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 […]
The president recently authorized new rules and an increased mission for the U.S. military in Afghanistan for 2015. In May, President Obama announced that the U.S. military and its remaining force of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan would move to a non-combat role in 2015. The president said that U.S. involvement in Afghanistan would be limited […]
American photojournalist Luke Somers has been killed by Al-Qaeda. In November, American Special Forces made a failed attempt to liberate Somers, who had been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in September, 2013. Details on the November attempt to rescue Somers are still classified, but reports are that Special Forces members liberated other hostages, but Somers was not […]
As the holiday season is upon us, many unemployed and student Veterans and their spouses will have the ability to expand their résumés. Many retailers, shipping companies, private security firms, and holiday essentials providers (Christmas tree lots) are hiring seasonal help. While the bulk of these seasonal hires are intended by both the employer and […]
The House will take an opportunity in this new Congress to push legislation designed to incentivize employers to hire more Veterans. Under H.R. 3474, the “Hire More Heroes Act,” companies that hire Veterans receiving health coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense could exclude these employees from employer-provided insurance coverage. The […]
The U.S. Air Force is looking to open direct-combat related occupations to female airmen by spring, 2016. The Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, recently announced that she intends to open seven Air Force occupation specialties to women. Sec. James said that the Air Force is in the process of developing gender-neutral standards […]
In the aftermath of two separate grand jury decisions not to indict law enforcement officers for the deaths of two American citizens, the media is swamped with public outrage. Footage of peaceful protests and rampaging riots from coast to coast are consistently on the television and streaming on online new sites. But the media has […]
Three years ago, the VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA) and its Acquisition Internship School began a program called the Warriors to Workforce (W2W) Program. The W2W Program was created to provide returning wounded Veterans with the opportunity to take their skills and experiences obtained through military service and apply them to a new professional field. For the […]
The United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS) is announcing their Los Angeles Veteran & Families Stand Down 2014. The event will be held on December 20-22, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown L.A. Stand downs are intended to provide services to homeless Veterans, and are the result of the collaborative efforts of government […]
Casey Taylor is a medically retired Master Gunnery Sergeant from the U.S. Marine Corps. Taylor was drafted in 1968 and was immediately deployed to Vietnam. His service spanned from 1968 to 1997. During that time, Taylor was also deployed to Somalia, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Panama and in support of Desert Storm and Desert Shield. If his […]
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