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Archive for June 12, 2012

VA Tailors Plan to Expand Mental Health Staff

VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System Tailors Plan to Expand Mental Health Staff Facility to Hire 24 as Part of Nationwide Boost (Harlingen, Texas) – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians as well

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Female Vets Feeling Better About VA Care

Air Force veteran Audrey May, 45 of Wilson, N.C. discusses pain she is having in her left leg after a recent surgery to Brenda Hall, LPN at the Durham VA hospital Wednesday June 6, 2012. Women make up 14 percent of the active-duty military and 8 percent

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Locate Information and Resources

No matter what you may be experiencing, there is support for getting your life on a better track. Many, many Veterans have found the strength to reach out and make the connection. To find the Veteran resources most helpful for you, fill in your zip code or

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Veterans on Taking Steps to Improve Relationships

The experiences of military life can affect Veterans in ways that may impact their relationships. In this video, Veterans talk about working through problems with their friends and loved ones and finding solutions that benefit everyone.   Relationships with friends, family, and co-workers can have a major

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Memories May Resurface During Retirement Years

Some Veterans do not understand why their memories of military service resurface years later, and others don’t feel their challenges are valid or deserve attention. Lauri wants Veterans of all ages to know what they’re going through is valid and there are services just for them that

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New Guide Highlights Best Practices and Innovations in Helping Veterans Thrive in the Private Sector

Last November, more than 30 organizations, including businesses, government agencies, think tanks and veteran advocates, joined forces in New York City for a “best practices” summit on veteran employment. Keynote speakers included Richard D. Parsons, now former chairman of the board of Citigroup, and Mrs. Patricia Shinseki

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About the Military

U.S. Military 101 The "Basics" of the United States Military Reserve members fall within one of the four main branches of the military: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Each branch has a group of reserves, but only the Air Force and Army attain a National Guard. In times of conflict and war, the President can call to duty all members of the reserves, but requires state approval for activation of the National Guard.

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