AUGUST 18, 2021 - With the new school year approaching, it’s a good time to learn how School Support Services can help military families adjust to a new location and navigate a new school system. School Support Services provides Army school-aged youth with educational opportunities, resources, and information necessary to achieve academic success, according to … [Read more...]
4 Post-Military Skills All Veterans Should Work On
AUGUST 18, 2021 - It is a well-known fact that some groups of veterans, for a variety of reasons, do better than others. Whether because they start their reentry into civilian life during booming economies with plenty of jobs or because they leave the military with in-demand skills that are in high demand in the civilian economy, some vets have it easier than others. With that … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: How Veterans Can Learn From Vietnam Veterans
AUGUST 17, 2021 - This is the second in a four-part series about Afghanistan Veterans and how they can get help through VA. Read the other parts: Part 1: Afghanistan: How Veterans can reconcile service The second part of this series focuses on how those who served in Afghanistan can learn from those who served in Vietnam. While the conflicts are different, there are … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: How Veterans Can Reconcile Service
AUGUST 16, 2021 - Major news outlets for the past few months have focused on the drawdown of our nation’s longest war: Afghanistan. At its peak, there were more than 100,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2010; the number of troops have steadily shrunk over the past decade. While news coverage debates the decision to cease combat operations, the highest-ranking enlisted … [Read more...]
How to Care for Your Military Spouse During Times of Physical Separation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 - Even though it is one of the most expected pieces of being married to a person in the military, the periods of having to physically be separated can be stressful to say the least. Both side of the coin will experience this stress and for the military person themselves, it is usually quite important for them to feel like they are still providing for their … [Read more...]