Military Families

Survey: Military Families Want to Feel More Connected to Communities 0
- DC360, Military Families
- February 6, 2019
Almost half of military families do not feel connected to their local civilian communities, according to a new survey by Blue Star Families. “Military family respondents identified increasing the availability of military spouse jobs as their top recommendation for improving a sense of belonging to their local civilian community,” Blue Star Families writes in an
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Suicides Up in Army 0
- DC360, Military Families
- February 6, 2019
The Army has made progress in preventing suicide but “more work needs to be done,” an Army spokeswoman told Army Times last week after data showed suicide up 20 percent in the Army in 2018. Across all services, suicide ticked down slightly. The latest DOD data shows the problem is most acute among active duty
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Communities Strengthen Military-School Links 0
- DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- February 3, 2019
Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., said a recent community summit to discuss military children education is “the beginning of a long journey that will require the engagement of the entire community,” according to a Forbes column by Jim Cowen, executive director of the Collaborative for Student
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Contractors May Get Shutdown Backpay 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- January 31, 2019
Members of the House and Senate are pushing legislation to allow some government contractors to get backpay for work missed during the 35-day partial government shutdown, according to Federal Times. Federal employees are already receiving backpay. “It’s just commonsense that the contractors who work side-by-side with all of us deserve back pay, too,” Sen. Tina
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VA Expands Private Sector Care Eligibility 0
- DC360, Military Families
- January 30, 2019
More veterans could access private sector health care under new guidelines the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday and which will be put in place by June. Veterans who live more than 30 minutes from a VA clinic or who are waiting more than 20 days for appoints would have more options to get care
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New Report Recommends Quality of Life Improvements in Texas 0
- DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 28, 2019
A new report puts Texas “one step closer to [the] important goal” of making the state better for service members, families and veterans, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. The Governor’s Committee To Support The Military outlined 13 ways the state can improve services to military families and veterans, the San Marcos Corridor News reported. The recommendations
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