Military Personnel

Team Rubicon: Helping Vets Heal the World

MeiMei Fox | Posted 01.09.2012

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MeiMei Fox

In honor of Veterans Day, here's a much-needed story about the courage, goodwill and valuable skills that our veterans have to offer our society.

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Sarge, There's a Naked Gay Guy in the Shower!

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marines, Civil Rights, Lesbian, Admiral Mike Mullen, Congress, Military Personnel, Gay, It Gets Better, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Human Rights, Department of Defense, Defense Department, L.G.B.T., Colin Powell, Voting Rights Act, Brown v. Board of Education, .Sex, Politics News
Norm Stamper

For years I marveled at the military's leadership in advancing the cause of civil rights within the ranks. It now has an opportunity to prove that the institution can be hospitable and welcoming to openly gay men and women.

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Survey Reveals Troubling Numbers Of Military Personnel In Debt

Washington Post | Michelle Singletary | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whenever I'm traveling and I see uniformed military personnel, I can't help but become a little teary-eyed. I worry that the service members may be s...

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Know Your 1,138 Marital Privileges, Courtesy of the Feds

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minor Spouse, Glbt, Social Security, Work-Related Injuries, Bloggers, Matrimania, Estate Taxes, Widowers, Marital Status, Old Age, Defense of Marriage Act, Veterans, Same-Sex Marriage, Most Important Person in Your Life, Tax Exemptions, Singlism, Legal Code, Community Supported Agriculture, Federal Civilian Employees, Disability, Benefits for Married People, Secondary Education, Family, Spouse, Friend, Federal Military Employees, 1138 Federal Laws, Military Personnel, Marital Privileges, Intimate Partner, Tax Breaks, Definition of Marriage, Family Farms, Stalking, Presidential Powers, Agricultural Loans, Taxation of Gifts, Unmarried Partners, Farmers, Residential Land Use, Singles Penalty, Gifts, Widows, National Parks, Locavores, Hardship, Onely, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

The report also makes it clear that some of the 1,000+ laws identified "may not directly create benefits, rights, or privileges" for married people.

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Military Families Are Targets of Predatory Lending

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Alderman

Military families are especially vulnerable to predatory lending schemes, which can ultimately lead to having their security clearances jeopardized or even being discharged.

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Andrew Koenig -- Death By Suicide

Esmeralda Williamson-Noble | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Personnel, White House, President Obama, Capitol Hill, NYU's Main Library, Bobst, Meditation, Andrew Koening, Obama, The Hill, Star Trek, Growing Pains Star, Yoga, American Faoundation for Suicide Prevention, Larry King, Walter Koenig, Suicide Is National Health Crisis, Nyu, Bobst Library, Sen. Schumer, Sen. Gillibrand, Vancouver, School Curriculum, Andrew Williamson-Noble, Growing Pains, Andrew, Alexander McQueen, Armed Forces, Stanley Park, Rep. Nita Lowey, Suicide, British Columbia Corener's Office, NYU's Library, New York News
Esmeralda Williamson-Noble

Before it touched me, I didn't know that every minute in the United States a person attempts suicide.

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Learning From the Fort Hood Tragedy: Comments from an Expert on Suicide and Violence

Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychiatrists, Mental Health, Major Hasan, Violence and Suicide, Prevention, Violence Prevention, Fort Hood, Psychologists, Military Personnel, Mental Health System, Ft Hood, Healthy Living News
Lisa Firestone

This misfortune points toward major flaws in our mental health system for military personnel, including the mental health of psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors treating our troops.

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DoD Seeks Software to Trick Soldier's Kids Into Believing They are Talking to Their Parents

Bob Ostertag | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Ostertag

The Department of Defense is soliciting proposals for a computer program that would allow small children whose parents are in Iraq or Afghanistan to "interact" with a virtual version of their missing parent.

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