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Combat tours don’t cause permanent readjustment issues for vets: Study
A 20-year study of more than 2,000 Swedish service members found no long-term obstacles to them finding work and succeeding after serving in war zones.
OPM temporarily drops relocation requirements for special military spouse hiring
The new Office of Personnel Management regulation allows agencies to use military spouse special hiring authorities in a broader range of cases.
By Jessie Bur
US defends strike that Afghan family says killed innocents
Sunday’s U.S. drone strike killed 10 members of his family, six of them children, Ahmadi said.
VA eyes more focused employment help with future education, benefits efforts
The popularity of short-term, focused job training efforts are making officials reconsider ways to improve other veterans benefits programs.
Change of Mission: Advice for getting on with life after the military
Transitioning from military service is a complicated process. Here is some advice.
For thousands of disabled vets, this job training program may be better than the GI Bill
The Veteran Readiness and Employment program served about 123,000 veterans last year but may benefit even more.
2.7 percent raise for troops, DoD civilians next year gains momentum
Senate leaders joined White House officials and House appropriators in backing a 2.7 percent pay raise for all servicemembers in 2022.
Enlisted airmen can earn up to $360,000 in retention bonuses in these fields
High retention is still limiting the number of airmen eligible for reenlistment bonuses.
Lawmakers say DoD undercounts civilian casualties
The Pentagon says fewer than two dozen civilians were killed in overseas anti-terrorism operations last year, but a pair of lawmakers doesn’t believe them.
By Joe Gould
Did you make lieutenant colonel or technical sergeant?
Good news for thousands of lieutenant colonels and technical sergeants-to-be.
NC native honors father with site about toxic exposure at military bases
Gavin Smith’s father, a U.S. Army veteran, was exposed to contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, where he worked as a civilian for 25 years.
By Calvin Shomaker, The (Jacksonville, N.C.) Daily News via AP