10 Things That Can Get Vets to Land Jobs & Find Careers
While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this past March that the jobless rate for military veterans fell to 4.3 percent, a report from Georgetown University and the media […]
July’s Best Military Discounts in One List
A number of retailers show their gratitude to the military community by offering deals and discounts. Every month on this blog, The SITREP, you’ll find links to them below. CLOTHING, SHOES & APPAREL Under […]
Silicon Valley Entrepreneur on Why Hiring Vets Is a No-Brainer
“AMERICAN HEARTS” is a series of in-depth, candid conversations with United States military veterans, and those who support them. This latest installment features Chip Kahn on the benefits of hiring vets. […]
Sunglass Hut Is Now Offering a Military Discount
Sunglass Hut, the retailer that sells brands like Burberry, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Prada and Versace, among many others, is now offering a 15% discount to the military community. To take advantage of […]
Plan a Cheap Labor Day Vacation With These Military Discounts
Recently, KAYAK analyzed historical data from their internal database, and came to this conclusion: flights over Labor Day weekend won’t start increasing until after August 10 (and then by about seven […]
3 Important Things to Know About the Proposed ‘Forever G.I. Bill’
While bipartisan agreement on an expansion to the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill — unofficially known as the “Forever G.I. Bill” — have many in Washington optimistic for it to become law, […]
A Retired Army Special Ops Officer on Tracking Terrorists & Pimps
“These guys are completely open about what they’re doing. On Facebook. On Twitter. On Snapchat. All of these different sites. And all different dating sites.” “When we’re overseas we have […]
What You Need to Know About the VA Home Loan
In a recent online survey taken by RallyPoint that asked which veteran benefit is most valuable, two dominated the conversation. One was the G.I. Bill. The other was the VA Home Loan. To help […]
A Retired Army Special Ops Officer on Why He Went Back In
“When I was 17 I joined. I didn’t know anything about Rangers, but I knew a little about Special Forces from the movies, from Green Berets, Rambo, Apocalypse Now, that kind […]
Man Pulls Over on the Highway, Plays Taps Near Site of Military Crash
On Monday, 15 United States Marines and one U.S. Navy sailor were killed when the military transport plane they were aboard experienced a “midair failure“, and crashed into soybean fields […]
An Army Veteran’s Story: The Three Millionth Ticket
Since its founding in 2008, Vet Tix has provided free tickets to over 550,000 registered VetTixers in the military community. Robert Hanna is a United States Army veteran living in Connecticut. In […]
Noah Galloway on How His Parents Helped Him Deal With Anger
In 2005, Noah Galloway’s life changed forever. On Christmas Day, he woke up in a German hospital to discover that he had been injured by a roadside bomb five days […]
Marine Vet Firefighter on Rescuing the Flag in Viral Wildfire Photo
A photograph taken by a freelance journalist in California depicting three firefighters rescuing an American flag in the middle of a raging wildfire has attained virality this week, with some even […]
Tips for Getting the Most out of Your Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
If you’ve served actively and honorably in the United States military for 36 months, after September 11, 2001, you’re eligible to receive benefits from the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, and use […]
In His Final Message, a U.S. Army Vet Explains Why He Left to Fight ISIS
In February of this year, United States Army veteran Nicholas Warden, 29, went to Syria to join the YPG — the primarily-Kurdish, U.S-backed militia known as the People’s Protection Units. […]
Homeless Female Veteran Shelter in Georgia Is Trying to Change Lives
After years of involvement in her church, Margaret Flowers had seen homelessness grow in her hometown in Houston County, Georgia. As she got to better understand the communities she was […]
An Oregon Truck Driver Helps a Stranger in Need — a Homeless Vet
Mitchell St. Marie had already lost his job and his home when he was faced with another misfortune — not having enough money to pay his storage unit’s rent. “We checked […]
Army Vet Gives His Medal of Honor to Entire Brigade
United States Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta — the first living service member since the Vietnam War to be awarded the military’s most prestigious honor — took off the iconic light […]
Military Members Can Enter to Win This Patriotic TaylorMade Golf Bag
TaylorMade is paying special tribute to the military community this summer by making one lucky former or current service member’s golf gear better. They’re giving away one of their golf […]
Father of Fallen Marine Receives Surprise Package
When an American military service member is killed in combat, their loved ones must come face-to-face with the casualty assistance calls officer on the other side of a door. Bob […]