By Debbie Gregory. The National Vietnam Veterans Foundation (NVVF), a zero-rated charity that we reported on a few months ago, has closed its doors for good, according to one of the charity’s executives. David Kaufman, the charity’s vice president, says the organization “has severed all ties” to the organization’s president, Thomas Burch, and is shutting […]
By Debbie Gregory. Are you taking advantage of some of the best financial benefits afforded to military families? A quick review of the following list will help you answer that question: Tuition-free college-Thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the cost of in-state tuition and fees at public colleges are covered for up to 36 months, […]
By Debbie Gregory. It all began when ordinary citizens gathered together to create an event to raise funds to help honor and support our veterans and active-duty military. The initial effort raised somewhere around $50,000, which was donated to the American Legion. Having experienced such success in their freshman endeavor, those responsible decided to keep […]
By Debbie Gregory. More than 40 members of the U.S. military have contracted the Zika virus this year in countries where it is present, government officials said; among them a pregnant woman, for whom Zika can be particularly dangerous. The cases, which include active duty, National Guard and reserve personnel, were acquired outside of the […]
By Debbie Gregory. According to an Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) report entitled, “The Force Behind the Force: A Business Case for Leveraging Military Spouse Talent,” military spouses are not faring as well as their civilian counterparts. There are more than one million active duty, guard, and reserve military spouses, more than 15 […]
By Debbie Gregory. The annual Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Pacific Military Youth of the Year event will take place on July 29th in San Diego. The event will celebrate the accomplishments of seven military teens from across the region, and one will be named the Pacific Military Youth of the Year. The winner […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) traces its roots back to 1899, when veterans of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans’ pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. Veterans from these wars banded together and […]
By Debbie Gregory. Thanks to advances in medical technology, researchers have begun to study the effect of PTSD on the brain, with researchers focusing specific attention on the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the region of the brain key to distinguishing between safety and threat, and also the ability to store and retrieve memories. A recent […]
By Debbie Gregory. When looking for jobs for veterans or military spouses, there is one question that always comes up: what do I wear to the interview? A good rule of thumb is wearing a suit or an outfit that is a higher level than the job that you’re applying for. By dressing a notch […]
By Debbie Gregory. Matching up veterans and transitioning service members with tech jobs makes sense, since many of those who have served have already utilized tech-related skills. To that end, tech giants like Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and EMC pledged to hire 1,000 to 3,000 veterans and military spouses over the next five years. Additionally, […]
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