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Military Times
Don't make the same mistakes with privatizing the management of household goods moves that DoD did with privatized military housing. And listen to military families, senators cautioned the commander of U.S. Transportation Command. Officials must get the process right so that the household goods program doesn't "end up where we are with the housing situation," said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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The Washington Times
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that helps active-duty military and sea veterans transition into the Merchant Marine, which handles cargo and passenger shipping but can be called upon in wartime for sealift operations.
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Military Times Rebootcamp
Two senators just introduced a bill designed to shield veterans' disability benefits from debt collectors.
When a disabled vet declares bankruptcy currently, the law allows debtors to count a veteran's disability benefits as disposable income, allowing them to seize the benefits.
Yet, Social Security disability benefits are exempted by law from being lumped into a person's disposable income in bankruptcy filings, and disability benefits in any form aren't taxable and therefore generally not considered disposable income.
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Military Times
The White House is creating a new high-level task force on preventing veterans suicide, which will include new community outreach grants aimed at former service members and expanded projects across a host of government agencies to coordinate research and prevention efforts. It's the latest in a series of steps by his administration to address the problem, which claims an estimated 20 veterans lives every day.
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Military Times Rebootcamp
Ever thought your military experience made you the perfect candidate for a job, only to apply and get nothing but radio silence on the other end?
Trust me, you're not the first veteran to go through that, and you won't be the last.
Here are some tips to help you make it through the job-search process without losing your mind, courtesy of five veterans who have been there.
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CBS News
When he was deployed to Iraq in 2005, Army Sgt. E-5 Steven Acheson was assigned to the security detail of a high-ranking officer, driving a Humvee over IED-infested roads on more than 400 missions, as the violent insurgency tore the country apart.
During his deployment, he suffered an accident that left him with a herniated disc. He had also begun experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
His back injury went untreated, eventually requiring two surgeries. His doctors prescribed pain medication to help with his recovery.
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HealthLeaders
The U.S. military is devising major reductions in its medical corps, unnerving the system's advocates who fear the cuts will hobble the armed forces' ability to adequately care for health problems of military personnel at home and abroad.
The move inside the military coincides with efforts by the Trump administration to privatize care for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs last month proposed rules that would allow veterans to use private hospitals and clinics if government primary care facilities are not nearby or if they have to wait too long for an appointment.
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Military.com
Leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs are working harder than ever before to make the VA a welcoming place for female veterans. But their efforts are being undermined, some female veterans say, by other constituents at the VA: male veterans who act like women don't deserve to be there, or who take advantage of their presence at medical centers to harass them.
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The Good Men Project
News that the Trump administration plans to create a panel devoted to challenging government warnings about climate change has been met with opposition from members of the U.S. military. Citing concerns about the effects of climate change on national security, more than four dozen top-ranking military officials came out in opposition to the Trump administration's plan.
Although climate change could pose major risks to national security, few have asked current and veteran members of the armed forces what they think about climate change and its potential effects.
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By Lucy Wallwork
 No discussion of the state of housing in the U.S. can be discussed without addressing the constant thread of race that has been woven through the debate from day one. Housing is only one component in the persistent racial divide in the U.S., but because shelter and wealth have become so intrinsically linked, housing is an area that has an outsized impact on inequalities. Explicit segregation laws have not determined the legal basis for housing allocation for more than 70 years. Today, you are breaking the law if you display explicit racial prejudice in the housing sector. But one look at America’s public housing estates will reveal a starkly divided country. Indeed, the housing divide in over 20 metropolitan areas today is so stark that they have been qualified as "hyper-segregated."
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