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The Canadian Press via Military.com
President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official.
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The Associated Press via Military.com
A veterans group said the Pentagon has stopped releasing information that helps former service members to contest less-than-honorable discharges from the military.
The Defense Department has been breaking the law since April, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Virginia by the National Veterans Legal Services Program.
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Military Times
Health issues are the main concern facing veterans in the first year after leaving the military — more than jobs or personal relationships, a new survey of nearly 10,000 veterans has found.
While most veterans said they were satisfied and functioning well at work and in their social lives, more than half reported having a physical health problem and a third said they had a mental health condition.
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Veterans' Pulse:
What were your main concern(s) after discharge?
PsychCentral
A new study published in the journal Brain Communications suggests that Gulf War Illness can be categorized into two distinct subtypes.
Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic, multisymptom condition affecting about 25-35% of military veterans who returned from the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War. Symptoms may include fatigue, muscle pain, insomnia, cognitive problems (often described as brain fog) and exhaustion after exercise. Many of these symptoms are similar to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
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Military Times
As many as 20 percent of veterans who served in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
While there are multiple options one could choose for treatment, nonprofit organizations like K9s for Warriors and Southeastern Guide Dogs have championed a treatment method that veterans can’t receive directly from the VA: service dogs.
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Clearance Jobs
The four companies in this article are among the largest in the U.S. doing at least $5 million dollars of business per year. All of them value the experience and training veterans bring to the table and welcome veterans into their workforce. If transitioning out of the military soon, or a veteran already out and looking for a stable job with a big company, these four companies are good places to start.
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VAA Security Inc.
We're looking for all military personnel (Active, Retired, National Guard & Reserves, etc.) of all branches who seek an invaluable service in security that protect our clients and uphold a safe environment to each of their locations. We provide great pay and flexible hours.
You may use your existing security license, and/or, if not, we will provide classroom training to obtain your 8-hour and 16-hour certifications for eventual approval of your license via state application for armed and unarmed security.
Apply Today! Send an email inquiry to rworks@vetsaa.org, or call 1-800-590-2173. All veterans MUST be registered with the VAA organization to obtain gainful employment.
VAA Security, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Veterans Association of America, Inc. that provides detailed training for security guards/officer openings throughout the continental US.
Click Here for further information and/or for membership enrollment.
Military Times
Commissaries are on-base stores that sell discounted groceries to authorized customers, and the commissary is a benefit that's prized by many as a way to stretch those hard-earned dollars.
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DVIDS
Commander, Navy Installations Command has established new installation access requirements to accommodate authorized veterans and family members in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
Commissary, Navy Exchange (NEX) and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) retail facility privileges are extended to certain eligible veterans and their caregivers. Purple Heart recipients, former POWs, or veterans who have a service-connected disability, and designated primary family caregivers of eligible veterans, are permitted to use these facilities on the same basis as a member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
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The Washington Post
Buyers who live in expensive housing markets and want to buy a costlier home have something to celebrate at the start of the New Year: Caps on loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration and those acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been raised.
Moreover, loan limits have been eliminated for veterans who finance their houses through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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'MWR, Commissary, Exchange Expansion' Results
In the Nov. 26 issue of VAA Dispatch, we asked, "How do you feel about the expanded access to Commissary, Exchange and MWR access to veterans and caregivers?"
Here's how readers responded:
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