U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS
U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS will examine the ever-changing social and economic climate faced by our uniformed men and women as they begin the transition to civilian life. Veterans are disciplined, skilled, team players, yet they still face difficulty when applying for employment. With their sights set on cutting the high unemployment rate among veterans the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has approved legislation that would require broad job-skills training for all U.S. service members before leaving the military.
FUTURE WORKFORCE: The Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 is a bill to help Veterans make a successful transition from military service to the working world, particularly those brave men and women who have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan. The coming year will a greater encouragement of industries across our nation to take advantage of this outstanding pool of dedicated, disciplined individuals to fill the open positions.
With the changes in the Post 9/11 GI Bill, and the many recent updates, our service members are being afforded more advantages than ever before to further their college educations, participate in training programs, and earn certifications through technical and vocations programs. From C4ISR, to telecommunications to the Internet, satellite communications and beyond, the publication will explore the strategies that will effectively deliver voluntary education programs that will accommodate the changing needs of our military service members to give them a competitive edge in the work place.
U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS will look at the wide spectrum of pay and benefits programs which are offered to service members, retirees and their families. Additionally, the publication will examine how each of the branches of service have incorporated the latest GI Bill initiatives and what these changes will mean to service members who are making the move to the private sector jobs.
EDUCATION: The publication will offer a guide to Colleges, Universities, Technical and Vocational schools who cater not only to the active duty soldier through distance learning and special aide programs, and assign college credit for military service, as well as accommodate those service people whose educational goals reach beyond two and four-year degrees. As well, the publication will provide important information on the new benefits that are afforded to military spouses through the MYCAA program.
Personal Messages/Profiles: Erik K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan; U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; Bill Carr, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Policy; Dr. David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Timothy R. Larsen, Director of Marine Corps Personal and Family Readiness Division; Carolyn L. Baker, Chief of DoD Continuing Education Programs. As well, world leaders and leaders of industry, key people throughout the Armed Forces, the Federal Government and the Department of Defense will weigh in on their views of the future as it pertains to our military personnel during war and peace time.