Over 10,000 employees will leave the VA in September after taking a deferred resignation. Nurse and doctors quit too. See the full list of positions.
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‘Nobody to Watch My Twins.’ Military Spouses Quit Jobs, Families Bust Budgets in Scramble for Child Care
Child-care providers staffing upended by DOD hiring freeze, leaving military families without adequate care for their kids.
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‘I Came Home Different’: What They Don’t Tell You About Life After Service
Marine turned California police officer searches for community and purpose for himself and other veterans after retiring.
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‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then ICE Deported His Wife
Immigrant family members of military troops have no guaranteed path to citizenship and face deportation if undocumented..
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Four Siblings Joined the Military. Almost 30 Years Later, Only Two Remain
Army veteran vows to keep living after one brother was killed in the Iraq War and another committed suicide after returning with PTSD and injuries.
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This Company is Spending Millions to Profit Off Veterans’ Benefits. Why Won’t Lawmakers Stop It?
North Carolina-based Veterans Guardian is fighting laws that would stop unaccredited veterans benefits claims consultants from doing business.
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Norman Mailer Was Looking for a Fight. I Just Wanted Someone to Understand My Service in Vietnam.
Army veteran almost got in a fight with Norman Mailer when the American writerasked him to describe his service in the Vietnam War.
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My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed
Air Force veteran witnessed the military discriminate against Black service members in the 1970s and the changes that followed the Travis Air Force Base race riot.
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Fort Moore Was Named After My Parents. A Letter Mom Wrote Shows Why It Shouldn’t Go Back to Benning
Son of Fort Moore’s namesakes argues why the Army post’s name should not be changed back to Benning, includes letter from his mother
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Homegrown Trips: Desperate for PTSD Relief, Veterans Turn to Each Other for DIY Psychedelic Treatments
Veterans are building underground communities around illegal psychedelics to help deal with PTSD brought on from military service.
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‘I’m Just Trying To Be Good At My Job’: Transgender Troops Brace for Decision on Military Ban
Transgender troops await what a military ban could mean for their careers after Trump reversed Biden’s policy to allow trans service members.
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My Platoon’s Fight To Survive—and Heal From—The Bloodiest Battle in Iraq
My platoon’s bloody house-to-house fight through the deadliest urban warfare of the U.S. war in Iraq, and our decades-long journey to heal.
