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NRF
NRF President and CEO Matthew R. Shay writes: "A year ago this month, NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold and I visited with several NRF member companies at their sourcing offices in Hong Kong to discuss the impact U.S. tariffs on products from China would have on their supply chains. Those meetings were held shortly after the first tariffs on consumer goods had taken effect and the trade war was only beginning to build, but the message was clear — tariffs would definitely disrupt the supply chain.
This past week, we went back to Hong Kong and also to Shenzhen, China, and met with some of the same senior sourcing executives plus suppliers ... "
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Marine Corps Times
With the Marine Corps' 244th birthday quickly approaching, the commandant has released a long and winding video attempting to tie his vision for the Corps with the service's historic past.
The video starts with narration from Commandant Gen. David Berger and the Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black while Marines prepare gear and load onto a MV-22 Osprey, departing on a combat mission.
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Stars and Stripes via Military.com
everal years ago, Iraq War veteran Kayla Williams and her family moved to Pennsylvania, where she and her husband received $500 each semester toward her two children's school costs, thanks to a statewide benefit.
The only problem? They had relocated from Virginia — a state that provides free tuition to children of disabled veterans. Williams' husband, also a veteran, has a 100% disability rating from the VA.
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Show your pride as a Veteran and an American with these "Honor Their Sacrifice" shirts designed and printed in the USA. Add Personalization with your group name on most items to create an exciting, unified look in your organization. Deadline to order is November 21, 2019.
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U.S. News & World Report
The GI Bill is well known, but other education benefits for veterans and active-duty service members may not be.
While the U.S. government created and continually enhances the GI Bill, many colleges offer additional benefits for veterans that come in various forms, including tuition breaks, scholarships, priority registration for classes, academic credit for military training, specialized services for vets who have suffered brain injuries, free parking and more.
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VAA Security Inc.
We're looking for all military personnel (Active, Retired, National Guard & Reserves, etc.) of all branches who seek an invaluable service in security that protect our clients and uphold a safe environment to each of their locations. We provide great pay and flexible hours.
You may use your existing security license, and/or, if not, we will provide classroom training to obtain your 8-hour and 16-hour certifications for eventual approval of your license via state application for armed and unarmed security.
Apply Today! Send an email inquiry to rworks@vetsaa.org, or call 1-800-590-2173. All veterans MUST be registered with the VAA organization to obtain gainful employment.
VAA Security, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Veterans Association of America, Inc. that provides detailed training for security guards/officer openings throughout the continental US.
Click Here for further information and/or for membership enrollment.
KTVA
Service members and reservists who are 18 to 20 years old and have a military-equivalent commercial driver's license can now apply for trucking jobs online.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a new job opportunities website Monday as part of their Under 21 Military Driver Pilot Program. According to FMCSA, the pilot program spans three years and studies the feasibility, benefits and safety impacts of having younger drivers operate commercial vehicles through interstate commerce.
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By Hank Boyer
 Over the past two decades, much work has been done to understand what causes some employees to have high engagement with their employer — actively realizing personal and professional growth — while other staff members are disengaged and feel tired, stagnant, and disinterested in their work. Most employees want what they do for a living to serve a greater purpose for both personal and professional growth; not just something to do to fill time and earn money.
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Nextgov
The Veterans Affairs Department recently launched a telehealth initiative to stand up remote, virtual exam stations in some of the nation’s most rural communities, where millions of veterans face serious challenges accessing the health care that they need.
Agency officials shared details with Nextgov about how the project — deemed Atlas, or "Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations" — represents the powerful potential for large-scale innovation that can be produced through robust public-private partnerships, and could radically transform the future of patient care.
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Military Times
Tricare beneficiaries who fill their prescriptions at a retail store or by mail will see their prescription costs rise on Jan. 1, and enrollment fees for most retirees and their family members on Tricare Prime also will increase next year.
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The Kansas City Star via Task & Purpose
A McClatchy investigation of cancer among veterans during nearly two decades of war shows a significant increase in cancer cases treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. The review, based on VA health care data obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, found the rate of treatments for urinary cancers — which include bladder, kidney and ureter cancers — increased 61% from fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2018. The rate of treatments for blood cancers — lymphoma, myeloma and leukemia — rose 18% in the same period. For liver and pancreatic cancer treatments the increase was 96%, and for prostate cancer it was 23%.
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By Lisa Cole
 Life can often feel like an endurance contest — deadline after deadline with piles upon piles of work. As much as we think pushing on even harder may remedy our discomfort, stopping may be the best first thing to do. We can give ourselves "permission to pause." By taking that break and granting ourselves a breather, it may become obvious that we are simply physically exhausted.
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