Veterans

Coming to the end of a military career, whether through retirement or separation, means you need to plan for what’s next. While many transition into civilian jobs, a significant number of veterans opt to start, ...

You’ve completed your service. While you were on active duty, you learned or improvised many skills, whatever was needed to accomplish that day’s mission. Now you’re back in civilian life, looking to apply those unique ...

If you are a veteran or active-duty service member dealing with a mental health problem or crisis, you are not alone. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), more than 1.7 million veterans ...

Veterans who are disabled are eligible for tax breaks above and beyond what veterans without disabilities may get. Tax breaks for disabled veterans are usually in the form of exemptions – money that is exempt ...

You’re just out of the service and looking for a job, but the hard skills you learned in the military don’t seem applicable to life in a civilian position. The hiring managers you’re talking to ...

The federal government will help with burial of military veterans, but there are conditions and qualifications that must be met. The first and most important condition is that the veteran must not have been dishonorably ...

The reality of military service is that nearly 85 percent of personnel leaving active duty each year do so with honorable discharges or a general discharge under honorable conditions. Their departures may not be the ...

Serving in the military shouldn’t make you more likely to need legal advice, but in these litigious, complicated times, military service can’t isolate you from conflicts that require legal advice. Fortunately, there are plenty of ...

If you're a disabled veteran who receives in-home care, you and your caregiver could be eligible for the VA's Caregiver Support Program (CSP). Those who are eligible can potentially receive a number of resources, including ...

If you’re a veteran receiving medical care and disability compensation, notification of a benefits review from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs might feel like getting audited by the IRS. After all, they have one ...

The first and best piece of advice is this: Have a plan, and start working on it sooner rather than later. This will give you the best shot at success. For all the difficulties that ...

It’s no secret that working with the federal government or as a government contractor means you might find yourself with access to privileged information. Being granted that access means that you must have, or be ...

About 250,000 service members transition into civilian life every year. One of the first things they do is look for a job, and many don’t like what they see. A LinkedIn study found that 33% ...

Your chance to make a good first impression in a crowd – without handing out $100 bills – is even more difficult when your first contact is a job resume fighting for consideration in a ...