In most cases, anyone with a medical complaint is prescribed medication in an attempt to manage their symptoms. The results of a recent survey revealed that one third of Veterans polled said that they are on at least ten different medications.Hundreds of thousands of Veterans have been prescribed opiates for pain. There are thousands of […]
The nation’s struggling housing market could be seeing improvement, thanks to military Veterans. Approximately 2.8 million Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans may be able to take advantage of VA mortgages and special discounts in order to achieve home ownership. VA home loans are already nearing a twenty year high. There are currently over 2 million VA […]
Robert McDonald, President Obama’s nominee to be the permanent secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) addressed Congress on July 22, 2014. During his meeting with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, the future head of the VA vowed to transform the department, agreeing that systematic failures in transparency, accountability, integrity, and patient access to […]
Before 2013, the U.S. Army didn’t have any sexual assault response centers. Soon, there will twelve. In July, 2013, the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Center opened at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington. The center was the first of its kind for the Army, *****or***** any branch of the U.S. Military […]
At the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) annual national convention in St. Louis, Vice President Joe Biden announced that the White House will be launching a new high-tech job training campaign that will include training and placement programs specifically for Veterans. In the July 21st statement, Biden said that the initial phase of the program […]
By Debbie Gregory Newly-transitioning Veterans, used to the physical rigors of military life, need to find ways in which to keep in shape after they separate from the service. It doesn’t matter if they are wounded warriors, suffering from TBI or PTSD, or consider themselves healthy and at 100%, Veterans struggle to keep both […]
During the course of their military careers, Veterans are taught that there usually is only one “right” way to accomplish a task. But when trying to acclimate to civilian life, Veterans find that there can be multiple ways to accomplish tasks, with none of them being definitively correct or incorrect. One of the biggest struggles […]
By Debbie Gregory Acting-VA Secretary Sloan Gibson announced on July 8, 2014 that the department will restructure its Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI). The OMI is the division of the VA that monitors and improves the quality of care that is provided to Veterans by the Veteran Health Administration. VA employees, Veteran patients, caretakers […]
By Debbie Gregory Would it surprise you to know that many Veterans aren’t taking advantage of their Veteran benefits? While many Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are utilizing their education benefits, most notably the Post-9/11 GI Bill, there are a multitude of additional benefits that Veterans are just not applying for. Veteran […]
The U.S. Navy is a fighting force that honors many traditions. It used to be that approaching ships would discharge their cannons to render themselves helpless as a show of respect and friendship to senior ships and shore batteries. Today, American warships still render gun salutes as a sign of respect. The Navy also connects […]
© 2006-2020 Military Connection, Owned by BL, LLC. All rights reserved
