By Debbie Gregory. According to Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Point Loma Nazarene University’s Fermanian Business and Economic Institute, the $45 billion military economy in San Diego supports 20 per cent of the local jobs. The good news is that this number is poised to grow significantly as the Navy moves forces to the Pacific. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Last December, the Defense Department decided to open all remaining gender-segregated combat jobs — about 225,000 — to female troops. Selective Service law as it is currently written now refers specifically to “male persons” in stating who must register and who would be drafted. For women to be required to register with […]
By Debbie Gregory When Ken Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation, recently heard on the news that Our Military Kids had to cut its grants to military children due to lack of funding, he knew he had to help. And help he did! Fisher House Foundation presented Our Military Kids with a check […]
By Debbie Gregory. From 2005-2010, when the U.S. military was trying to recruit and retain enough troops to fight two wars simultaneously, a number of generous bonus programs were implemented. But apparently due diligence was not done through the proper channels. This, coupled with the extreme pressure put on recruiters to meet high enlistment and […]
By Debbie Gregory. Now that the 2016 presidential election is in the books, Congress needs to finish work on a fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill that is already overdue. This unfinished business is of the utmost importance for military families who have children with autism. Language in both the House and Senate versions of the […]
By Debbie Gregory. We often talk about the sacrifices that military spouses make, especially during deployments. Besides shouldering all of the family responsibilities, military spouses face long periods of separation from their spouses, and have the constant fear of those loved ones becoming injured or dying. Now a report from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services […]
By Debbie Gregory. This morning, I am checking in from Chicago, where I am anxiously awaiting tonight’s America Salutes You benefit concert. This evening’s live event is the fruition of many, many months of hard work. But the team I have been privileged to work with is second to none. The goal has always been […]
By Debbie Gregory. A high-level federal court delivered a blow to the rights of military reservists. Kevin Ziober was a lieutenant in the Navy Reserve in 2012 when he received deployment orders to Afghanistan. After co-workers gathered to give Ziober a proper sendoff, he was summoned to the human resources office. And then he was […]
By Debbie Gregory. Bravery in the face of opposition, stalwart leadership, and unyielding ingenuity. While these traits are often used to describe Medal of Honor recipients, they have also been proven to be invaluable traits to succeed in the economic realm. The American military produces the most innovative and entrepreneurial leaders. Few institutions teach discipline, […]
By Brian Boone There are 3.8 million veterans with a service-related injury in the United States, and I am one of them. In 2011, I was on tour with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan when the truck I was in struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). I sustained injuries to my back and lost my […]
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