An agreement between Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and 49 U.S. states could provide more consistent data on the suicide rates among veterans. A deal that could be ready as early as the summer of 2012. From information made available by the Centers for Disease Control’s National Violent Death Reporting System, it is estimated [...]
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I often field questions from pre-August 1, 2009 retirees that are disgruntled that they never had an opportunity to transfer Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependent family members. If you are not aware of the issue, 20-year+ veterans retiring between December 10, 2001 and July 31, 2009, are fully eligible for the Post [...]
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The Troops to Teachers (TTT) program was established in 1994 as a combined effort between the Departments of Defense and Education. Its main purpose is to assist serving, retired or separated military members transition to a career as a teacher in underprivileged districts. While Department of Education determines program parameters, they leave the administration of [...]
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The transition from military service to life as a civilian can be very jarring and stressful. Murphy’s Law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong, can become the driving force in life. Here are some tips on how to ease the transition. Attend transition classes Each service branch sponsors many different classes to [...]
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For decades, service members have been prescribed painkillers to deal with various ailments and injuries. Unfortunately, with these drugs being so readily available, dependency sneaks up on the road to recovery. For those using Tricare there may now be a solution to this problem. A proposed change by the Department of Defense could enable [...]
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