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Forbes
Mike Reid, the Chief Operating Officer at Embark Trucks, said that "Anyone employed as a driver today will be able to retire as a driver." What makes that statement surprising is that Embark is a leading developer of autonomous trucks. One might think that the goal of an autonomous truck company is to render drivers superfluous. The American Trucking Association estimates that there are approximately 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the United States. Reid made the statement eft's 3PL and Supply Chain Summit on June 7.
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Task & Purpose
Whether you're planning for your transition from the military or you've been out of the service for several years and are looking for a career change, Nestlé Purina offers career opportunities across various fields that may fit military veterans perfectly. As a brand under the Nestlé organization, Nestlé Purina has a commitment to serving America’s veterans and providing meaningful post-military career opportunities through Nestlé's broader commitment, Project Opportunity.
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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ClearanceJobs.com
First, having served in the military, project management is part of your makeup. It is in your DNA. Commercial project management was born in the United States military. Project management is a daily task during your military service. The same skill sets you mastered in the military — leadership, work ethic, responsibility, organization, and communication — are all considered essential attributes of a quality project manager.
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Inside Higher Ed
The Department of Defense announced Friday that service members who have been in the military for more than 16 years will no longer be able to transfer GI Bill benefits to their dependents, Military Times reports.
Currently, military members who have served at least six years are eligible to transfer their benefits to a spouse or a child if they agree to serve at least four more years.
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Military.com
Defense Department officials have told Congress they conditionally support opening on-base shopping to disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients and caregivers of severely injured veterans — changes to current law that would add at least a few hundred thousand weekly shoppers to commissaries and exchanges nationwide.
The initiative to allow more veterans access to military stores, which is gaining political stream, is found in the House-passed version of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization.
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CBS MoneyWatch
More than 130,000 U.S. veterans who were released from service due to injuries sustained in combat are due substantial federal income tax refunds because of a Department of Defense error that stretched on for decades.
For 25 years, between 1991 and 2016, a computer glitch at the agency caused non-taxable disability severance payments to be subject to income taxes, a Defense Department official told CBS MoneyWatch.
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Military.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs has created VEText, an interactive mobile solution to remind veterans of upcoming appointments via text messaging. Beginning Oct. 1, veterans throughout the nation will be receiving interactive VEText appointment reminders on their mobile devices. Many are receiving reminders now. Make sure your VA medical center has your current cell phone number.
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By Catherine Iste
 Busy is a four-letter word. It can be an excuse, "Sorry, I can’t, I am too busy!" Or a justification, "He’s so stressed because of how busy he is." Or even a cry for help, "I can’t do anything joyful; I am just too busy." However, tough it may seem, we can stop the busy cycle. Here are two very simple steps to reduce distractions and be less busy.
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New Haven Register
Growing up, Mary Louise Montini, 13, has often been angry, upset and on edge, just like her father, a veteran with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder .
Her experience isn't unique. Children can develop their own mental illnesses as a result of their parents' struggles with PTSD and other mental health disorders associated with their military service, professionals say. And there are few resources and programs targeted to veterans’ children, compared to children of active military.
Experts say the treatment needs of veterans’ children will continue as their parents continue to rotate through deployments to conflicts around the world, including in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.
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TheTrucker.com
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao joined Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and Congressman Don Bacon to announce that the Department of Transportation will launch a pilot program to permit 18-20 year olds who possess the U.S. Military equivalent of a commercial driver's license to operate large trucks in interstate commerce.
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Veterans Association of America wants to know ...
Has anyone attempted to assist you navigate the murky waters of suicide prevention?
- No, I haven't received any assistance of what I've been searching for
- Yes, there are several program that help veterans sustain themselves
- I'm still looking for answers, and finding it frustrating
- The programs that are available require too much information even as a veteran
- My city and state haven't given me much in the way of hope and inclusion as a veteran.
Click here to provide Veterans Association of America your answer.
We assess all answers with the utmost of care and consideration. Survey results revealed in next week's VAA Dispatch.
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'Housing / Employment' Results
In the previous issues of VAA Dispatch, we asked, "What opportunities have been provided you for housing and or employment since leaving the military?"
Here's how our readers responded:
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 Get what you need with these resources available to veterans and family members.
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