VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 – GI Bill for Unemployed Veterans Age 35-60 If you are an unemployed military veteran, you may be eligible for a new GI Bill / career training program: the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 was created to help veterans gain marketable skills to more easily find a job....

President Obama calls for TRICARE Fee Increases President Obama recently released a $4.4 trillion deficit-reduction plan, and military benefits were a large part of the proposed cuts. Increases to TRICARE fees were included in the President’s plan, in addition to proposed...

VA Accidentally Releases Vets' Personal Info January 21, 2012 Stars and Stripes|by Leo Shane III WASHINGTON -- More than 2,200 veterans had their personal information accidentally posted on the genealogy website Ancestry.com...

Veteran’s Disability Benefits Under Attack Again! by Jere...

Veterans Day Honors Service, Sacrifice By...

August 31, 2011 Courtesy of VA.gov
Over $2.2 Billion in Retroactive Agent Orange Benefits Paid to 89,000 Vietnam Veterans and Survivors for Presumptive Conditions WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today that more than $2.2 billion in retroactive...

Disability Payments to Former Spouse? Sgt. Shaft | August 09, 2011
Courtesy of Military.com


Dear Sgt Shaft: I am in the middle of a divorce after 18 years of marriage. I receive service-connected disability...

Two Plead Guilty to Embezzling from Disabled Vets August 11, 2011
The Commerical Appeal|by Lawrence Buser Two former government employees have pleaded guilty in federal court in Memphis to conspiring to embezzle nearly $900,000 from veterans beneficiary accounts under their supervision. Jack...

August 18, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lanier has entered what he calls the "vast unknown." A combat veteran and father to four daughters, he can't remain in the military because of a serious back injury earned in Iraq. But he can't yet accept a civilian job because...

THE SECRET CODE ON VETERAN'S DD214

Spin Codes - Legal Action
By: Edwin Crosby
CLICK HERE TO VIEW Recently filed BCMR case/complaint RE: SPN/SPD coding
The...