14 February 2012
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VA for Vets Helps Vets Find Work
VA Seeks Blood Donors
Vets Healthcare May Face Cuts
Sesame Street Connects
Deal of the Week: Travel Discounts
$100k Protection for $6.50 a Month
VA Questioned About Contracting Violations
VA Care Giver Program Anniversary
Disabled Vets: More VA Loan Benefits
Top 10 Technology Jobs
Find Military Buddies: 20+ Million Records
Military-Federal Survey: Your Opinion
"CCME Cares" Event
Bracelet Finds Its Way Home
VA Focuses on Women's Health Care
Applying ACE Credits
Play Military Trivia, Win an iPod
AF to Retire 286 Aircraft
VA to Offer Paperless Enrollment
Absentee Voting Options
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VA for Vets Helps Vets Find Work
The VA for Vets program provides an online "high-tech" and "high touch" approach to recruiting, hiring, and reintegrating veterans into civilian careers. More
VA Seeks Blood Donors
VA's Million Veteran Program is seeking volunteers to build a blood sample bank in an effort to solve genetic mysteries. More
Vets Healthcare May Face Cuts
Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL) warns sequestration could force a 2 percent cut in the VA budget. More
Sesame Street Connects
The Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, wants to help parents and children communicate with a program called "Talk, Listen, Connect." More
Deal of the Week: Travel Discounts
Visit the Travel Channel on Military.com to find exclusive military discounts offered by top airlines. More
$100k Protection for $6.50 a Month
AFBA offers low-cost life insurance with no war or terrorism exclusions and makes it affordable to keep your loved ones safe. More
VA Questioned About Contracting Violations
VA officials recently admitted to illegally purchasing pharmaceuticals for veterans off-contract through its Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor. More
VA Care Giver Program Anniversary
The toll-free National VA Caregiver Support Line also connects callers to VA's other support lines such as the VA Veteran Crisis Line and Coaching Into Care Line. More
Disabled Vets: More VA Loan Benefits
Disabled veterans receive all the benefits VA home loans have to offer with a few advantages. More
Top 10 Technology Jobs
We've assembled a top-10 list of fast-growing tech jobs. More
Find Military Buddies: 20+ Million Records
Check out the Military.com Buddy Finder to search over 20 million military records -- Search by name, pay grade, job code, age or installation. More
Military-Federal Survey: Your Opinion
Do you make purchase decisions for the military or a federal agency? Do you influence those decisions? If so, we'd value your input. More
"CCME Cares" Event
In the spirit of supporting the military Council of College and Military Educators has partnered with Operation Gratitude to have a "CCME Cares" event. More
Bracelet Finds Its Way Home
A silver Missing In Action bracelet has found its way to the mother of a Vietnam veteran. More
VA Focuses on Women's Health Care
VA's Women Veterans Health Care webpage contains tools and resources to help promote heart health for women. More
Applying ACE Credits
Through ACE, you can take academic credit for most of the training you have received, including Basic Training. More
Play Military Trivia, Win an iPod
Think you know military history and trivia? Test your knowledge with the Military.com Trivia Challenge. More
AF to Retire 286 Aircraft
The Air Force has announced proposed force structure changes that support the new DoD strategic guidance retiring 286 aircraft over the next five years. More
VA to Offer Paperless Enrollment
VA has launched a streamlined version of its online application for VA health benefits (VA Form 1010EZ) for servicemembers returning from deployment. More
Absentee Voting Options
Military members, their families and other Americans living outside the U.S. can register to vote and request an absentee ballot by downloading a federal postcard application. More
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