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Post-9/11 GI Bill usage dropped sharply. Cause for concern?
The number of Post-9/11 GI Bill users fell significantly in fiscal 2017 – the first time this has ever happened in the benefit’s nearly 10-year history.
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More vets had jobs in May
The percentage of veterans without jobs dipped once again in May as the national unemployment rate hit its lowest mark in 18 years.
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Exclusive: Unique new hiring initiative focuses on student vets
More veterans who go to college after the military could find themselves with jobs waiting for them after they get their diplomas, thanks to a new program.
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A $12 million ‘colossal mistake’: botched VA disabled vet project enrages lawmakers
Congressman: “I don’t imagine anybody is going to get fired and that frustrates the dog out of me.”
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This Iraq veteran could make history — in more ways than one
“I’m honored to be the first, but as I say, it’s more important that I’m not the last,” Gina Ortiz Jones said after her Tuesday election win.
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Pentagon: loan forgiveness is a recruiting tool. Lawmakers: cut it anyway.
Veteran education advocates are continuing to fight a controversial bill that would sunset a student loan forgiveness benefit for public-sector employees, including service members, hoping their efforts — and the Pentagon’s opposition — can keep it from ever getting to a vote.
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Princeton opens doors to vet transfer students
The Ivy League school will reopen its long-shuttered transfer program this fall and has acceptance letters out to 13 prospective students — the majority of whom have a military background.
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Want to boost your tech skills? These programs can help
Interested in a technology career after the military? Here’s a roundup of programs for service members and veterans that could give you the boost you need to enter the workforce.
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‘Not your grandfather’s VA’: Nationwide baby showers honor veteran mothers
“We know that women veterans are really growing as a population within the veteran population, and so we really want them to know that VA is here for them,” said a VA spokeswoman.
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Why aren’t more vets applying to get GI Bill restored?
Last year, about 8,000 veterans got a message in their inbox telling them they may qualify for a new law that restores education benefits to GI Bill users whose schools have abruptly closed. Nine months later, Veterans Affairs Department officials are trying to figure out why fewer than 20 percent have responded — and whether…
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Post-9/11 GI Bill usage dropped sharply. Cause for concern?
The number of Post-9/11 GI Bill users fell significantly in fiscal 2017 – the first time this has ever happened in the benefit’s nearly 10-year history.
-
More vets had jobs in May
The percentage of veterans without jobs dipped once again in May as the national unemployment rate hit its lowest mark in 18 years.
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Exclusive: Unique new hiring initiative focuses on student vets
More veterans who go to college after the military could find themselves with jobs waiting for them after they get their diplomas, thanks to a new program.
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A $12 million ‘colossal mistake’: botched VA disabled vet project enrages lawmakers
Congressman: “I don’t imagine anybody is going to get fired and that frustrates the dog out of me.”
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This Iraq veteran could make history — in more ways than one
“I’m honored to be the first, but as I say, it’s more important that I’m not the last,” Gina Ortiz Jones said after her Tuesday election win.
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Pentagon: loan forgiveness is a recruiting tool. Lawmakers: cut it anyway.
Veteran education advocates are continuing to fight a controversial bill that would sunset a student loan forgiveness benefit for public-sector employees, including service members, hoping their efforts — and the Pentagon’s opposition — can keep it from ever getting to a vote.
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Princeton opens doors to vet transfer students
The Ivy League school will reopen its long-shuttered transfer program this fall and has acceptance letters out to 13 prospective students — the majority of whom have a military background.
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Want to boost your tech skills? These programs can help
Interested in a technology career after the military? Here’s a roundup of programs for service members and veterans that could give you the boost you need to enter the workforce.
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‘Not your grandfather’s VA’: Nationwide baby showers honor veteran mothers
“We know that women veterans are really growing as a population within the veteran population, and so we really want them to know that VA is here for them,” said a VA spokeswoman.
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Why aren’t more vets applying to get GI Bill restored?
Last year, about 8,000 veterans got a message in their inbox telling them they may qualify for a new law that restores education benefits to GI Bill users whose schools have abruptly closed. Nine months later, Veterans Affairs Department officials are trying to figure out why fewer than 20 percent have responded — and whether…
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Post-9/11 GI Bill usage dropped sharply. Cause for concern?
The number of Post-9/11 GI Bill users fell significantly in fiscal 2017 – the first time this has ever happened in the benefit’s nearly 10-year history.
-
More vets had jobs in May
The percentage of veterans without jobs dipped once again in May as the national unemployment rate hit its lowest mark in 18 years.
-
Exclusive: Unique new hiring initiative focuses on student vets
More veterans who go to college after the military could find themselves with jobs waiting for them after they get their diplomas, thanks to a new program.
-
A $12 million ‘colossal mistake’: botched VA disabled vet project enrages lawmakers
Congressman: “I don’t imagine anybody is going to get fired and that frustrates the dog out of me.”
-
This Iraq veteran could make history — in more ways than one
“I’m honored to be the first, but as I say, it’s more important that I’m not the last,” Gina Ortiz Jones said after her Tuesday election win.
-
Pentagon: loan forgiveness is a recruiting tool. Lawmakers: cut it anyway.
Veteran education advocates are continuing to fight a controversial bill that would sunset a student loan forgiveness benefit for public-sector employees, including service members, hoping their efforts — and the Pentagon’s opposition — can keep it from ever getting to a vote.
-
Princeton opens doors to vet transfer students
The Ivy League school will reopen its long-shuttered transfer program this fall and has acceptance letters out to 13 prospective students — the majority of whom have a military background.
-
Want to boost your tech skills? These programs can help
Interested in a technology career after the military? Here’s a roundup of programs for service members and veterans that could give you the boost you need to enter the workforce.
-
‘Not your grandfather’s VA’: Nationwide baby showers honor veteran mothers
“We know that women veterans are really growing as a population within the veteran population, and so we really want them to know that VA is here for them,” said a VA spokeswoman.
-
Why aren’t more vets applying to get GI Bill restored?
Last year, about 8,000 veterans got a message in their inbox telling them they may qualify for a new law that restores education benefits to GI Bill users whose schools have abruptly closed. Nine months later, Veterans Affairs Department officials are trying to figure out why fewer than 20 percent have responded — and whether…
