July 12, 2011 TROY - Troy University ranks in the top 15 universities and colleges nationwide for military members using Tuition Assistance, according to Military Times, a leading independent military news organization. According to the Department of Defense, TROY was listed at 13 for all military branches, and 8 for Army and Army National Guard members taking voluntary … [Read more...]
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 -- President Barack Obama today awarded the country's highest military honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, an Army Ranger who was shot in both legs and had his hand blown off while saving his fellow soldiers during a firefight in Afghanistan. Petry became only the second living veteran of the wars in … [Read more...]
President Obama Calls For Balanced Defense Spending Cuts
By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service 7/8/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Though he is committed to cutting the Defense Department budget as part of the overall reduction in the federal deficit, U.S. security and strategic needs must drive the effort, President Barack Obama said June 6 in his first Twitter town hall meeting. Obama said he conducted the meeting to find … [Read more...]
VA Officials Create Women Veterans Call Center
7/7/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to women veterans in order to solicit their input on ways to enhance the health care services VA provides to women veterans. "We are taking a proactive approach to enhancing VA health care for women veterans," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We are seeking the input of … [Read more...]
New Online Training Tools to Help Prep for Deployment
July 8, 2011 By U.S. Army FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 7, 2011 -- The Army Training Network will use new online training materials that focus on brigade counterinsurgency, cultural sensitivity, and concussions and traumatic brain injuries to prepare units and Soldiers for deployment to Afghanistan. ATN, a one-stop Army training center, is available to anyone with an Army … [Read more...]