Veterans Transition Resource Center

Helping Veterans Transition from Military to Civilian Life

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The Corps is struggling to pump out JTACs amid growing operational demands

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Marine students with the Tactical Air Control Party coursework together to call in air-support where friendly forces are being suppressed by the enemy during a two-day live-fire exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 20-21, 2016. (Marine Corps) High demand for tactical air … [Read more...]

Why Trump asked the Wasp’s crew ‘electric or steam?’

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President Donald Trump wants the Navy to replace these electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class aircraft carriers with steam variants. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) President Donald Trump kicked off a Tuesday speech to the crew of the amphibious assault ship Wasp with a question — electric or … [Read more...]

Marine Corps spouses can now apply for $500 professional licensing reimbursement after PCS moves

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Many military spouses are in career fields that require occupational licenses, and the requirements vary by state. The Marine Corps has joined the Army and Air Force in implementing a program that reimburses spouses for up to $500 in fees they've paid to get a new license in the new state after they … [Read more...]

Disabled Afghanistan veteran sets Guinness World Record for deadlift

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Martin Tye, a veteran who was medically discharged after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb adjacent to Tye's vehicle, set the seated deadlift world record on May 6, lifting 1,113 pounds, 5 ounces. (Guinness Book of World Records) Martin Tye was a lance corporal in the British Army in 2009 … [Read more...]

These brigades are the next to accept women into direct combat units

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This year the Army is opening jobs for women in brigade combat teams at five new locations. (Patrick Albright/Army) More than three years into its efforts to recruit and assign women to every combat military occupational specialty, more than 1,000 women have joined the infantry, armor … [Read more...]

More than 200,000 DHS employees have this new benefit

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All civil service employees of the Department of Homeland Security can now shop at Coast Guard exchanges.(Coast Guard Exchange) More than 200,000 civil service employees of the Department of Homeland Security now have a new benefit: shopping privileges at Coast Guard exchanges. “We welcome all … [Read more...]