By Debbie Gregory. The bad news is that according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, Veteran jobs were scarce in 2012, with the jobless rate for Post 9/11 Veterans at 9.9 percent, above the nation’s overall unemployment rate of 8.1 percent. The good news: there are jobs for veterans and Veteran employment is on the […]
By Debbie Gregory. More and more, we have become reliant on our cyber technology. Because of our dependence on the internet, it has never been more important to maintain the security of the World Wide Web. To that end, U.S. Representative Allyson Swartz (D-PA) has proposed House of Representatives Bill 1640, the Cyber Warrior Act […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has opted to temporarily suspend the issuing of bonuses to high-level administrators who supervise disability claims. The withheld “gift for performance” creates an incentive for top executives to expedite the significant backlog of unprocessed claims. During 2011, pending disability claims in wait-mode escalated from 200,000 to almost […]
By Debbie Gregory. To celebrate the contributions made by those who aid the sick and wounded, May 6th through May 12th is National Nurses Week. The 2013 theme chosen by the American Nurses Association is “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care”. There are 80,000 diversified nurses working for the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. […]
By Debbie Gregory. In recent months, the Air Force has been plagued by numerous sexual assault scandals. Most recently, it was revealed that its Chief of the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office was arrested for drunkenly groping a woman. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski was arrested and charged with sexual battery for allegedly […]
By Debbie Gregory. Director Steven Spielberg is using his talents to pay tribute to an American Hero, directing a movie about Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle. The film will star Bradley Cooper in the adaptation of “American Sniper”, Kyle’s best- selling book. The Odessa, TX born Navy Seal was killed earlier this year, along with […]
By Debbie Gregory. Saturday was one of the deadliest days for Americans and other foreign troops in Afghanistan in recent months, as the Taliban continued their attacks, part of their spring offensive. In the second deadly attack since the insurgency announced their new offensive on April 27th, five U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside […]
By Debbie Gregory. Have you been waiting at least a year for the Department of Veterans Affairs to process your compensation claim? If so, then there is good new; the VA has an aggressive new plan that organizers hope will award benefits to those veterans who have waited the longest. They are hoping this will […]
By Debbie Gregory. Sgt. 1st Class Greg Robinson is proof that “you can’t keep a good man down”. Sgt. Robinson is the first Soldier with a prosthetic limb to complete Air Assault School at Fort Campbel. This is no easy task for someone with two legs let alone an amputee. Sgt. Robinson personifies the spirit […]
By Debbie Gregory. A voluntary military has proven to be more effective and professional than a drafted military, and it made the matter of deserters a slam-dunk case. On April 29, 2013, Pfc. Kimberly Rivera, a female soldier in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty to two counts of desertion. Rivera fled to Canada to avoid […]
