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Military Times (tiered subscription model)
The Pentagon is fending off criticism that another round of updates to the military's retirement system would benefit older career-minded personnel at the expense of younger troops who fulfill only a short-term obligation.
The proposed changes are outlined in the Defense Department’s 2017 budget request, revealed Feb. 9, which urges Congress to rework several pieces of the new retirement plan that was passed into law last year and is slated to take effect in January 2018.
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Military Times (tiered subscription model)
The following are upcoming job fairs for service members and veterans. Go to the website for an event before attending to find out whether you should register in advance. In some cases, you'll be able to see which employers have signed up. Others are by invitation only.
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The Gazette
As many as 2.4 million active duty and reserve component members, roughly 75 percent of the force, will be invited in 2018 to switch to the new "blended" military retirement plan that Congress approved last year. To prepare for that "open season" year, to strengthen force retention and to bolster retirement savings, defense officials are asking Congress to make four significant changes to the new retirement plan.
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Veterans Association of America
If any veterans are interested in helping themselves and other veteran through our program and business platform, please give us a call at (800) 590-2173 to set up an appointment to further our corporate endeavors as well as help you obtain clarity on your financial future.
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Military Times (tiered subscription model)
Military veterans who are interested in cybersecurity jobs can receive free training in the field through a special program. Omaha Internet security firm Solutionary is sponsoring an intensive six-week training program for veterans who qualify as long as they agree to work for the Omaha company for at least two years.
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HealthDay News via DoctorsLoung
Scientists and doctors still lack good insight into Gulf War illness and other health problems plaguing U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, a new report says.
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Military Times (tiered subscription model)
Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., plans to introduce legislation to create a "center of excellence" to study and manage medical care for veterans with illnesses caused by chemicals and other battlefield environmental hazards. Walz will propose a "Center of Excellence for Toxic Wounds," managed by the Veterans Affairs Department, that would provide a one-stop shop for research initiatives, health care treatment policy and guidance, and specialty care for chronic illnesses linked to exposures resulting from military service.
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HealthNewsDigest.com
The Veterans Affairs health system fares slightly better than other hospitals when it comes to lower mortality rates among older men with heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers.
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The Atlantic
The U.S. government will help active-duty soldiers with the cost of IVF, but those who have left the military don't have the same benefit — even when combat injuries make it impossible to have kids otherwise.
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Military Times (tiered subscription model)
Did you know you were a diplomat?
Rifles and radios, Hueys and Humvees, all are expressions of America's global policy. They are tools of diplomacy, making veterans ideal candidates for civilian careers in the diplomatic corps — and Jayson William Browder would like to help launch those careers.
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Inquisitr
For as long as the United States has existed, it has always been known as the land of the free and the home of the brave, a county that gives every living person equal opportunities, despite age, race, religion, color, and orientation. For many people, that statement proves true every single day, no matter what their trials and tribulations may be. As a matter of fact, the United States has more first generation, self-made millionaires than any other country in the world. Summarized, we have more millionaires that came from nothing. True, most of them come from the entertainment industry, but that is besides the point.
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