Military Veteran

DOD Allowing More Vets to Shop Exchanges Online

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Defense has made a policy change to allow 16 million honorably discharged veterans to…

8 years ago

Provisions Omitted From Veterans’ Bill Because of Costs

By Debbie Gregory. The Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (HR 6416)…

8 years ago

Trump Talks Veteran Care with Hospital Leaders

By Debbie Gregory. Last month, President-elect Donald Trump convened a meeting to explore additional ways to enable veterans to obtain…

8 years ago

Trump Taps Shulkin for VA Secretary

By Debbie Gregory. President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate David Shulkin as his secretary of veterans affairs.…

8 years ago

Smart Homes Improve the Quality of Life for Severely Injured Veterans

By Debbie Gregory. At MilitaryConnection.com, we have been supporters of the Gary Sinise Foundation for many years. Since its inception…

8 years ago

Veteran Employment Stats Reveal Jobless Rate for Post 9/11 Veterans on the Rise

By Debbie Gregory. While the average 2016 unemployment rate for the latest generation of veterans is on schedule to be…

8 years ago

Number of Veterans Studying Overseas on GI Bill is Rising

By Debbie Gregory. Thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, an increasing number of U.S. military veterans are completing degrees overseas…

8 years ago

One of Nation’s First African American Marines Dies

By Debbie Gregory. One the first African American U.S. Marines who served during World War II has died. Angus Hardie…

8 years ago

Lockheed Martin Exec a Possible VA Secretary Nominee

By Debbie Gregory. President-elect Trump may be considering Lockheed Martin Senior Vice President Leo Mackay, Jr. to fill one of…

8 years ago

Should Congress Halt Concurrent Receipt to Veterans to Save Money?

By Debbie Gregory. The Congressional Budget Office has revealed that eliminating the collection of retirement pay and disability compensation simultaneously…

8 years ago