WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2013 - The Veterans Affairs Department has hired 815 peer specialists and peer apprentices, exceeding the hiring goal set in a 2012 presidential executive order aimed at improving access to mental health services for veterans, service members and military families. On June 3, VA officials announced the department had met another goal established by the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Alabama Veterans Caught In Disability Compensation Appeals Backlog, Allsup Reports
Belleville, Ill., November 06, 2013 - Veterans with disabilities in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California and North Carolina are among those facing the longest lines of pending appeals for service-connected disabilities at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Offices, according to an analysis of VA data by Allsup, which provides veterans disability appeals … [Read more...]
A Veteran’s Day Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
A Veteran's Day Proclamation by the President of the United States of America - November 5, 2013 - On Veterans Day, America pauses to honor every service member who has ever worn one of our Nation's uniforms. Each time our country has come under attack, they have risen in her defense. Each time our freedoms have come under assault, they have responded with resolve. Through … [Read more...]
Annual Caps for Kids Cap Drive Underway
MEMPHIS, Tenn., November 06, 2013 (NNS) - Navy commands worldwide will soon receive a letter requesting donations of Navy ball caps to support the Navy's Caps for Kids program. Administered by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) in Memphis, Tenn., the Caps for Kids program is entering its 16th year as one of the Navy's most consequential outreach programs. Since … [Read more...]
Chief Sees Future of Army Equipment at PEO Soldier
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 6, 2013) - The Army's chief of staff inspected an array of advanced technology being mobilized on behalf of Soldiers during a visit to Program Executive Office Soldier here, Nov. 1. Experts from Program Executive Office, or PEO, Soldier briefed Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno on a new generation fused thermal and night vision goggles, more … [Read more...]