The Marine Corps Scalable Plate Carrier
Written by simplyRik on September 3, 2008
Photo by: Sgt. M. Trent Lowry - Sgt. Henry L. Butts, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, Multi-National Force
The days of the traditional Marine Corps Kevlar Vest are gone. According to Military.com the Marine Corps has begun to issue a new protective vest that is lighter, more comfortable and which allows more movement that the current Modular tactical Vest (MTV) despite the fact that the Corps has shipped over 80 thousand of [...]
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VA Delivering Care “Outside the Box”
WASHINGTON – Using the latest high tech devices as well as the energy of wind and waves, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is helping veterans make health care and health maintenance parts of their everyday routine — a story which is a highlight of the August edition of “The American Veteran,” the Department’s [...]
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Yet Again Politics Is Just Wrong
I ran across another post over at Think Progress, which further discouraged my belief in the current political processes being toyed with in Washington D.C.. This time, it had to do with a very valid cause. The further funding of Veteran and Military Organizations.
Like anything else in Washington, there was a hidden agenda [...]
The Veteran
Memorial Day 2008
In Honor of this Memorial Day, I thought I would look back at some of the posts I have written over the years of my own experiences in the United States Marine Corps. From my arrival at Parris Island that fateful night of September 12, 1985 through to my graceful exit in July 1993.
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Introducing Mail Call
I wanted to develop this site as a means to share information among those Veterans who may have experienced and learned something that they would like to share with others. As such I want to institute the “Mail Call”
If you have something to share or provide feedback to this site please drop a mail [...]
Jobs
Hire Veterans
In a continuing discovery of resources to assist Veterans with finding employment, I ran across a site today called HireVeterans.com. In all appearances it looks to be a solid centralized Job Board for companies looking to hire Veterans returning to civilian life.
The write up at the bottom of the main page reads:
Military Veterans Job [...]
Benefits
VA Raising Home Loan Ceilings in Many Areas
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will use a locality-based approach in raising ceilings on its no-downpayment home loans from the current $417,000 to as much as $729,000. The increases are effective immediately under legislation recently enacted with President Bush signing the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
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