Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Wars lessons being applied to ease combat stress

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Team VCS

Published January 18, 2012 | Associated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. –  When the Marine unit that suffered the greatest casualties in the 10-year Afghan war returned home last spring, they didn’t rush back to their everyday lives. Instead, the Marine … Continue reading →

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Important New Resource for our Veterans seeking Work

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Team VCS

US.jobs Connects Job Seekers to 90,000 Employers INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — DirectEmployers Association and The National Association of State Workforce Agencies partner to launch a new National Labor Exchange website using the intuitive .jobs Internet domain. … Continue reading →

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Veterans Need Strong Connection to Civilians to Help Transition

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Team VCS

KATIE BAIRD Published: 01/18/12 12:05 am From Tacoma,WA News Tribune.com As readers of this newspaper likely know, last year Joint Base Lewis-McChord suffered a record number of suicides (TNT 12-30). Tragically, this increase reflects a nationwide trend; suicide rates in … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ New Battle Front: Job Market

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Team VCS

Skill Transition is New Territory January 15, 2012 (Washington Post) – When Tom Tarantino left the Army as a captain in 2007, he was uncertain how his jobs skills as a mortar and cavalry platoon leader in Iraq and his … Continue reading →

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First Lady Unveils Plan to Improve TBI, PTSD Care

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Team VCS

January 12, 2012 (Military.com) – Speaking Wednesday to an auditorium packed with camouflage-clad soldiers and medical students in white lab coats, first lady Michelle Obama announced a new initiative to help doctors better identify, understand and treat the invisible wounds … Continue reading →

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First Lady Tackling Medical Treatment For Vets

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Team VCS

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS text size A A A WASHINGTON January 11, 2012, 01:19 am ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other … Continue reading →

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GI Bill Tools to Kick Start Your Spring Semester

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Team VCS

January 10, 2012 by Alex Horton The winter break was much too short, and once again another semester has arrived for student Veterans at colleges and universities across the country. Some are relieved to find their graduation date looms in just a … Continue reading →

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VCS’s Statement on Jon Huntsman’s Plan to Tax Combat Pay.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Team VCS

Ambassador Huntsman claims to love America as all politicians are want to do  but he has just blatantly disrespected our military and veteran’s decade of sacrifice with his recent economic proposal. Read about the proposal http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/08/31/309249/huntsman-taxes-rich/. Military Service members have for … Continue reading →

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PTSD study reaches out to Fort Hood soldiers

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Team VCS

01/04/2012 05:11 PM By: Chie Saito   Thanks to new research, Fort Hood soldiers can now improve understanding of how to improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatments.  The research now underway is driven by a multidisciplinary partnership called STRONG STAR led by … Continue reading →

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Important:VA Extends Qualifying Time of Persian Gulf War Veterans Undiagnosed Illnesses by Five Years

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Team VCS

Kansas City Infozine Tuesday, January 03, 2012 :: Staff infoZine Information about undiagnosed illnesses is available online atwww.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar link Washington, D.C. – infoZine – “Not all the wounds of war are fully understood,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “When … Continue reading →

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