MARCH 20, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Navy leaders announced March 20 an update to the instruction governing the Post-9/11 GI Bill Educational Assistance Program which outlines specific steps for Sailors to follow to properly transfer their benefits to family members. OPNAV Instruction 1780.4 was updated March 2 and consolidates policy detailed in NAVADMINs 187/09, 203/09, … [Read more...]
Military Medicine, VA Ramp Up Sharing Patients in San Antonio
March 4, 2015, JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON - In a move that helps veterans, and active-duty military patients and their families, local Veterans Affairs, or VA, and military medical facilities have dramatically increased their work-share agreements over the past two years and are seeking to add more. Brooke Army Medical Center, or BAMC, the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing and the … [Read more...]
Naval War College Hosts Strategy and Budget Panel
FEBRUARY 12, 2015, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - As part of the final practitioner session for students enrolled in the National Security Decision Making (NSDM) course at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), the national security affairs department hosted a panel discussion titled "Force Planning - Strategy Meets Budget," Feb. 10. The objective of the session was to gain perspectives from … [Read more...]
HUD-VA Program Serving Homeless Veterans Expands Into Native America Communities for the First Time
FEBRUARY 2, 2015, WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the HUD and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that helps homeless veterans find permanent supportive housing will, for the first time, expand directly into Native American communities. This support for veterans is provided through the HUD-Veterans … [Read more...]
TA Updates Raise Bar For Marine Students
JANUARY 28, 2015, BEAUFORT, S.C. - The Marine Corps has updated regulations for tuition assistance in the 2015 fiscal year. Marines now have longer to apply before their class begins and more stringent grade policies, according to Marine Administrative Message 687/14. “This is such a great opportunity to be able to take advantage of,” said Jessika Fusco, … [Read more...]