By Debbie Gregory. The wife of State Senator John Braun has probably pulled a lot of double duty as a military spouse during the course of her marriage. But now, Marlo Braun has taken this to a whole new level: she was sworn in as a temporary senator in order to fill in for the […]
By Debbie Gregory. It’s that time again. You’ve received your orders and it’s time to get ready for a permanent change of duty station (PCS). The thought of having to pack up and move to a new location every few years is not something that the average person looks forward to. But a military move […]
By Debbie Gregory. A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who killed a U.S. soldier and injured another in Afghanistan recently received an apology and an $8 million check from the Canadian government. Retired U.S. Special Forces soldier Layne Morris was blinded by a grenade thrown by Canadian-born Omar Khadr during a firefight in Afghanistan in 2002. […]
By Debbie Gregory. It looks like big changes may be on the horizon for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The “forever” GI Bill, officially titled the “Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017″ looks to be a broad, permanent bill of rights for student veterans and their families. And it has a pretty […]
By Debbie Gregory. While the Post-9/11 GI Bill offers a very generous post-service education benefit, a special provision of the program allows career service members the opportunity to share their education benefits with immediate family members. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the only one which allows transferring education benefits. Now that the Post 9/11 […]
By Debbie Gregory. A lot of people are under the assumption that everyone who’s ever served in the military is covered by the VA, which is not true. Anyone who was dishonorably discharged or served for less than 24 consecutive months is not eligible for benefits. In fact, less than half of the veterans living […]
By Terry Strada Saudi Arabia is spending more than $1.3 million monthly on a massive lobbying and public relations campaign to spread misinformation about the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to dupe Congress into gutting the law before it has a chance to work. Saudi agents have grotesquely distorted JASTA, but none of […]
By Debbie Gregory. Caring for a family member or close friend is one of the most important and complicated roles you’ll play. Family Caregivers provide crucial support in caring for Veterans. The “Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010,” benefits the caregivers of post-9/11 Veterans who sustained or aggravated a serious injury in […]
By Debbie Gregory. Suicide prevention is one of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) highest priorities. To that end, the VA has launched a new program that uses analytics to identify veterans who might be at an increased risk of attempting suicide. The program is called Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health- Veterans Enhanced Treatment, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Because the military has confirmed water contamination at or near more than three dozen bases, testing has been expanded to nearly 400 bases. With a price tag of more than $150 million so far, the progress has been inconsistent. For example, the Air Force has completed sampling at nearly all of its […]
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