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Young vets’ joblessness hits 10.3 percent

The Labor Department reported Friday that the unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans was 10.3 percent in March. That was slightly better than in March 2011 but higher than the current overall 8.2 percent national jobless rate.

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BAH gets average 2 percent bump for 2012

Basic Allowance for Housing rates will rise an average 2 percent next year across the nation, but rates will drop slightly in about one-third of U.S. locations, according to new Defense Department data released Thursday.

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BAH gets average 2 percent bump for 2012

Basic Allowance for Housing rates will rise an average 2 percent next year across the nation, but rates will drop slightly in about one-third of U.S. locations, according to new Defense Department data released Thursday.

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The ‘why’ behind the RIF

About 26 percent of the captains and majors being forced out by a reduction-in-force board had volunteered to leave the Air Force earlier this year.

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Military retirees’ COLA to rise by 3.6 percent

After two years of having no annual adjustment, military retirees will receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment effective Dec. 1.

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Montgomery GI Bill rates up 4.2 percent

Montgomery GI Bill benefits will increase 4.2 percent on Friday, to a maximum of $1,426 a month for full-time students who spent three or more years on active-duty.

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Montgomery GI Bill rates up 4.2 percent

Montgomery GI Bill benefits will increase 4.2 percent on Friday, to a maximum of $1,426 a month for full-time students who spent three or more years on active-duty.

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More than 5,000 airmen will remain in Iraq

More than 10 percent of U.S. forces left in Iraq when combat operations officially end Aug. 31 will be airmen conducting close-air support, airlift and intelligence-gathering missions, and working with Iraqi security forces.

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June unemployment rates rise for veterans

The unemployment rate for veterans rose slightly in June, to 8 percent overall and 11.5 percent for Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, a sign that expanding programs aimed at helping veterans find work are not working in a stagnant job market.

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June unemployment rates rise for veterans

The unemployment rate for veterans rose slightly in June, to 8 percent overall and 11.5 percent for Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, a sign that expanding programs aimed at helping veterans find work are not working in a stagnant job market.

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