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. 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 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 […]
By Debbie Gregory. Veterans Day affords us the opportunity to recognize those who have served and continue to serve in our nation’s armed forces. It is through their service and sacrifices that we live in freedom. On Veterans Day, you can find quite a few veterans taking advantage of the many opportunities offered to them, […]
By Debbie Gregory. At Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, military medical professionals are forging a new path in medicine. The military physicians there are the first ones in the Air Force to use one of the most advanced robotic surgery systems available today. Keesler Medical Center has acquired two of the newest robotic surgical systems, […]
By Debbie Gregory. As the Air Force tries to retain drone pilots, the service branch is offering critical skills retention bonuses worth a total of $175,000 if the pilots agree to serve five more years, or $35,000 for an additional year of commitment if they’re already receiving a similar CSRB or aviation retention pay bonus. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army Reserve has allegedly reopened an investigation into whether a reservist’s heart attack during a required physical fitness test should be considered “in the line of duty.” The determination would be the deciding factor as to whether or not the medical bills will be paid by the government. In November, 2015, […]
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