Tag: Military
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A Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Primer
Back in January 2007 in his first act as senator, decorated Vietnam War veteran and former Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb, the then-junior senator from Virginia, proposed a massive and desperately needed update to what many have called one of the most important pieces of legislation ever to be enacted into law. Despite initial…
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On Wearing Two Hats
A lot has been going on in the military as of late, and I guess that means I owe y’all a post about it. But in the meantime, I wanted to highlight something that caught my eye as of late. The AJC had a story this past weekend about Air Force Lt. Colonel Stan Brown’s…
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We Stand Alone, Together
With less than a month to go before the post-9/11 Montgomery G.I. Bill signed into law last year comes into effect, schools are bracing themselves for the rush of new Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that will soon become members of academic communities across the country. In fact, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that the…
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The Next Chapter
And so it begins. As the Obama Administration envelops itself in its renewed focus in Afghanistan, Iraqis are celebrating the beginnings of a draw down that’s been awaited for a long time. Coalition forces have begun to cease combat operations in urban centers throughout the country. In fact, coalition forces will no longer operate unilaterally…
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Around the Services…
A few of the latest headline-grabbing tidbits across our armed services: President Obama (or “America 6” as I like to call him), announced today that New York Rep. John McHugh will succeed the Hon. Pete Geren as the Secretary of the Army. Considering that Rep. McHugh is a Republican representing a district that President Obama…