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Military.com
Tricare pharmacy co-pays for most drugs will go up in 2018 due to a measure expected to be approved by lawmakers.
The measure, approved by the Senate early this year, is included in the final version of the annual Defense Authorization Act, congressional staff said Wednesday at a briefing with reporters.
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Military Times
Veterans Affairs officials will start issuing new veterans ID cards in November, giving recipients an easy way to provide their military service for business discounts and other promotions.
The move, first reported by Military.com, comes two years after Congress passed legislation for the cards. A VA spokesman said they'll be made available for no cost to any veteran who applies through the department's website.
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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U.S. Department of Defense
From the dawn of the Republic, the United States has depended upon its veterans, and it owes them a debt of honor that must be paid, Vice President Mike Pence said at the annual Veterans Day ceremony.
He stood in for President Donald J. Trump, who is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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Military Times
Veterans Affairs officials will launch a new advisory board to review department benefits to find ways to simplify the current process and cut back on bureaucratic costs.
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Lodging Magazine
Despite the "ready for anything" approach that permeates the hospitality industry, many hotels do come to specialize in the types of guests that most often frequent their properties. Hotels near convention centers develop strategies to better serve business travelers. Roadside properties may become especially adept at turning rooms quickly early in the morning when their guests move on. But one category of U.S. hotels has taken this specialization to the next level — military properties.
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Government Executive
Meditation retreats and free trail mix are nice, but what employees really want is less trendy, and less materialistic, than that.
According to a new survey from the American Psychological Association, the top determinant of employee satisfaction and trust in their employer is the timeless concept of supervisor support.
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American Express OPEN Forum via Heleo
James Clear is an author and productivity expert who uses behavioral science to help nearly half a million newsletter subscribers optimize their habits. Nir Eyal is a tech entrepreneur, Stanford University educator and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products." The two recently sat down to discuss how to put technology in its place, build a better work culture and supercharge your daily productivity.
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CompTIA
After serving our country and settling back into civilian life, many veterans want to take advantage of Post-9/11 GI Benefits. Whether it's to continue your education, start your college career or get certified in an area of interest, using the educational benefits available to you is a great way to advance your career.
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Military Times
Americans honored their military veterans Saturday with a parade in the wintry cold of New York City, where one World War II vet thanked onlookers for remembering, and in a somber ceremony in a Texas community bloodied by a church massacre where almost half of those killed had ties to the U.S. Air Force.
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National Military Family Association
Over the four days leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11, each name etched into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is read aloud, commemorating the 35th anniversary of its inception, and honoring the memory of lives lost.
The 58,318 names we should never, ever forget.
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American Trucker
There are two groups of truck drivers that have fewer accidents, drive more miles and stay in the same job longer: veterans and women. And thanks to federal initiatives to help veterans get jobs in transportation, we should start seeing more women vets piloting trucks on American roads.
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Medical Xpress
Walking the challenging Kokoda Track, climbing Mount Kosciuszko and undertaking other adventurous pursuits may help treat depression in military veterans, new research shows. This preliminary finding is from a University of South Australia study of 45 current and ex-serving Australian military personnel who signed up for adventure-based tours in the past 12 months.
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SpouseBuzz
"This is the most important story I've ever told," ABC News chief global affairs correspondent and author, Martha Raddatz, told the crowd at the Los Angeles premiere of National Geographic's mini-series, "The Long Road Home", based on Raddatz's book of the same title.
As Raddatz's voice cracked and the soldiers and Gold Star families portrayed in the series joined her on stage, there wasn't a dry eye in the house, nor a soul in the audience that didn't believe her.
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Veterans Association of America wants to know...
Do you think each service member is discharged appropriately (honorable, court martial, bad conduct discharge, etc.)? And should it affect their civilian life?
- I'm not sure how they assess certain criteria in determining discharges.
- It has been very interesting to see that some get certain preferential treatment and others don't.
- They don't leave you with much wiggle room to defend yourself with the evidence acquired.
- Some are motivated to get you out if you're not well liked or have pre-determined assessments based on your background and cultural ethnicity that you're "not a good fit."
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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