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Military Members Can Earn Credits While on Active Duty, But Can They Access Those Benefits?

Educational Opportunities Remain a Major Draw for New Military Recruits

In an ongoing survey, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) asks a key question: What made you want to serve? Fifty-three percent, said the reason they joined the armed services was the educational benefits.

Mike Flores joined the Army National Guard in 2003 as a medic. He says he was motivated by the desire to save lives.

U.S. Senator Focuses on Workforce Training and Efforts to Help Military Veterans

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), questioned Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the department’s FY2022 budget. In his opening remarks, Blunt underscored the challenges small businesses are facing due to federal unemployment insurance policies and outlined […]

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Merle Smith, 1st Black graduate of Coast Guard Academy, Dies

Merle Smith Jr., the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, has died. He was 76. Smith died last month of complications from Parkinson’s disease and COVID-19, according to his wife, Lynda Smith. Smith commanded a cutter in Vietnam, taught law classes at the academy in New London and retired from active-duty […]

Female Military Veterans in Congress Advocate for Preservation of DoD Women’s Personnel Panel

Six female military veterans in Congress are arguing to preserve a Defense Department panel on women’s personnel issues that has advocated for opportunities for female servicemembers, Military.com reported. The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) has been temporarily suspended due to an efficiency review of the Defense Department’s 42 advisory committees that […]

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Felician University Announces Sixth President

James W. Crawford III has been officially named Felician University’s sixth president. Crawford, a retired Admiral, has served as interim president since September 2020. The chair of the board of trustees, Chris Swenson, said that Crawford was an “inspiration, a servant leader and someone who truly lives our Felician core values.” “Steering the university,” said […]

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Pentagon Seeks to Hire Deputy Inspector General to Address Extremism in Military

The Pentagon is looking to hire a senior executive to address “supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang activity” in the U.S. military, Task and Purpose reported. The exact job listing is for a deputy inspector general for diversity and inclusion and extremism in the military, who would be principal adviser to the Pentagon’s Inspector General on […]

Report: Number of Military Suicides Drastically Greater Than Military Operations Deaths

More than quadruple the number of military service members have died from suicide than from military operations since September 11th. The numbers were included in a recent report on U.S. military deaths. An estimated 7,057 service members have died during military operations since 9/11. 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans have committed suicide, according to […]

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Family of Former LSU President Sues to Regain Military Items and Historical Papers

The family of a former Louisiana State University (LSU) president are suing the school to get back his military items and are seeking monetary damages for “extreme humiliation” caused by LSU’s denouncement of his segregationist views, according to the Associated Press. Jill Craft – attorney for descendants of Troy H. Middleton – said the suit […]

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Three Bills Supporting Military Families and Veterans

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law three bills – to take effect July 1 – that would support military families and veterans, Bay News 9 reported. The first bill will allow public schools to have a “Purple Star Campus” designation if they meet certain requirements, such as training a staff member to be […]

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University of Maryland Receives $2 Million to Launch Business Outreach Center for Veterans

The University of Maryland has been given a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to launch the Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center, a center for training, consulting and assistance for military veteran entrepreneurs and veteran-owned small businesses. UMD Chief Innovation Officer Julie Lenzer will lead the center, which will work […]

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Heinz Endowment Renews Funding for Syracuse Institute for Veterans and Military Families with $446,000 Grant

The Heinz Endowment has renewed funding for Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) with a $446,000 grant, helping fund the institute’s national policy work to support veterans and their families through empirical evidence. “The Heinz Endowment has enhanced our ability to advocate for military families through a combination of strategic communications, research […]

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Angelo State University Junior Wins Robert A. Kilmarx Award for the Best Military, Intelligence, or National Security Strategic Analysis Paper

Military College Students Plead Not Guilty to Hazing Charges

Virginia Military Institute Rejoins MAAC Men’s Lacrosse League

Air Force Service Members Granted More Time to Decide Military Career After Becoming Parents

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