From a Department of Veterans Affairs News Release WASHINGTON – August marks the third anniversary of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and since it was implemented, the Department of Veterans Affairs has provided educational benefits to 773,000 veterans and their family members, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs news release. “This is one of the most important … [Read more...]
Tactical Gear Giveaway!
August 20, 2012 5.11 Tactical and MilitarySpot.com have partnered up to say "Thank You" to all our military members, family members of the military, and all those that support the Military. Prizes valued over $150.00! The rules for this give away are simple. Leave a comment showing your support for the Military Like our Facebook Page *Share* this post with your friends … [Read more...]
Book Review: Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Book Review: Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia One of the most common bits of advice for aspiring writers is to write what you know. Larry Correia took that bit of wisdom and ran with it like Jesse Owens. Correia knows guns and b-horror movies and he combines his passions into a novel that reads like a mix of Supernatural and The Dirty Dozen. Monster Hunter … [Read more...]
Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
August 7, 2012 WhiteHouse.gov President Obama signs a bill that will help improve access to health care for veterans, streamline VA services, expand support for homeless veterans, and also provide extended medical care for veterans and their families who were based in Camp Lejeune in the years the water was contaminated there, and prohibit protesting at military … [Read more...]
Could You Be Drafted?
August 7, 2012 The last time Americans were drafted to go to war was the Vietnam War (1961-1975). Since then, the military has successfully sustained an all volunteer force. However, the former US commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, recently pushed for a reinstatement of the draft to ease the strain of the current volunteers force constant rotation of deployment. … [Read more...]