In marking the 75th anniversary of the original GI Bill, a top Department of Veterans Affairs official on Wednesday pointed to a glaring difference between the post-World War II and post-9/11 versions — the small-business option. Paul Lawrence, head of the Veterans Benefit Administration, said, “One of the things I get asked about wherever I go is: ‘Why […]
(CNN)A rear admiral who began her career as a helicopter pilot has been named the next president of the US Naval War College, the first woman to fill that role, the secretary of the Navy announced Friday. Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield serves as a commander of the Joint Region Marianas in Guam and previously served as a […]
The U.S. Army National Guard has selected the first female officer to command an infantry division, marking another milestone for women serving in combat units. Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will assume command of the California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division during a June 29 ceremony at the Joint Forces Training Base at Los Alamitos, California, according to […]
From Okinawa to Germany and bases in the U.S., military spouses and active-duty troops are attending a law school in upstate New York, thanks to the first online program accredited by the American Bar Association. “You just click on the link,” Veronica Edmonds, wife of an Army Specialist in Vilseck, Germany, said of how she attends class […]
A new military veteran program is coming to the College of Charleston. Beginning in spring 2020, the College will officially accept military transfer credits. Veterans will be able to use their military service and training courses for elective credit. Read More
On the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill, freshman U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, is taking aim at for-profit colleges, introducing a bill Wednesday that would close a loophole she says props up substandard schools that view veterans as “cash cows.” Shalala’s proposed “Defending all Veterans in Education Act,” or DAVIE, would change what is known […]
KINGWOOD — The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy, a military-like school about 45 minutes southeast of Morgantown, allows students to earn their high school diplomas within roughly five months. During that time, they live at the school almost exclusively. The regular public schools the students there hail from get to count them as graduates. The academy, located at […]
In a few milliseconds, electrical arcing in aircraft wiring can release thousands of joules of energy. This is enough to ignite wire insulation, pierce hydraulic lines, and compromise critical flight-control subsystems. The aviation industry urgently needs reliable arc-fault detection and mitigation measures. Going on decades now, academic and commercial research on the subject continues because […]
The VA Debt Management Center just announced it reduced call wait times by over 75 percent while also increasing calls taken by 40 percent from 2016 to 2018. As part of the agency’s veteran-focused initiatives, they agency reduced call wait times from 21 minutes in 2016 to under 5 minutes during 2018. The initiatives include […]
The Military Times just released its, “Best Schools for Vets” rankings. Rankings were determined after hundreds of schools were reviewed on issues that vets say are most important to them, including great academics and a strong veteran culture. Read more