By Military Connection Staff Writer Joe Silva. It is estimated that there are currently 5.5 million individuals in the U.S. who provide full-time care to a wounded Veteran or service member. These military caregivers are almost always family members, usually spouses, parents or children. Military caregivers assist their wounded and disabled loved ones with the […]
By Debbie Gregory. In this day and age, it’s easy for the heads of large corporations to close themselves off in their ivory towers, ignoring public and social concerns. After all, while money may not be able to buy happiness, it does carry the ability to afford comfortable seclusion from the pains of the world. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Another tragedy has befallen soldiers on the U.S. Army base Fort Hood. For the second time in five years, an armed U.S. Army member in uniform opened fire on fellow soldiers on their home base. On August 23rd of last year, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan received the death penalty for his […]
By Debbie Gregory. When looking at the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Employment Situation Report for February 2014, we see that the unemployment rate for Veterans has changed little, if any, over the past year. Many economists and Veteran advocates evaluate monthly reports, and every few weeks, either praise or blame the powers that be […]
By Debbie Gregory. New Department of Labor regulations have gone into effect, requiring federal contractors to take measures to employ minimum numbers of protected Veteran and disabled workers. Under the new regulation, if companies that contract with the federal government don’t meet the minimum requirements for employing Veterans and disabled workers, or can’t prove that […]
By Debbie Gregory. On March 25th, the White house named ten female industry leaders as “Women Veteran Leader Champions of Change.” The honor was bestowed on these ladies for their contributions to the public and community sectors of our nation’s businesses. Female Veterans currently make up 10% of the Veteran population. By the year 2020, […]
By Military Connection Staff Writer Joe Silva. Sailors, like all military personnel, have stood watch hundreds of times, without anything of consequence occurring. One of the most tedious watches in the Navy is standing a quarter deck watch on your ship, when you are on base in your home port. Sailors spend countless hours being […]
It seems like Americans can’t watch a program, let alone a sporting event on television, without seeing advertisements about low testosterone, or products designed to treat those who “suffer from Low-T.” Like any other ad, these commercials were created to entice consumers to buy products. And along with beer, soft drinks, cars and athletic apparel, […]
If you have been using a CA Veteran Resource book that is a year or more old, you will see great improvements in the 2014 version. The new and improved book is much more user friendly, and is divided into chapters, each dealing with a specific topic of interest to Veterans. Hopefully, this new system […]
By Debbie Gregory. On March 24, 2014, the Student Veterans of America (SVA) released the first wave of their findings from the Million Records Project. The project is an SVA initiative designed to gain a better understanding of Veteran and other non-traditional college students. Approximately 1 million college records were reviewed for the study. The […]
