Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who struggle with the anger and emotional outbursts of combat trauma are more than twice as likely as other veterans to be arrested for criminal misbehavior, new research has confirmed. The new study, published Oct. 1 in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, for the first time draws a direct
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Veterans For Peace is a national organization founded in 1985 by military veterans opposed to the Reagan administration’s war against the people of Central America. It includes men and women veterans of all eras and duty stations spanning the Spanish Civil War, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, other conflicts
A task force looking at how Utah serves veterans will ask the Legislature to streamline the myriad — but disjointed — state services offered to those who served their country. The Veterans Reintegration Task Force, created by the Legislature to suggest changes, has been meeting monthly since July. Its 20 members include lawmakers and representatives
(Reuters) – Four of the largest U.S. manufacturers on Monday unveiled plans for a new group committed to train military veterans to work in the manufacturing sector. General Electric Co, Alcoa Inc, Boeing Co and Lockheed-Martin Corp said they would provide financial support to the “Get Skills to Work Coalition.” It will initially aim to
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to restore cuts made to education aid for veterans going to college. The Post 9/11 GI Bill Payment Restoration Act (H.R. 1451) would reinstate living expense stipends during school breaks. “Our service members earned and deserve their educational benefits,” said Davis, a member of the House Education and
If you’ve served in the military but have dreams of one day earning your college degree, we’ve gathered some admissions intel that may prove helpful to you. As part of our continuing coverage of the annual meeting of the National Association for College Admission Counseling this week in Denver, we sat in on a session
Bureau of Labor Statistics officials estimate the September unemployment rate for that group at 9.7 percent, more than one percent less than the August rate. For 2012, the monthly average unemployment rate sits at 9.8 percent for those veterans, well below the 12.1 percent rate of 2011 and on pace for the lowest mark since
U.S. Army veteran Curtis Duncan will do anything for a job. Drive a truck. Operate a forklift. Work security. “Would you like me to come dig a ditch for you?” Duncan asked business recruiters at a veterans’ job fair Thursday. “Maybe fish your keys out of your car?” The 53-year-old Plant City veteran has been
There were no mentions of America’s veterans during Wednesday night’s presidential debate, a point that frustrates former US troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It was seriously disappointing,” says Tom Tarantino, a former US Army captain and chief policy director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). “This was the debate that
How times have changed. Forty years ago, many of our veterans returned home from military service during the Vietnam War era to an almost indifferent community. One day they are fighting for their lives and the lives of their fellow warriors; the next, they were back home among friends and relatives fighting a quieter (but