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Unemployment Rate Down, But Not For Post-9/11 Veterans

Good news came out with the Economic News Release, dated October 4th, 2019, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment rates are now at a 50 year low of 3.... Read More...

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President Trump Announced Student Loan Debt Of Eligible Disabled Veterans Will Be Expedited

President Donald Trump signs a memorandum on veterans' student loan debt following his speech at the AMVETS 75th National Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Aug.... Read More...

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GI Bill Housing Payments Going Up For Some Online Classes

Full MHA Rates For Hybrid Classes With The Post 9/11 GI Bill Starts Now As of August 15th, 2019, hybrid classes will now be eligible for the full MHA (Monthly ... Read More...

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Retake DSST Exam for Free

Retake DSST Exam For Free For A Limited Time

From August 1st through September 30th, eligible military members can retake their DSST exams for free if they do not pass them the first time. This is poten... Read More...

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Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer Changes Delayed

One great aspect of the Post 9/11 GI Bill, was the ability to transfer to your spouse or dependents. Up until this week, the changes with GI Transferability we... Read More...

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Bill Would Erase Student Loan Debt For 100% Disabled Veterans

Student debt has been in the news a lot recently and a new bill has been proposed to automatically erase student loan debt for veterans who are “totally and per... Read More...

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Rick Scott Congress

Rick Scott: Veteran, Senator From Florida

Rick Scott is a Republican who has won a seat in US Senate from the state of Florida. He has served as governor of Florida since 2010, and will be ending his te... Read More...

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Jared Golden Congress

Jared Golden: Veteran, Congressman from Maine

Jared Golden is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. He is a former member of the Maine House... Read More...

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Denver Riggleman Congress

Denver Riggleman: Veteran, Congressman from Virginia

Denver L. Riggleman III is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Although he did put in a... Read More...

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Gil Cisneros Congress

Gil Cisneros: Veteran, Congressman from California

Gil Cisneros is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in California’s 39th Congressional District. This is his first political office... Read More...

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Mark Green Congress

Mark Green: Veteran, Congressman from Tennessee

Mark Green is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Green has been in politics since 201... Read More...

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Van Taylor Congress

Van Taylor: Veteran, Congressman from Texas

Nicholas Van Campen Taylor, knowns as Van Taylor is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Texas’ 3rd Congressional District. He ... Read More...

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Dan Crenshaw Congress

Dan Crenshaw: Veteran, Congressman from Texas

Dan Crenshaw is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District. This is his first political office. Ab... Read More...

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Elaine Luria

Elaine Luria: Veteran, Congresswoman from Virginia

Elaine Luria is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. This is her first political office. ... Read More...

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Mark Takano Congress

Rep. Mark Takano Likely to Lead House Veterans Affairs Committee

Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat representing California’s 41st Congressional District will probably become the leader of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. W... Read More...

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Education Corporation of America Closing

For-Profit Education Corporation of America Closing Schools

When you start an educational program, you expect to be able to finish that program but that isn’t always the case. One reason that can happen, that has nothing... Read More...

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Guy Reschenthaler Congress

Guy Reschenthaler: Veteran, Congressman from Pennsylvania

Guy Reschenthaler is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District. He has a few years of pol... Read More...

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William Timmons

William Timmons: Veteran, Congressman from South Carolina

William Timmons is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. He has been involved in po... Read More...

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Wreaths Across America

How You Can Honor A Veteran This Holiday Season

Before the holidays, you might see volunteers out adorning the graves of veterans with seasonal wreaths, most notably at Arlington National Cemetery. This isn’t... Read More...

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Chrissy Houlahan

Chrissy Houlahan: Veteran, Congresswoman from Pennsylvania

Christina “Chrissy” Houlahan is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District. This is her first... Read More...

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Max Rose

Max Rose: Veteran, Congressman from New York

Max Rose is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in New York’s 11th Congressional District. He is the first Post-9/11 combat veteran... Read More...

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GI Bill Housing Payments Delayed

GI Bill Housing Payments Delayed

Latest Updates for GI Bill Housing Payments Delay: Aug 2019: GI Bill housing payments have gone up for some online classes. Classes considered "hybrid" may be... Read More...

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Steve Watkins

Steve Watkins: Veteran and Congressman from Kansas

Steve Watkins is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. This will be his first political offi... Read More...

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Greg Pence

Greg Pence: Veteran, Congressman from Indiana

Greg Pence is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Indiana’s 6th Congressional District. This was the same seat his younger bro... Read More...

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Jim Baird

Jim Baird: Veteran, Congressman from Indiana

Jim Baird is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. He has previously served in the Indiana... Read More...

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