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Veterans’ job numbers improve in May

The job market for veterans appears to be improving, with the veterans’ unemployment rate falling to 7.8 percent in May, down from 9.1 percent in April.

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VA claims expected to take longer in 2011

The 2011 Veterans Affairs Department budget unveiled Monday by the White House includes what VA officials called an “unprecedented” 27 percent funding increase for the Veterans Benefits Administration, some of which will be used to hire 4,000 permanent employees to … Continue reading

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VA claims expected to take longer in 2011

The 2011 Veterans Affairs Department budget unveiled Monday by the White House includes what VA officials called an “unprecedented” 27 percent funding increase for the Veterans Benefits Administration, some of which will be used to hire 4,000 permanent employees to … Continue reading

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Thousands of PTSD vets may get benefits boost

Military officials have agreed to pay potentially millions of dollars to service members who were medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder with disability ratings of less than 50 percent.According to federal law, the military is required to give anyone whose … Continue reading

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Thousands of PTSD vets may get benefits boost

Military officials have agreed to pay potentially millions of dollars to service members who were medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder with disability ratings of less than 50 percent.According to federal law, the military is required to give anyone whose … Continue reading

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On average, bonuses up $5,000 from 2009

Selective retention bonuses are bouncing back in 2010.The average bonus is $31,052, nearly $5,000 more than last year’s $26,300.Payments are increasing for 35 Air Force Specialty Codes, and the service is adding 10 AFSCs to its SRB list. The total … Continue reading

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Most U.S. youths unfit to serve, data show

U.S. military-age youth are increasingly unfit to serve — mostly because they’re in such lousy shape.According to the latest Pentagon figures, a full 35 percent, or more than one-third, of the roughly 31.2 million Americans aged 17 to 24 are … Continue reading

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Economy fueled recruiting gains in FY09

The active and reserve military branches all met or exceeded both their numeric and quality recruiting goals during fiscal 2009 for the first time in the 36-year history of the all-volunteer force, the Pentagon’s top military personnel policy official said … Continue reading

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Economy fueled recruiting gains in FY09

The active and reserve military branches all met or exceeded both their numeric and quality recruiting goals during fiscal 2009 for the first time in the 36-year history of the all-volunteer force, the Pentagon’s top military personnel policy official said … Continue reading

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Aging fleet more air-worthy than in 2001

More airplanes are flying today than at the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a feat the Air Force attributes mostly to the hard work and ingenuity of maintainers.Two-thirds of the service’s aging fleet is available to go … Continue reading

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