By Debbie Gregory. Due to a drop in Coast Guard tuition assistance (T.A.) usage during the past year, members of the U.S. Coast Guard can now take advantage of a limited time opportunity to utilize up to $4,500 in T.A. for the remainder of 2014. Tuition Assistance is a valuable tool offered by each branch […]
Currently, women make up approximately 10% of the U.S. military. Over the next few years, women should surpass the 12% mark, making them the fastest growing population within the U.S. armed forces. For decades, women in uniform were underutilized and underserved by their branches of service and benefits providers. Women Veterans have different needs than […]
By Debbie Gregory. Since 2001, more than two million American service members have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. During the height of the fighting, some experts estimated that nearly one third of those deployed suffered from some sort of traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or other physical/mental wounds in direct relation to […]
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By Debbie Gregory. Every year, approximately 200,000 service members separate from the U.S. armed forces. The majority of these Veterans take advantage of their VA education benefits, commonly referred to as GI Bills. For decades, Veterans seeking to cash in on their hard-earned college tuitions have been forced to blaze their own path through the […]
By Debbie Gregory. It is required by federal law under the Millennium Health Care Act that the any emergency medical expenses accrued by Disabled Veterans must be covered by the VA. Even costs of care for treatment from events that aren’t service related, such as car accidents, must be paid for by the federal government […]
By Debbie Gregory. This August 24th and 25th, the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) will be hosting the 2014 California Veterans Conference: Summit on Women Veterans. This years conference will be held at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, located at 230 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. More than 185,000 Women Veterans currently reside in […]
By Debbie Gregory. Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band are going to pick up where California school students left off in providing assistance for a local wounded Veteran. The actor, as famous for his movie roles as he is for his charitable acts for Veterans, donated $60,000 and is putting on a concert on […]
By Debbie Gregory. As the Post-9/11 GI Bill advances to its five year mark this summer, we are seeing more and more Veterans completing their Bachelor’s degrees and undergraduate studies and considering moving on towards advanced degrees. Among of the most popular pursuits for Veterans, pursuing graduate level academics are Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) […]
By Debbie Gregory. Recently, the White House announced that President Obama will be awarding the Medal of Honor to former Army SergeantKyle J. White for his actions during armed conflict in Afghanistan on November 9, 2007. Sgt. White was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, as a radio-telephone […]
