Tag Archives: Afghanistan

A warrior unbowed: Captain’s wounds will never heal, but he’s a better man because of them

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Team VCS

A very inspiring story. —   Is Army Capt. D.J. Skelton a wounded warrior? It sounds like a trick question. Insurgents attacked him in Iraq with a rocket-propelled grenade in 2004. His face and body were permanently damaged. The loss … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ mental health treatment not as timely as contended

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Team VCS

By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY An internal investigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs released Monday says tens of thousands of veterans waited far longer last year to receive mental health treatment than what the VA contends.   An inspector general found … Continue reading →

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A Lagging Indicator

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Team VCS

Time Magazine credits VCS-VUFT Lawsuit with decision to increase mental health staff.   —–   By MARK THOMPSON From Time’s Battleland Blog Even as the pace of war, and the number of Americans waging it, is falling, their need for mental-health … Continue reading →

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Army Refines Medical Management of Concussion

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Team VCS

  By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – Over the past 20 months, the Army has been working to refine the way it tracks and treats the most common form of battlefield brain injuries — … Continue reading →

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Pressure to reduce VA disability claims may cause more delays, advocates warn

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Team VCS

By Steve Vogel From the Washington Post With the Department of Veterans Affairs facing a growing backlog of more than 900,000 disability claims, advocates for veterans warned Wednesday that pressure by the VA to reduce the numbers will increase the … Continue reading →

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Recruitment ads by for-profit colleges targeted

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Team VCS

JUSTIN POPE WASHINGTON Where do for-profit colleges get the money they spend on all those highway billboards and television and radio ads? Mostly from the government, at least indirectly. Federal money, most of it through the financial aid that students … Continue reading →

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Veterans Department to Increase Mental Health Staffing

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Team VCS

 Lawsuit mentioned ———– By JAMES DAO Published: April 19, 2012 The Department of Veterans Affairs will announce on Thursday that it plans to hire about 1,600 additional psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health clinicians in an effort to … Continue reading →

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Veterans push to get job credit for military experience

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Team VCS

By Mackenzie Carpenter, Molly Born Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff When is a combat medic no longer a skilled medical professional? When is a tank driver no longer qualified to operate heavy equipment? When is a troop division commander too inexperienced to … Continue reading →

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Weak economy, lack of opportunities have returning vets fighting for jobs

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Team VCS

Military service is synonymous with sacrifice. But for many troops coming home to Western Pennsylvania from Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere — what some officials have called “the coming tsunami” of veterans looking for work in a fragile job market — … Continue reading →

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A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS Staff Quoted ———— From the New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof HERE’S a window into a tragedy within the American military: For every soldier killed on the battlefield this year, about 25 veterans are dying by their own hands. … Continue reading →

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