Monthly Archives: April 2009
Mixed Martial Arts in the United States Military
In the past few years MMA, otherwise known as Mixed Martial Arts, has seen a huge increase in popularity thanks to the re-creation of the UFC. MMA gyms are opening up everywhere across America, gaining attention from different age groups who are beginning to see this type of martial art as a great way to [...]
My Visit to the Local VA Hospital
Six years after I separated from the Air Force I have finally stepped foot in my local VA hospital. I had a great experience at my VA hospital as soon as I arrived. When people talk about the VA hospitals you get a sense of a gloomy, dark, cold place where you do not want [...]
Veterans Helping to Make a Difference
Veterans more than ever are working together to help raise awareness on military issues. From the single veteran writing a blog about battling PTSD-A Soldiers Prospective to a group of veterans such as the members of Rolling Thunder who ride for POW-MIA, veterans are finding new ways to raise awareness.
Thanks to the Internet these veterans [...]
Homeless Veterans
We don’t leave a soldier behind on the battle field, but why do we leave a soldier behind here in the U.S.?
The numbers of homeless veterans is staggering. In every state there is a problem with returning veterans who find themselves on the streets, with no benefits and no one to turn too. However with [...]
Increased Funding for Dept. of Veterans Affairs in the Coming Years
President Obama has come out today to announce a major increase in funding that will help Veterans of the Armed Forces.
Funding for programs such as electronic medical records will help veterans when separating from the military and transitioning to veteran status.
President Obama also stressed that thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are returning home [...]
Military Bloggers
Well I don’t know when blogging really became well known throughout the internet, but I know I started to blog once i created my website www.transitioningveteran.com .
A friend of mine told me about adding a blog to my website gaining the attention of many bloggers. It was a great idea as now i have the [...]
Combat to College program
Combat to College program is beginning to branch out all across the U.S.
This program Is setup to help veteran’s transition from the war zone to the classroom. Here is an article by Jessica Lawson who writes for Military Times, The Edge.
http://www.militarytimesedge.com/education/veteran-campus-life/ed_combat_tocollege_032309/
Colleges have many programs setup for us Veterans along with many programs setup for those [...]
Military.com Career Expo
Though these days we find people struggling as the economy takes a downturn, companies layoff workers and millions of Americans are now competeting amongst each other to find work, us who are Veterans do see many opportunities still.
The government is spending millions to create more government jobs to help stimulate the economy and those of [...]
