By Debbie Gregory. Newly released documents have revealed the unsavory military recruiting practices used by the University of Phoenix that led to a recruiting ban in 2015. Military regulations adopted as a result of President Obama’s executive order were supposed to “ban inducements, including any gratuity, favor, discount, (or) entertainment” for the “purpose of securing […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Pentagon is helping some veterans with other-than-honorable discharges, also known as “bad paper” discharges, increased direction on obtaining a record review and upgrade. Last month, the Department of Defense announced that it will direct the review boards for each service branch to consider a more liberal criteria to give veterans the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The confession of an Air Force veteran and federal contractor who has been accused of leaking classified information may not be admissible in court. A legal technicality may prevent prosecutors from using the admission of Reality Winner, the former Air Force linguist who stands charged of copying a classified report and mailing […]
By Debbie Gregory. Before taking office last year, Donald Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle multiple lawsuits claiming fraud at Trump University, his for-profit real estate school. Last month, the Trump administration announced that Julian Schmoke Jr., a former official at for-profit DeVry University, would be in charge of a Department of Education […]
By Debbie Gregory. Hundreds of thousands of military personnel have been diagnosed with some level of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the past decade, many as a result of combat injury. TBI can have long-term and often times severe effects on service members’ lives, affecting their ability to work, interact with others, manage basic living […]
By Debbie Gregory. On September 7th, Equifax Credit Agency has revealed that a “cybersecurity incident” has potentially exposed the personal information of 143 million Americans Equifax, one of the nation’s big three credit reporting agencies, experienced an online security breach. While a large number of American civilians could potentially be adversely impacted, active-duty service members […]
By Debbie Gregory. These days, more and more people are working from home, shopping from home, and even seeing the doctor from home. Telemedicine, the use of telecommunication and information technology to deliver clinical healthcare from a distance, is changing healthcare as we know it. Telemedicine allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has announced the official launch of the Decision Ready Claims (DRC) initiative, a program that should deliver faster claims decisions for veterans. Veterans who submit their claim under DRC with accredited Veterans service organizations (VSO) can expect to receive a decision within 30 days from the […]
By Debbie Gregory. While the post-9/11 GI Bill provides funding for veterans to pursue traditional education programs, technological advancements have resulted in high tech jobs for military, high tech jobs for veterans, military high tech jobs and veteran high tech jobs. These are great jobs that veterans interested in technology careers can and should fill. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Veteran Tickets Foundation (VetTix), a national 501(c) 3 nonprofit founded by veterans, is dedicated to supporting and honoring the U.S. military community, veterans and their families. Vet Tix has provided veterans, service members, caregivers and the family members of those killed in action with more than three million free tickets since 2008. […]
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