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At only 17 years old, as a senior in high school, I joined the National Guard and spent my senior year performing monthly drills at my assigned guard unit. Two years later, my unit closed and relocated two hours away, so I joined the Air National Guard and attended basic training in the summer of
Read moreAre you a Veteran or Servicemember with a service-connected disability? VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program may be able to help you tackle barriers to employment. The VR&E program assists Veterans and Servicemembers who have an established employment handicap resulting from a service-connected disability. The program offers one-on-one support, counseling, and training to start
Read moreVeterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Sunday proposed eliminating a controversial policy that limits veterans from receiving private-sector health care. Speaking to hundreds of people at the Disabled American Veterans annual conference in Arlington, Va., Shulkin laid out his top 10 priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. It was his first public address since becoming VA
Read moreStatement Released by Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary: We welcome Mr. Scott Blackburn, to the role of Acting Deputy Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective February 26, 2017. He is currently the Executive Director, MyVA Taskforce. Scott is a strong advocate for our Veterans and VA employees. In 2014, Scott was inspired
Read moreOne of VA’s biggest successes recently has been hiding in plain sight under our digital noses. The GI Bill Comparison Tool continues to quietly break traffic records as 79,246 visitors used the tool in January 2017 and has received 5.6 million page views since coming online. It’s no surprise the start of a new semester brings
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