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Military Times
Less than a week after the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee lost its top Republican lawmaker, the senior Republican on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee announced he will retire from Congress at the end of this year.
Tennessee Rep. Phil Roe, the ranking member on the committee and served as its chairman from 2017 to 2019, has been in Congress since 2009. He said he made the decision in recent days to make his sixth term his last.
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By Tory Barringer
 As the United States and Iran square off on the world stage, news sites and social media alike are lit up over the possibility of further escalation between the two countries. Perhaps no site experienced as much of a traffic surge as the online home of the Selective Service System (SSS), the executive agency in charge of providing manpower to the U.S. military in the event of a new draft. In the days following the American missile strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, the Selective Service site actually crashed under the deluge of web traffic from young men curious — and maybe fearful — about the possibility of mandatory service.
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Army.mil
Since Jan. 1, more than 40,000 veterans with a service-connected disability have access to U.S. military commissaries, exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) facilities here in Hawaii — as well as throughout the world.
Congress has authorized patron expansion into these facilities by former members of the Department of Defense, or DoD (and a few other organizations) to recognize their service-connected duties and sacrifices. Veterans Affairs is the organization responsible for verifying each veteran's eligibility and issuing them credentials.
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U.S. News & World Report via Yahoo
If you serve in the military or are a veteran, a Veterans Affairs loan can help you unlock the door to your dream home. But how many times can you use a VA loan? Borrowers who have earned this benefit can use it as many times as they want for life, as long as they qualify. Here's more about reusing your VA loan benefits.
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By Catherine Iste
 Many of us have faced Monday mornings that inspire us to surf LinkedIn jobs on an incognito tab by Monday afternoon. At year-end, we often see an uptick in job searches, terminations and overall employment changes. For those facing the prospect (or dream) of a new job in 2020, here are a few questions to consider before making the move.
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WSET-TV
The USDA Forest Service and the Mt. Adams Institute are inviting military veterans to participate in a national career-training program.
The VetsWork Environment, on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, provides an opportunity for local veterans to transition to a career in natural resources and public lands management.
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Task & Purpose
Your time in the military is coming to a close and it feels like the world is your oyster. But just like you can prepare an oyster a thousand ways, sometimes having countless options feels more overwhelming than exciting.
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Veterans' Pulse:
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Military Times
The day President Donald Trump signed a funding bill including a provision ordering VA to announce its plans to add four conditions to the list of Agent Orange-linked diseases within 30 days, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the decision wasn't likely to come until at least "late 2020."
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Forbes
The current generation of military service members have pensions worth millions and they don't even know it. Many are unaware of how much their monthly retirement check will be and never calculate the total cumulative value of their pension over their expected lifespan. The pension of someone who retires at age 40 after serving 20 years can easily reach $1.5 million by the time they turn 80, while the pension of an officer is often north of $2 million. Combined with other military-related income, such as disability payments from the Veterans Administration, that number can rocket even higher.
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Stars and Stripes
Service members with more than 16 years in the military may continue to transfer their G.I. Bill education benefits to their dependents, according to a Navy Personnel Command directive.
Congress in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act killed a plan by the Defense Department to do away with an upper limit for transferring those benefits.
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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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