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Military.com
Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage over President Donald Trump's plan to take $1 billion from the Army's personnel account to help pay for a border wall, a move the senators say can only hurt military readiness.
During a recent hearing, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee, accused the president of "building his wall at the expense of the America's military."
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Dayton Daily News
Veteran Rodger Zink went three months without receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to correct a nearly $15,000 overpayment mistake he alerted the agency to and which the government caused in the first place.
Zink, 36, is one of around 200,000 U.S. veterans who are at risk of falling into debt due to mistakes by the VA, the agency designated to help them once they leave the armed forces.
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KRNV-TV
The High Fives Foundation in Truckee, the City of Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, and the Adaptive Training Foundation in Dallas are all teaming up to host a program called Military to the Mountain. Twenty-two injured US Military Veterans will train at their respective facilities for nine weeks (the standard length of military boot camp) to ensure they are physically prepared for a week on the mountain at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe.
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Military Times
Administration officials this year are re-upping a series of reforms to the veterans disability system they estimate would cut down on tens of thousands of unneeded medical exams and save billions of dollars.
The moves, part of President Donald Trump's fiscal 2020 budget unveiled earlier this month, call for revising rules regarding medical exams for veterans applying for benefits.
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Military Times Rebootcamp
If your resume doesn't impress a computer, it might end up in the trash before a human ever sets eyes on it.
Companies spanning many industries are increasingly using computer screening tools and software, along with traditional human-resources specialists, to scan resumes and decide which candidates deserve interviews. Jon Christiansen, chief intelligence officer of marketing research firm Sparks Research, said that companies have been using software like this for at least the last decade.
With that in mind, here are 10 tips for veterans on how to sail past automatic resume scanners and land more job interviews with humans.
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U.S. Army
With the signing of a directive by Army Secretary Mark T. Esper on March 25, U.S. Army Soldiers can voluntarily seek alcohol-related behavioral healthcare without being mandatorily enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program. This policy encourages Soldiers to take personal responsibility and seek help earlier therefore improving readiness by decreasing unnecessary enrollment and deployment limitations.
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Military Times Rebootcamp
Brandon Webb was in a bad place in 2010.
A severe case of back pain sent the former Navy SEAL to a VA hospital. After an MRI, he was told he should consider surgery and was prescribed what he felt were an excessive number of opioids. That's when a neurosurgeon friend recommended a workout regimen of yoga and swimming. It worked, and he never needed to get the surgery. Now, Webb is a believer in the healing powers of exercise and regularly participates in adrenaline-inducing activities, like skiing, skydiving and flying stunt planes.
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Military.com
Several years after a scientific body recommended that the Department of Veterans Affairs consider adding four conditions – bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, hypertension and Parkinson's-like symptoms – to the list of qualifying diseases tied to Agent Orange, affected veterans may soon find out whether they are eligible for disability compensation and VA healthcare.
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Military Times Rebootcamp
Military members seem to be warming up to VA loans when buying their first homes, a new report shows.
The share of service members using VA mortgage loans instead of conventional ones to purchase their first homes more than doubled from before the housing crisis hit to after the dust settled, according to a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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By Lisa Mulcahy
 We've all been there: a day filled with looming deadlines, uncooperative team members, and unexpected disasters cropping up. It's easy to let frustration overwhelm you — but if you do, you'll lose control of your perspective, making you susceptible to lashing out at your team and making you a less productive manager. The good news: science has your back. Use these five simple research-based steps to cut your frustration and regain your perspective.
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