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BloombergBusiness
Retirees, military officers and federal workers who don't like to get caught up in politics might suddenly have a reason to care. Congress has until early November to compromise on raising the debt ceiling, or they might not get paid.
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Veterans Association of America wants to know...
Since leaving active service, have opportunities been better or worse after the transition?
- It has but just barely.
- No, it hasn't because no one seems to understand what I did.
- Yes, it's been greatly improved since leaving active duty.
- I'm in the middle, since I can't say yes or no as I'm still waiting for responses from employers and housing personnel.
- I truly think that no really gives a damn but just want to appear as though they're a part of something.
Click here to give Veterans Association of America your answer.
Respond today — survey results revealed in next week's VAA Dispatch.
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Oct. 13 and Oct. 25 survey results: Why do you think job interviewers at most companies don't understand how to assess your military experience?
The Mortgage Reports
Mortgage rates for VA home loans are near their lowest levels ever — and veterans with VA mortgage eligibility are taking notice. VA loan volume is surging, led by a wave of home purchases; and, a rise in the number of VA-to-VA refinance loans closed. According to Ellie Mae, whose mortgage software manages more than 3.7 million mortgage transactions annually, VA loans account for roughly 1 in 10 closed loans.
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Military Times
When Mike Baker left the Marine Corps in 2008, he was hoping to leverage his military training as a bulk fuel specialist into a civilian career in the same field. He applied immediately for higher-level civilian fuels jobs, without going to school for a civilian degree or certificate. Companies weren't interested.
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Military Times
The Veterans Affairs Department is trying to recoup more than $200 million in overpayments that mistakenly went to veterans using GI Bill benefits to attend school, according to a government watchdog group. The VA routinely overpays GI Bill benefits to both schools and individual veterans, mainly when veterans drop classes or fail to complete them and become ineligible for the tuition and living stipends that the VA initially paid, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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HealthNewsDigest.com
According to the PTSD Foundation of America, one out of every three combat veterans are dealing with serious post-traumatic stress symptoms. Add to that the other common challenges that veterans face when trying to transition to a civilian life, and there are a lot of potential problems that can arise. Veterans transitioning to civilian life often have a difficult time adjusting to the lack of structure and change in pace of life. They feel isolated, have difficulties re-connecting to family and friends, and feel stress as they seek jobs and worry about financial issues.
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Forbes
A year after the Department of Veterans Affairs faced intense criticism over a health care waiting-list scandal, Hillary Clinton says recent efforts to speed treatment to veterans should be given a chance to work. But VA health reforms may need a "SWAT team" to ensure accountability, the former Secretary of State said in her first major interview since her marathon testimony before a U.S. House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack.
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CNN
Some veterans groups are firing back after a comment Hillary Clinton made about the Department of Veterans Affairs scandal. The former secretary of state suggested in an interview that the controversy, which shook the VA last year was overblown, and Republicans used it to serve their own agenda.
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USA Today
The Army is placing medical officials in charge of substance abuse treatment for soldiers in the wake of a USA TODAY investigation that uncovered poor treatment and a spike in suicides among those suffering addiction.
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Military Times
When it comes to hiring veterans, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a great track record: Of its 21,000 agents, 28.8 percent are prior military. CBP also has a lousy history of hiring women, who make up just 5 percent of the workforce.
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