Justin Sloan

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How the VA's Compensated Work Therapy Program Is Helping Veterans

The compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Program provides veterans an opportunity to gain valuable long-term employment skills.

Why Veterans Should Get over the 'Anti-Honeymoon Period' as Quickly as Possible

If you're trying to network and get a job, it's best to avoid or move past the anti-honeymoon period. Here are three reasons...

What This Study Says About Veteran Unemployment

The nonprofit RAND Corporation recently released the results of a 15-year study it conducted that looked at Iraq and...

Veteran-Friendly Company Case Study: CarMax

CarMax is committed to supporting service members during the transition to the civilian workforce.

Entrepreneur and podcaster John Lee Dumas served in the Army for approximately eight years, including a tour of duty in Iraq.

Veteran Entrepreneur Profile: John Lee Dumas

Entrepreneur John Lee Dumas set up the Entrepreneur on Fire podcast, inspiring and educating other veterans.

Scott Fussell and Byron Chen talk military transition

Transition Podcasts Provide Guidance for Your Job Hunt

Scott Fussell of CommandYourBusiness.com and Byron Chen of SuccessVets.com teamed up to create military transition web videos...

Mike Eash clears his cut in the bow saw competition at the 15th annual Lumberjack Festival and Competition in Berlin, N.H.

Top 10 Worst Jobs in 2016

Active-duty military made the top 10 worst jobs list, as did these others, based on environment, income, outlook and stress.

Top 10 Military Transition Podcasts

Military transition podcasts can help you find a mentor and life-hack the need for a mentor until you find the right one.

How This Labor Department Program Is Aiding Female Veterans

The Department of Labor has a page dedicated to female veterans in the workforce and information on how its programs help...

3 Programs to Ease Your Military Transition

Vets find art, therapy or other means to help them in the transition and even dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder...

Some Top-Rated Nonprofit Organizations for Veterans

With more than 7,000 US-based nonprofits helping veterans and military families, how do you know which are worth your time or...

Candidates in Officer Candidate School salute during the 75th anniversary OCS ceremony at the Marine Corps.

Military Principles to Help You Succeed in Your Civilian Career

There's no reason to ignore what you learned in the military when you transition to the civilian world.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Aaron Spaulding and Cpl. Nathaniel Hubbard practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques.

4 Ways Military Martial Arts Can Lead to a Civilian Job

How are your military martial arts skills useful in the civilian world?

Buffalo, N.Y., District employees enjoyed some lunchtime learning as student trainee Dave Fournier did a presentation about his winter study abroad.

How to Land Government Jobs by First Studying Abroad

Veterans should consider the David L. Boren National Security Education Program (NSEP) and the Critical Language Scholarship...

Home Base Iowa: Helping Veterans Transition

Home Base Iowa is focused on connecting transitioning service members and veterans with career opportunities in supportive...

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Marchers with the Alt-Right Neo-Nazi group "Reclaim America"

Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says

The report released by the Defense Department inspector general revealed that in fiscal 2023 there were 183 allegations of...

Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Carson Can't See Doctors in the Early Morning Under New Rules

An armor officer at Fort Carson, Colorado, this week issued a new set of policies to his formation effectively banning...

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A Marine Recruiter's 'Grooming' of a Teenage Recruit Led to an Investigation. The Family Says He's Still Terrorizing Them.

Thirty-six-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne is now under investigation by military authorities after self...

physical training uniform prototype at Marine Corps University

The Marine Corps Tried to Redesign Its Physical Training Uniform. After 3 Years, It's Abandoning the Project.

The Marine Corps has ended a plan to revamp its physical fitness uniform, according to the service. The initiative lasted...

No More Late Night Alcohol Sales: Army and Air Force Exchange Stores to Ban the Practice Next Month

The change on Army and Air Force bases is meant to support the Pentagon's suicide prevention initiative, which said that...

USS Carney is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

Ships Face Houthi-Claimed Attack in Red Sea as Officials Say a US Warship Also Fires in Self-Defense

The USS Carney wasn't damaged in the attack and no injuries were reported on board.

Latest Military Videos

Gaza Truce Extended and More Hostages to Be Released, AP Explains

The Associated Press' Correspondent in Jerusalem Sam Mednick explains the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which was due to...

US Navy Removes Fuel From Plane in Hawaii Bay

The U.S. Navy said Monday that it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a large plane that...

White House Hails Extension of Truce Between Israel and Hamas

The White House on Monday hailed the extension of the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days, which will result...

Buildings in City in Northern Gaza Strip Bear Horrific Scars of Intensity of Israel's Offensive

Almost every building in Beit Hanoun has been left destroyed by the intensity of the latest war between Israel...

Investigations and Features

What the Pentagon Has, Hasn't and Could Do to Stop Veterans and Troops from Joining Extremist Groups

The military and its transition programs have largely failed to provide what experts say is necessary to steer troops and...

Poisoned Water: How a Navy Ship Dumped Fuel and Sickened Its Own Crew

A years-long investigation reveals that the Boxer unintentionally compromised its own water supply in 2016.

Army News

Army Warns Recruiting Efforts Could Take a Hit if Congress Doesn't Pass Ukraine and Israel Funding

Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo said efforts to solve the military recruiting crisis are "absolutely ... hamstrung" by...

An Army Kiowa helicopter flies over a convoy of U.S. soldiers at the Makua Military Reservation in Hawaii

Live-Fire Training in Makua Valley Not Needed, Army Says

The military has officially committed to never resuming live-fire training at Makua Valley, one of its most controversial...

Navy News

Incidents with Navy Ships and Rising Tensions in the Red Sea Test Pentagon's Deterrence Claims

The uptick in attacks, and the apparent targeting of merchant shipping, appears to be part of a concerted campaign by the...

Philippines BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), right, and USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)

China Says a US Navy Ship 'Illegally Intruded' into Waters in the South China Sea

The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the...

Air Force News

A CV-22 Osprey flies over Hokkaido, Japan

Remains Found of 5 More Air Force Crew Members Recovered After Osprey Crash Off Japan Coast

Dive teams located the missing crew as well as the main fuselage of the aircraft, which went down in the ocean during...

Missile handling team training exercise at Minot Air Force Base

Air Force’s Missileer Cancer Study Now Looking at 14 Different Cancers and Environmental Risks at Other Bases

Carcinogens that likely cause cancer -- such as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs -- were detected and cleaned up at three...

Space Force News

Space Force Reports 2 Suicides This Year, Marking the First in the Service's Short History

Until this year, the relatively tiny and new Space Force had been an outlier among the other services as they have struggled...

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to reporters in the Capitol building on Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Tommy Tuberville Is Just the Face of a 'Broken' Confirmation Process, Critics Say

Anger over Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade of high-ranking military promotions may have hit a boiling point as a handful of...

Marine Corps News

Former Marine Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Planned Parenthood While on Active Duty

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Family of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Fails to Win Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin

A lawsuit against Alec Baldwin filed by relatives of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan has been resolved in the actor's...

Coast Guard News

No One Was Injured when a US Navy Plane Landed in a Hawaii Bay, but Some Fear Environmental Damage

Concerns about environmental damage are looming a day after a large U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and landed in a Hawaii...

Navy Plane Overshoots Runway and Ends Up in Ocean, but All 9 Aboard Escape Unharmed

A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but...