The San Diego-based nonprofit has aided nearly 700 service members/veterans since 2010 founding. Posted by Hoa Quách (Editor), May 7, 2013 When Edward Erickson completes 20 years in the Navy on May 31—he’ll be ready for corporate America, he says. Erickson—who has served in Kuwait and Iraq—said he’ll be ready because he recently graduated from REBOOT, a 3-week program
Join veterans as they journey from service oriented to personally motivated to succeed as civilians while attending the REBOOT workshop. Posted by Krishna M Jackson, March 4, 2013 I am sharing my blog, Veterans REBOOT Lives, to get the word out about a wonderful program that helps veterans with the transition to civilian life. Here’s a taste Getting the
Empowered UCLA Extension is offering a complimentary online course plus career counseling to any recently honorably discharged U.S. service member or active service member, including their eligible family members.
First Lady Michelle Obama’s office Thursday entered the debate over the growing military sexual assaults scandal now plaguing the Pentagon by joining in a meeting with 16 members of Congress at the White House. According to Politico, the lawmakers, most of them women, were there to discuss the issue with White House senior adviser Valerie
A decade of sustained combat operations and the resultant pressure they have placed on military members and their families is taking a deadly toll on the nation’s armed forces, particularly the U.S. Army, which has seen record-high suicide rates in 2012, according to Pentagon figures.
By Rebecca Ruiz, NBC News contributor After 21 years in the Navy, Ashley Gonzalez, 40, had to make a tough choice last year: uproot his family from San Diego for an assignment in Mississippi or retire and rejoin the civilian world. Gonzalez, a chief petty officer, had previously deployed to counter-narcotic operations in South and
The American Freedom Foundation announces its 4th annual American Freedom Festival San Diego, presented by SKYDEX, taking place Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. aboard the historic USS MIDWAY MUSEUM and featuring the legendary Creedence Clearwater Revisited. This annual concert will celebrate our Veterans and men and women of America’s armed forces at the
“Last year the White House announced a new plan to tackle the high rate of unemployed veterans. Today the president and first lady announced that the ‘Joining Forces’ program was months ahead of schedule and has already helped 290,000 veterans or family members find work or receive career training. While I applaud the focus on
Governor Pence travels to Fort Wayne today where he will sign the Soldier‘s Tuition bill into law. The bill provides Indiana‘s veteran‘s in-state tuition to the state‘s colleges and universities. Senator Jim Banks (R-Columbia City), who authored the bill, says it is a win-win for Indiana and veterans.
