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Military Connection: From Military Service to Business Owner

March 14, 2015/in Archived Blogs

In the course of military training, the government has inadvertently conditioned Veterans to be successful entrepreneurs. The military teaches discipline, problem solving tactics, and leadership. These are also the qualities of successful entrepreneurs. So why aren’t more Veterans putting these skills to use and starting their own businesses?

Jack Nason, CEO of Nason Inc. knows all about the similarities between military experience and running a startup. “The real fight of entrepreneurship takes place in the battlefield of the mind,” says Nason, a Gulf War veteran and successful small business owner of a transportation company in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Despite federal incentives, the trend of veterans becoming entrepreneurs has declined in recent years. In fact, the statistics reveal that since 1996, the number of Veteran owned businesses have dropped significantly.

In previous years, approximately 13% of businesses were Veteran owned, whereas last year, that number shrunk to approximately 5%.

There are theories as to why this decline in the Veteran start up rate is happening, including a demographic and generational shift. An excess of six million Veterans will be entering retirement age within the next 15 years. That means more and better opportunities for younger veterans to start or expand businesses, particularly those with federal contracts attached.

Given the high rate of unemployment for Veterans, now may be the best time for Veterans to employ themselves and show the world why the US military is the best anvil to forge an unbreakable entrepreneur. They may not have been born into money or an entrepreneurial family, but that hasn’t stopped some of the greatest American businessmen from achieving great success.
The combination of more funding and less competition should spur more veterans to start their own businesses in the coming years, and we at MilitaryConnection.com hope to see their dreams become reality.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: From Military Service to Business Owner: By Debbie Gregory

Military Connection: Will there be a class action law suit at Fort Detrick?

March 13, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

The area around Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland, may be the site of a cancer cluster. The Army has denied over 100 claims seeking millions of dollars in reimbursement for cancer deaths and other serious illnesses at the Garrison. The illnesses were allegedly caused by chemicals buried and/or tested decades ago.

The claim denials pave the way for what will more than likely result in a federal lawsuit. Area B is 399-acre former waste-disposal site that was named one of the most polluted sites in the country in 2008 by the federal government when it was added to the Superfund list and given priority funding for cleanup efforts.

Former televangelist Randy White established the Kristen Renee Foundation, named for his daughter, who grew up near Fort Detrick and died of brain cancer in 2008. Kristen’s mother, White’s ex-wife Debra Cross, died of kidney cancer in November 2014.

According to Lanessa Hill, spokeswoman for Fort Detrick, the U.S. Army Claims Service transmitted letters last month denying 106 out of 110 allegations filed. There are four outstanding cases that have not yet been decided. Two of these cases were filed by people arguing that they couldn’t sell their homes due to the fear of contamination. The remaining two are health claims that lack documentation, this according to Hill.

Thomas Jackson, an Army Claims Service attorney, said the Claims Services denials were rooted in part on the lack of environmental regulations barring Fort Detrick from burying chemical waste in unlined pits decades ago. The government recently used a similar strategy to defeat a lawsuit declaring that Fort Detrick groundwater pollution reduced the development value of neighboring private property in the area.

In 2011, concerns raised by White’s group prompted an investigation by state public health officials. They found no significant evidence of cancer clusters within 2 miles of Fort Detrick.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: Will there be a class action law suit at Fort Detrick?: By Debbie Gregory

Military Connection: Bill to Improve Mental Health in the US Military

March 13, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

In April, 2014, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEPS) Act, S. 2231, into the U.S. Senate. The bill was read twice and then referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services. From there, the bill never gained traction and has remained buried within the committee.

On March 4, 2015 Sen. Portman teamed up with Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to introduce the MEPS Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill that aims to improve mental health services for service members from the start of their enlistment.

The MEPS Act would call for the secretaries for each branch of the military to develop and maintain programs that would provide potential recruits with a mental health assessment before they join through enlistment or commission. The result of this initial assessment is to be used solely as a baseline for any mental health treatment that arises as result of their service. It is not intended to be used to disqualify recruits from joining, being promoting, or approved for military assignments.

If approved, the bill would also require the DOD to provide another mental health screening to each service member within 180 days of their separation from active duty. The DOD would be required to report the results to Congress. The DOD would also be required to give each service member an electronic copy of their entire treatment record at the time of separation.

Between 2000 and 2014, more than 300,000 service members, from every branch, were diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. As many as twenty percent of Veterans from this same time period have been estimated to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

“Too many of our men and women in uniform still suffer from the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and behavioral health conditions,” Sen. Portman said in a statement. “While we’ve made great strides in the way we treat these invisible wounds of war, the steady persistence of this problem demonstrates the need for more action.”

The MEPS Act is reportedly being endorsed by many Veterans organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Reserve Officers Association, National Military Family Association, Association of the U.S. Navy, the National Guard Association of the United States, and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: Bill to Improve Mental Health in the US Military: By Debbie Gregory

Military Connection: When Age is Just a Number

March 11, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

For most of us, cars, buses or cabs are the most common means of travel. For ninety-one-year-old Ernie Andrus, conventional transportation is not at the top of his list.

The U.S. Navy Veteran has crossed the Atlantic by ship. Now, he’s crossing the country on foot…running!

With his trademark miniature American flag in hand, wearing a neon vest and a rainbow-colored headband, the most impressive thing about this nonagenarian, besides the physical challenge of his task, is the smile on his face

This journey began in San Diego on October 7, 2013. Just over a year and a half and numerous states later, you could say he’s made some great progress.

His destination? Andrus says he eventually hopes to arrive at the Atlantic coast near Brunswick, Georgia.

The World War II Veteran is raising funds and awareness for his dream of returning a ship, the LST 325, to Normandy for the 2019 D-Day memorial services. If he is successful in his plan, the ship will beach in the same location it did 75 years ago.

The reason for wanting this particular ship to go to Normandy takes Andrus back 14 years, when he was a spry 77 year old. He was among the crew who returned the ship to the U.S. from the Isle of Crete, Greece. The event was documented on the History Channel.

Carlos Cano, a retired Marine Corps soldier, met Andrus on the road just over a year ago. To date, Cano has joined his companion Andrus for 18 runs.

Andrus has a support recreational vehicle that he parks where permitted, then runs roadside or in parks of the town he’s calling on.

To keep himself from tiring, Andrus says he limits his jogs to only half-marathon distances or so.

“I don’t run too far. I try to keep it a maximum of 10 miles,” he says.

We should all be so fit!

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: When Age is Just a Number: By Debbie Gregory

Military Connection: Five Reasons to Hire Veterans

March 10, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Joe Silva

I recently had a bad experience at a clothing store. Without going into too much detail, I noticed that there were several employees standing around, having inappropriate conversations in front of customers, and flat-out misrepresenting their company. The only capable person there happened to be helping me, and she was one of the store’s managers.

“I hate to say it, but you have a lot of dead weight working here,” I said to her. This, after she apologized to me when one of these employees interrupted our transaction, asking to go on a break.

The manager didn’t agree with me, verbally, but her reaction told me that I wasn’t far off the mark. I suggested to her that she should look into hiring some new people, and after a brief pause, I added, “Maybe some Veterans.”

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that adding some Veteran blood to that establishment could potentially improve their service, efficiency and image. I highly recommend hiring Veterans to any employer who needs to boost production, improve their image or change their culture. Here is why:

Veterans are Team Players. If you want your establishment to be a winning team, you need to have employees who are willing to work as part of a team. Veterans from all service branches and all military occupations have completed some of the most rigorous team-building exercises around. Veteran employees, who feel valued by their company, will be the first to promote the company’s brand and culture.

Veterans are Detail Oriented. From boot camp to separation, Veterans were required to have inspection-ready uniforms, living quarters, and work spaces. Having an employee who can handle that sort of scrutiny can do wonders for your company. If they don’t know something, they’ll ask, and once they know, they do the job correctly.

Veterans are Planners, so they are great hires for companies concerned with productivity and schedules. In the military, Veterans were given manuals for every aspect of their lives, from brushing their teeth, to cleaning a rifle. Being conditioned to methodical planning of any task, they will most likely find ways to quicken your company’s tasks, and be able to write you an Standard Operating Procedure on it.

Veterans have the Can-Do Attitude. Military training and conditioning has equipped Veterans with the ingenuity and grit to get the job done. So, whether you need to meet a deadline, keep pace with the competition, or take out a machine gun nest, Veterans are going to get the job done.

Veterans Take Direction well. Most Veterans weren’t the commanding officers of their units, but even C.O.’s answered to their superiors. Veterans are used to being told what to do and how things are by whoever’s in charge, and then getting the job done. In the same thread, Veterans with military leadership experience have been conditioned to ooze confidence. Sometimes it’s not the order, or who gives it, but the tone in which the order is given that gets the desired results.

I try to imagine what that clothing store would be like if there were a Veteran or two on its sales team. I imagine that there would have been less standing around and more work being accomplished… I also imagine that I would have been a return customer.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: Five Reasons to Hire Veterans: By Joe Silva

Military Connection: Portraying Realistic Military Characters On TV and Film

March 10, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

When it comes to TV and film, most directors and writers aim to get every detail perfect. Most of the time it’s possible, but sometimes there are technical errors, when it appears on the screen.

Now, a group dedicated to the realistic representation of military service personnel and Veterans is announcing a new seal of approval for the onscreen portrayals of those who serve, past and present.

Christened “6 Certified,” after the military phrase that means “I’ve got your back,” the program is starting off with the backing of First Lady Michelle Obama. This campaign pursues a shift of perception of Veterans in today’s pop culture.

Studios, producers, and other content creators will be entitled to the certification badge if the work they are creating contains “a representative and balanced depiction of Veterans,” and satisfies at least one of the following six pledges: to research or consult with Veterans; to research or consult with family members or experts in the subject; cast a Veteran; hire a Veteran as a writer; portray a Veteran character; tell a Veteran story; or use Veterans as resources on set or in writer’s rooms.

Studies reveal that the public can have skewed views of Veterans based on what they see in films or in television. According to Chris Marvin, the executive director of Got Your 6, “They are heroes on one end of the spectrum or broken Veterans on the other end of the spectrum.”

Marvin, an Army Veteran, has cited Ed O’Neill’s role as Jay Pritchett on Modern Family, and Bradley Cooper’s Oscar nominated interpretation as Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in American Sniper, as accurate portrayals.

Marvin says in Modern Family, Pritchett is first and foremost a small business owner, father and grandfather who happens to be a Navy Veteran. He also said that American Sniper tells a great story, one that American audiences were anxious to hear. Other shows portraying accurate Veteran story lines and characters include Grey’s Anatomy, Parenthood and the Mindy Project. And who could forget J.R. Martinez’s Brot Monroe on All My Children?

“I think the American public is thirsty to have a conversation about the war, about returning Veterans, about the issues and about opportunities that surround that group of people,” Marvin says.

Unrealistic portrayals of Veterans can hinder their progress when they attempt to transition back to civilian life. A Veteran needs to reconnect with family, secure employment, or pursue education options. The less resistance they have to deal with, the better. Additionally, Veterans often say they feel more pity than respect from the civilian population.

To pass the muster, creators must make sure that they have not exaggerated Veteran character traits or the effects of military service on the Veteran.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: Portraying Realistic Military Characters On TV and Film: By Debbie Gregory

Military Connection: Breakdown of VA Life Insurance Programs

March 9, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

Those who served in the U.S. military are eligible for a multitude of benefits, services and resources through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Included in these provisions are a variety of life insurance programs that are designed specifically for Veterans.

The VA offers seven main Veteran life insurance programs. Knowing which programs you qualify for and which program will provide the most benefit to you and your family is very important. Here is a general breakdown of the VA life insurance programs:

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) – A low-cost term life insurance with coverage up to $400,000. Coverage is automatic for nearly all active-duty personnel. It is also automatic for members of the National Guard and Individual Ready Reserve scheduled to perform at least 12 periods of inactive duty training per year, cadets and midshipmen of the U.S. military academies, and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps members, as well as many others.
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Disability Extension (SGLI-DE) – Active personnel deemed totally disabled at time of their separation from active-duty have the option extend their SGLI coverage for up to two years at no cost.
Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) – A program that offers lifetime renewable group term insurance for Veterans. Veterans who had full-time SGLI coverage are eligible to convert SGLI to VGLI within one year and 120 days after separation.
Family Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (FSGLI) – This option insures spouses and dependent children of active-duty personnel with SGLI coverage up to $100,000. Dependent children are automatically covered under FSGLI at no charge. The monthly rates for insuring spouses range between $0.50 and $50.
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) – In the event that a service member suffers a traumatic injury, including amputations, blindness, or paraplegia as the result of traumatic injuries, TSGLI provides automatic SGLI coverage. TSGLI is not only for combat injuries, but provides insurance coverage for injuries incurred both on and off duty.
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI) – Totally disabled Veterans may be eligible for free coverage and may have the opportunity to purchase additional insurance. S-DVI life insurance coverage is for Veterans who received a service connected disability rating from the VA within the last two years; the rating must be for a new disability.
Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) – This option is a mortgage life insurance protection provided for severely disabled Veterans after the VA has approved a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant.

The VA provides an extremely useful Interactive Overview of the different VA Insurance benefits at http://www.benefits.va.gov/insurance/overviewInsurance.html

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: Breakdown of VA Life Insurance Programs: By Debbie Gregory

Military Connection: Army Allows Soldiers to Separate Early

February 1, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

Service members who are separating from active duty have numerous obstacles to deal with. Often relocating, finding housing and finding employment are at the top of long lists of things to do. Sometimes timing can be the difference between a successful separation and one that leaves a Veteran struggling in the civilian word. It is for this reason that the U.S. Army is once again allowing early separations of up to six months to enlisted soldiers.

To assist soldiers separating as part of the draw-down, an Army policy effective in 2014 gave senior commanders the authority to approve a soldier’s voluntarily early separation if the separating soldier had a documented job offer in the civilian sector. The policy extended to soldiers who were barred from re-enlisting because their occupational specialties had been deemed over its strength size. These early-out policies are expected to remain in effect through 2015.

Soldiers of the Regular Army who are approaching their expiration term of service (ETS) can apply for early separation under two eligibility categories: Employment Separations, and those barred from re-enlistment.

Regular Army soldiers who are approaching their ETS, who elect not to re-enlist or extend their active-duty service, may request an early separation of 180 days in advance of their ETS, for the purpose of accepting employment.

Soldiers applying for early separation for employment purposes must have full time employment lined-up. The job must meet the soldier’s income requirements, as indicated in the 12-month post-separation budget completed as part of the Transition Assistance Program.

Soldiers wishing to separate early must provide a written statement from their prospective employer, indicating the job offered, whether it is full-time or part-time, the amount of the compensation, and whether that compensation will be salaried or hourly. The statement also must indicate the start date of the employment, and how early separation from service will facilitate acceptance of the job offer, and how a delay would cause hardship.

Separation dates will usually be no earlier than ten days prior to the employment start date. Approval authorities can extend the separation to 30 days, if soldiers require additional time to relocate for employment.

The second eligibility category applies to soldiers who are barred from re-enlisting. These men and women can request early separation up to 90 days before their contractual ETS.

MOS and skill levels to be affected by the Precision Retention Program will be announced by the Human Resources Command in an upcoming message to field units.

Soldiers who are denied re-enlistment will be notified six months before their ETS, and will be assigned retention code “9F,” indicating they are barred from re-enlisting by the secretary of the Army because of “force-shaping requirements.”

Soldiers can request early separation through their chain of command using a DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action). Early separation can be approved by Army commanders who hold special courts-martial convening authority, or higher. These officers are usually in the ranks of colonel (O-6) and higher. In assessing applicants for possible separation, commanders must determine that a soldier is not mission-essential to his or her unit.

Soldiers who are approved for separation under this program will not be required to repay the Army for any unearned portion of a bonus or special pay. Their character of service will be considered HONORABLE and the reason for separation entered on their DD Form 214 (separation document) will be “reduction in force.”

For assistance with the program, soldiers should contact their local career counselor.

The following soldiers are not eligible for early separation under this voluntary program:

• Members of the National Guard and Army Reserve.

• Soldiers who were ordered to active duty because they failed to meet the requirements of an educational agreement with the Army.

• Soldiers who will have less than 36 months of total service at the time of separation.

• Soldiers who have an approved retirement code in the Total Army Personnel Database.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: VA Offering Relief to Whistleblowers

January 30, 2015/in Archived Blogs

By Debbie Gregory.

On January 20^th, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will be offering “whistleblower” relief to over two dozen VA employees. The employees, who had been threatened with retaliation from their superiors, had filed complaints about wrongdoing at VA medical facilities and clinics throughout the country.

Last year, a settlement was reached with three VA employees who blew the whistle on issues concerning unacceptable appointment wait times and falsified waitlists at the Phoenix VA Hospital. These events prompted a national response from Congress, Veterans, and the general public, including legislative measures and the forced resignation of then-VA Secretary General Eric Shinseki. And the settlement has prompted the VA to offer relief to others.

The VA’s actions offer relief to approximately 25 VA employees who faced reprimands, poor evaluations or threats of repercussions after reporting errors and misconduct within the VA healthcare system.

Currently, more than 120 complaints of retaliation are under investigation throughout the VA’s 970 facilities nationwide, following employee allegations about improper patient scheduling, understaffing and other problems.

VA Secretary Robert McDonald had previously promised to eliminate retaliation against whistleblowers as the VA looks to change its image and its culture. The VA has a decades-long reputation for providing service to Veterans that is slower than private sector healthcare.

The VA is now being applauded for its willingness to change, taking steps to protect its employees who file whistleblower complaints, and implementing widespread changes in policy throughout the department.

The VA is committed to holding those who retaliated against the whistleblowers accountable.VA employees who blow the whistle on their superiors because they have identified a legitimate problem should not be punished, they should be protected. And in the opinion of Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson, they should be praised.

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.

Military Connection: Tickets for Comedy Show at Laugh Factory

January 29, 2015/in Deals & Discounts, Special Interest

By Debbie Gregory.

Do the post-New Year’s blues have you feeling down? Are you in need of a pick-me-up? We all know that laughter is the best medicine, and the world famous Laugh Factory has been dishing out this medicine since 1979. Supply & Demand Comedy will be administering the chuckles and belly-laughs at the Laugh Factory on Sunset Blvd. for three shows this February.

Supply & Demand Comedy’s limited run will take place on February 4th, 11th, and 18th at 8:00 PM. Each show features its own array of talent and style.

The Wednesday February 4, 2015 show will feature: Steve Hofstetter (the host of Laughs on FOX), Erik Griffin (Comedy Central series “Workaholics”), Danny Jolles (popular in New York and LA), Tommy Johnagin (who is slated to have his own show on CBS), Iliza Shlesinger (the youngest person and only female to hold the title of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”), and Michael Malone (album “Thirty One” coming out in February).

The Wednesday February 11, 2015 show will feature: Steve Hofstetter (the host of Laughs on FOX), Nicholas Anthony (writer for upcoming CBS show ‘The Inspectors”), Taylor Tomlinson (talented SoCal comedian) and more.

The Wednesday February 18, 2015 show will feature: Steve Hofstetter (the host of Laughs on FOX), Mary-Lynn Rajskub (from the FOX show “24”), Camila Cleese (popular LA comic), Jenny Zigrino (one of Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch”), and Carlos Alazraqui (“Reno 911” star and voice acting legend…seriously, look him up!)

The Laugh Factory is supporting the Supply & Demand shows in a big way, encouraging their funniest and most famous comedians to drop in and perform surprise sets.

For each Supply and Demand show, the first fifty tickets are free. After that, they go on sale for $5, $10, $15, and $20 as the show sells out. Ticket sales are limited to four per order. If you have more than four people in your party, you will have to place multiple orders. Be sure that you are among the first fifty people to sign up in order to get your free tickets.

To get the free tickets, visit http://www.ComedySupply.com

Military Connection proudly serves those who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Guard and Reserve, Veterans and their Families. We are the go to site for Veteran Employment and information on Veteran education. Militaryconnection.com provides Veterans with and Directory of Employers, a Job Board, information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and a blog that offers Veterans boundless information. Be sure to visit Militaryconnection.com, the go to site.