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Service members, advocates call for overhaul of way to help military personnel move into civilian jobs

Service members, advocates call for overhaul of way to help military personnel move into civilian jobs

by Pavan Acharya | Dec 13, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — A few months after returning to the U.S. following his deployment to Iraq, army veteran Mike Greenwood began required courses in 2006 for those leaving the military through the Transition Assistance Program, or TAP.  Greenwood wanted to be a banker...
Tester considers how science can serve Montana veterans’ health

Tester considers how science can serve Montana veterans’ health

by Shravya Pant | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) called attention to the veteran suicide crisis on Wednesday, urging the Department of Veteran Affairs to expand its medical research and improve its efforts at suicide prevention, especially for those living in rural communities....
VA wants to make telephone appointments for mental healthcare permanent

VA wants to make telephone appointments for mental healthcare permanent

by Maia Pandey | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

A typical therapist’s waiting room may contain a few unremarkable chairs, a handful of outdated magazines and the quiet bustle of a receptionist’s desk.  But in Veterans Affairs facilities, patients can sometimes be bombarded by swaths of military paraphernalia and...
VA home loan program popular among veterans gets bad rep from sellers

VA home loan program popular among veterans gets bad rep from sellers

by Mary Yang | Dec 8, 2021 | Living

WASHINGTON – Although the Department of Veterans Affairs backed a record 1.44 million homes loans for veterans and service members in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, members of Congress and veterans’ advocates said Wednesday that sellers remain leery of VA-backed loans...
VA is failing survivors of sexual violence, IG and veterans advocates say

VA is failing survivors of sexual violence, IG and veterans advocates say

by Christina van Waasbergen | Nov 18, 2021 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs and advocates from veterans groups Wednesday highlighted systemic failings in how the VA handles military sexual trauma claims. Studies suggest that as many as one in three female U.S....
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