"The idea isn't to get the guy off; it's to help the veterans get the treatment they need. They deserve our help," said Shad Meshad, founder of the National Veterans Foundation and a Vietnam veteran who has counseled soldiers for 40 years. Read more »
We come from different places, different backgrounds. We served in different locations/times/wars.
So it doesn’t make sense that we’d react the same way, does it? ‘Course not. I been thinkin’ about this. If we’re all different in all these ways, and the one thing we have in common is our service, then it stands to reason that as many differences as there are among us, there’s an equal number of approaches to our problems. You with me? Read more »
WASHINGTON — For months, Justin has spent nearly every waking moment with the other men in his special operations unit, building a close bond with each one. Read more »
If you’re lookin’ to leave the cushy military life to return to civilian life any time soon, you should know about TAP, a program to help vets and military families make the transition to civilian life.
The result of a partnership between the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, the TAP program offers employment and training information to armed forces members.
But you gotta get into the program within 180 days of your separation or retirement date. Write that down on your dance card.
So, are there dancing lessons? Well, not exactly. TAP’s a comprehensive 3-day workshop being offered at select military installations across the country. Professional facilitators from State Employment departments, military family support services, and/or Department of Labor contractors are brought in to work with workshop participants.
Last posting we talked about the incidence of suicide in military vets and military families, and I signed off saying there’d be more in the next post. Well, we’re there and it’s time. To tell the truth, I’ve sabotaged myself with what one of my friends calls “domestic engineering.” That’s when you know you have to do something and instead of tackling it you do all manner of things beforehand trying to, well, avoid it. You call it getting ready. Right. I guess raising the subject was harder than continuing it, so let’s get started. Read more »
I’m different, you’re different.
If you’re lookin’ to leave the cushy military life to return to civilian life any time soon, you should know about TAP, a program to help vets and military families make the transition to civilian life.
families, and I signed off saying there’d be more in the next post. Well, we’re there and it’s time. To tell the truth, I’ve sabotaged myself with what one of my friends calls “domestic engineering.” That’s when you know you have to do something and instead of tackling it you do all manner of things beforehand trying to, well, avoid it. You call it getting ready. Right. I guess raising the subject was harder than continuing it, so let’s get started. 
