Good news story of the day
Effort advances to add names of 74 sailors to Vietnam Memorial (Navy Times) The crew of the destroyer Frank E. Evans is fighting once again, 45 years after their ship sank in the South China Sea after a terrifying collision.
Military Transition and Jobs News
HIRING: Veterans Job Fair at VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (Press Enterprise) The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System will host a “Veterans Job Fair” event at its flagship facility, the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fri. Aug. 8.
Job fair Thursday held at American Legion (Marrietta Daily Journal) The American Legion Post No. 294, at 3282 Florence Road in Powder Springs, and Unemployment Eliminators LLC will have a job fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.
YDC unit hosting job fair (Union Recorder) One building, to be known as the Bill Ireland Intensive Treatment Unit, will begin operations at the old Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) campus on North Glynn Street by next January.
Army officials on ‘pink slip’ controversy: We don’t have a choice (The Washington Post) For weeks, the Army has been taking a verbal beating for sending “pink slips” to officers while they were deployed.
DOT Expands Program to Help Veterans Get Jobs (Military.com) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its waiver program that helps experienced veterans and active duty personnel transition into civilian jobs as commercial truck and bus drivers has been expanded to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Veterans News
House-Senate Negotiators Approve $17B VA Bill (ABC) House and Senate negotiators have approved a $17 billion compromise bill to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs and reform a program scandalized by veterans’ long waits for health care and VA workers falsifying records to cover up delays.
It’s a Miracle! Congress Compromises on VA Reform Bill (The Daily Beast) Sure, the whole deal almost fell apart and took weeks longer than expected, but Bernie Sanders and Jeff Miller have come up with a $17 billion bill—and it’s expected to pass this week.
Survey: many combat vets worried about exposure to ‘burn pits’ (Christian Science Monitor) One of the most surprising results to come out of a survey released this week by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) was in response to a question buried in the “general health” section.
Heroes Golf Course, on Veterans Affairs campus, is their cause (Los Angeles Times) A miraculous thing happened to Heroes Golf Course in January.
Benefits News
New veteran benefits in Floyd County (KIMT.com) There are new efforts in place to help make education accessible and affordable for veterans in Floyd County.
The rising cost of veterans’ healthcare and benefits (The Los Angeles Times) The House and Senate are expected to vote this week to approve a $17-billion plan to reduce the long lines for care in the Department of Veterans Affairs health system.
The VA Aid & Attendance Benefit – Don’t take No for an Answer (Examiner) Veterans are a valuable asset to our nation; they gave of their time, talents and physical abilities to defend our nation. And they deserve the best rewards for their service.
A simple summary of the new VA bill (The Washington Post) Congress is expected to vote this week on a bill to revamp the Department of Veterans Affairs in the wake of a scandal over treatment delays and falsification of scheduling records at VA hospitals across the country.
Top TA & GI Bill schools: Most popular colleges cater to troops by taking classes to them (Military Times) Schools known for their flexible learning options are by far the most popular among both active-duty service members using tuition assistance and veterans and their dependents using the Post-9/11 GI Bill, government data show.
AF takes aim at obesity in dependents, retirees (Air Force Times) The Air Force is taking aim at obesity among dependents and retirees through two pilot programs that could eventually go servicewide.
Housing Buoyed by 20-Year High for Vet’s Loans: Mortgages (Bloomberg) During his third deployment in Afghanistan, Air Force Staff Sgt. Claude Hunter was so eager to return to the U.S. and buy a house that he signed a contract for a property that his agent showed him over Skype.
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