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A massive veterans reform bill backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs will face resistance in Congress' lame-duck session from a group intent on letting the new Republican-controlled Senate and President-Elect Donald Trump have a say in how expeditiously VA employees can be fired.
With only a couple of months left as VA Secretary, Bob McDonald is making one final appeal to Congress to pass the reform bill that's the culmination of his two-year tenure. The 400-page Veterans First Act contains dozens of provisions to streamline the appeals process for disability compensation, allow more leeway in disciplining employees and grant VA medical staff the ability to work flexible hours, among other things.
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Veterans Association of America wants to know...
Do you think President-elect Trump will help the needs of our military veterans??
- Yes, I believe he will.
- No, I really think it'll be worse.
- I'm not really sure what he's going to do.
- I believe we should wait and give him a chance to clarify himself.
Please provide your unique response as we take each them very seriously..
As a reminder, we assess all answers with the utmost of care and consideration. Survey results revealed in next week's VAA Dispatch.
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Oct. 25, Nov. 2 and 8 survey results: Do you think the Presidential Election will have any bearing on the type of medical services or disability coverage you'll receive in the near future from the VA?
Military Times
Higher education is failing veterans; at least by official measures.
As long as the Department of Education gauges educational success for student veterans by the same factors as for nonveteran students, we will always be behind the eight ball.
Simplified, the federal government requires institutions whose students receive federal financial aid to report its student data. The data collected in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System still doesn't take into account student veterans' unique situation.
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Business Insider
Companies take note: hiring a veteran of the U.S. Military comes with a host of benefits. A number of Quora users responded to the question "What are the advantages of hiring someone who has been in the U.S. Military?" Of the responders, retired Marine sergeant and current hiring manager Jon Davis outlined ten key reasons employers should hire military veterans. His responses are summarized below.
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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Military.com
A new survey of female military veterans and service members shows most perceive the public doesn't recognize or value their service the way it does their male counterparts, and their contribution isn't adequately portrayed in the news and entertainment media. The survey, conducted by the advocacy group Service Women's Action Network, includes nearly 1,000 service women and veterans from 49 states representing all states, with both officers and enlisted troops represented.
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Business Insider
It should be no surprise that skills learned in the military, such as decision-making under pressure, organization and leadership, translate well to the corporate boardroom. And those skills tend to make a big difference, with companies led by former military officers tending to show better performance. People, like Fred Smith or Sam Walton, have become household names for their business success. Lesser known is their service prior to the companies they founded.
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TechCrunch
Uber has long been a supporter of the United States Military, dating back to when they launched UberMILITARY two years ago with the goal of signing up 50,000 military veterans to be drivers. On Veteran's Day, the company launched a new feature aimed at honoring service members. When a rider is matched up with a driver who has signed up with UberMILITARY, they will get a notification telling them that their driver is a veteran or military family member.
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HealthNewsDigest.com
As the nation commemorated on Veterans Day, a company dedicated to the health of America's animals stepped forward to ensure the health of the brave warriors who have made major sacrifices in fighting for our freedom. Kriser's Natural Pet stores across the country are raising money to help American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, which has supported the U.S. military for 100 years, provide lifesaving service dogs to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress.
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Marine Corps Times
Nov. 10, 1775, marks the beginning of the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen. To celebrate the Marine Corps' 241st Birthday, we looked at the top 10 things that make the Corps awesome.
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Fleet Owner
Canvass any group of truck drivers or truck technicians — be they freight haulers, dump truck operators, diesel engine repair specialists, you name it — and you're going to find a large passel of military veterans among them, though not nearly in the numbers once experienced.
For nearly two generations now, no American has been obligated to join up and serve in the military — and, unsurprisingly, few do so now. In fact, less than 0.5 percent of the U.S. population today serves in the armed forces, compared with more than 12 percent during World War II.
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TODAY
Following a dizzying two-year period in which he lost his eyesight in an explosion in Afghanistan and then came back to become a Paralympic gold medalist, Navy veteran Brad Snyder decided he wanted to adopt a service dog. Gizzy, his German shepherd, has been with him since 2013 in his inspiring journey from being rendered blind by an improvised explosive device five years ago to winning seven medals in swimming between the Paralympics in London and Rio de Janeiro.
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