Text Messaging to Prevent Suicide

Veterans and troops in emotional crisis—and their friends and families—may text to the VA’s Veterans Crisis Line at 83-8255 to receive immediate and confidential support.  The text service is free and is available, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and connects a user with a specially trained VA professional—many who are veterans themselves. Click the link for details on the VA’s expanded efforts to prevent suicide

VA Budget Request: $140 billion

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ recently released a report about the President’s proposed $140.3 billion budget for the VA for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. If approved by Congress, the budget would fund services for newly discharged veterans, continue the drive to end veteran homelessness, reduce the disability claims backlog, improve collaboration with the [...]

Bruce’s Story: Back on His Feet, Working Toward a Goal

Bruce, a veteran who asked that only his first name be used, found himself in a downward spiral that started in his teens with “a long line of bad decisions” and ended with a stay at New Horizons, a transitional-living center for homeless veterans in Hebron, Illinois.

Asbestos-Related Health Hazards Among Veterans

Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military products and shipyards because of its resistance to fire, wrote Carl Jewett in an e-mail to TLS.
Jewett is a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. He now is [...]

VA Updates Online Application for Health Benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its online Application for Health Benefits.
Veterans may complete or download Form 10-10EZ at the VA health eligibility Web site: https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez.
This revised online application provides enhanced navigation features and allows veterans to save their application to their local desktop and return to the application at any time without having [...]

Reasons to Hire a Vet

FAST LEARNERS: Training in the U.S. military has given veterans skills to meet today’s challenges and help grow your business for the future.
LEADERSHIP: The military trains recruits to lead by example, direction and delegation and puts them in leadership roles early during their time in service.
WORK ETHIC: In service to our country, veterans have worked [...]