 19, 1969. After training, he was sent to Vietnam is September of that same year. Sloat served as an M60 Machine Gunner with 2nd Battalion, 1st […]
Great news for Veteran entrepreneurs! The Veteran and Military Business Owners Association (VAMBOA) is partnering with Brazzlebox to provide more service to Veteran owned businesses. VAMBOA, your non-profit trade association, was founded by Military Connection CEO Debbie Gregory. Just as Military Connection brings a wealth of information to military Veterans, VAMBOA provides information, networking opportunities, […]
The Medal of Honor will be presented to retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins from Opelika, Alabama, during a ceremony at the White House on September 15, 2014. Adkins is receiving the nation’s highest Military honor for actions performed 48 years ago, during a battle in the A Shau Valley in Vietnam. At […]
On September 5, 2015, the U.S. Army activated its first Cyber Protection Brigade out of Fort Gordon, Georgia. The Cyber Protection Brigade is expected to be made up of 20 Cyber Protection teams of approximately 39 people, each manned by a combination of soldiers and civilian contractors. The teams will conduct defensive cyberspace operations in […]
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking measures to expand the capacity of their facilities in order to provide Veterans with the timely care that they have earned. As part of these measures, the VA is on the hunt for new talent to help staff their 151 medical facilities. The VA’s national recruitment effort […]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their monthly report “The Employment Situation” for August, 2014. The report details the current statistics of employment and tracks the current trends. Many conscientious Americans, including employers and staffing organizations, utilize data found in the BLS report. Military Connection studies the reports to keep track of unemployment […]
Active duty Army soldiers, wishing to utilize Tuition Assistance Program (TA), should be advised that some changes have recently taken effect. The changes are reflected in the rules that set the standards of performance and service for institutions receiving student tuition payments through the online GoArmyEd system. Soldiers are encouraged to check the Defense Department […]
O Beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
For the second year in a row, the White House is telling Congress that the president intends to cap the military basic pay raise at 1%. Last year, leading into the “Government Shutdown,” a hot ticket item was the capping of service members’ pay at 1%. This year, President Obama notified Congress that he again […]
The morning of September 11, 2001 will forever be remembered by a generation of Americans as their defining moment. Just as earlier generations remembered where they were when JFK was assassinated, or when Pearl Harbor was attacked, my generation will remember where we were on the day that al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners and […]
