Military personnel transferring to the civilian world will have many tasks to complete. One of these is getting a life insurance plan. Sevicemembers on active duty have the SGLI (Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance) which is a program of low cost coverage. It is also available to ready reservists, National Guard members, and a few...
Though the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.7% for all generations of Veterans, the Iraq and Afghanistan era vets rate has risen to 12.1%. This increase comes after after a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that saw a .01% increase in created jobs, or about 80,000. There are currently a few programs...
The American Legion is not happy about proposed Department of Defense and veteran benefit cuts. The nations largest veterans organization says it would further hurt the economy and do irreparable damage to the capabilities of the armed services to protect the US. The Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is expected to make...