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WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans advocates urged lawmakers Tuesday to prioritize and improve transition assistance programs that prepare exiting service members for their ...

The Pentagon's troop-to-veteran transition program is riddled with low participation, delays and unwarranted denials, according to a government watchdog report, issues that were repeated by recently ...

An instructor speaks with troops and veterans during a Transition Assistance Program class at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico on Jan. 29, 2025. (David Hernandez/Army) Defense and veterans officials will ...

WASHINGTON — Most of the 200,000 service members who become veterans each year are failing to enroll in the Defense Department’s transition assistance program on time, and senators want to know why.

It can be difficult for service members to reenter civilian life after their time in the military. For certain military members, who the Department of Defense deem as “at risk,” the military links ...

The chance to win a few dollars every time they pass a drug test, and the possibility of bigger prizes the longer they stay ...

Leaving the military and moving back into civilian life is a major shift — but for America’s heroes, there is one organization that is helping to make the transition smoother. The Honor Foundation ...

The Orlando VA Healthcare System has introduced the Community Residential Care (CRC) Program to assist aging Veterans who need support but do not require nursing home-level care. The CRC Program links ...

Hospital care transition activity facilitates uptake of Medicare-reimbursed transitional care management, which is associated with lower spending and better patient outcomes. Objectives: To assess ...