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MVEs are recognized in the month of May to help honor Armed Forces Day, May 18, 2013. VIENNA, Va., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Navy Federal Credit Union is one of the Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military by CivilianJobs.com for the third consecutive year. The worldwide credit union, serving the U.S. armed forces and their families, was selected for its commitment to helping military-experienced job seekers and veterans acclimate to the civilian workforce. (Logo:...
Even without combat, military service has subtle, lingering effects, study says It’s no secret that battlefield trauma can leave veterans with deep emotional scars that impact their ability to function in civilian life. But new research led by Washington University in St. Louis suggests that military service, even without combat, has a subtle lingering effect on a man’s personality, making it potentially more difficult for veterans to get along with friends, family and co-workers....
“Be all you can be,” the Army tells potential recruits. The military promises personal reinvention. But does it deliver? A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that personality does change a little after military service – German conscripts come out of the military less agreeable than their peers who chose civilian service. It’s hard to do long-term studies on how...
Listening to political protest from women soldiers in Israel Women have a long history of protesting war, but anti-war protest by women who've served as soldiers is a relatively new phenomenon. While there's a growing rate of women serving in western militaries (with some women in combat roles), little is known about how military service shapes the political attitudes of women and connects them with larger antiwar movements. A new study looks at this from the perspective of 20 Israeli...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans from all walks of life will unite to honor active military, veterans and military families this Veterans Day week culminating in 11 large-scale service events in 11 major U.S. cities on Veterans Day (November 11). It's all part of ServiceNation's Mission Serve initiative which brings together the civilian and military communities through service and volunteerism. Americans who wish to volunteer in honor of those who have served in the...
The Nation's Leader in Healthcare Documentation Training and Services is Recognized for the 3rd Year in the Row Shrewsbury, MA & Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) September 22, 2011 American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group, the nation’s leader in healthcare documentation training and services, has been recognized as a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs, a premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) believes that the President's proposal on budget cuts is nothing less than an attack on the fundamental principles that have sustained the all-volunteer military force for the last four decades. It intends to use its influence and that of its 370,000 members to fight both the philosophy and the specifics of the plan. MOAA's reaction position is based on the proposal's stated intent...
WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief, Army Reserve, reenlisted 60 Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) at the Capitol building this morning to mark the 101st birthday of the Army Reserve. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090423/DC04494 ) Soldiers from every state and U.S. territory were hand-selected for their accomplishments and overwhelming dedication to the Army Reserve. Included were Bronze Star recipients and veterans...
By Christian Lowe MOSCOW (Reuters) - On August 3, Russian conscript Ivan Shinkaryov flipped the safety catch on his rifle and shot himself dead. It was sad but unremarkable: in Russia at least 1,000 conscripts die each year in non-combat incidents. What made the suicide stand out was the fact that Shinkaryov was part of a unit guarding a facility that produces weapons-grade plutonium and stores tonnes of radioactive waste. In the past eight years, 17 of the recruits in Shinkaryov's...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army, which fell short in recruiting last year, made its 14th straight monthly goal in July and is expected to hit its 2006 target despite the Iraq war making recruiting harder, officials said on Thursday. Jeff Spara, in charge of Army recruiting policy, denied the Army has been making its recruiting goals by taking lower-quality volunteers who previously might have been rejected, as some experts contend. "It looks very good right now,"...
