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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3, 2012 - President Barack Obama today continued his commitment to improving employment among veterans by introducing an initiative to hire them as the country's first responders.
"In my State of the Union address, I proposed a new initiative called the Veterans Jobs Corps to put veterans back to work protecting and rebuilding America," he said. "And today, we're laying out the details of this proposal."
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By Elaine Sanchez
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 - The deadline is swiftly approaching for the Fisher House Foundation's 2012 Scholarships for Military Children Program, conducted at military commissaries [ http://www.commissaries.com/ ]worldwide.
Applications must be completed and delivered ? not postmarked, but delivered ? to a commissary by close of business Feb. 24, according to an agency release. People can pick up applications at their local commissary or download it from the scholarship program's website [ http://www.militaryscholar.org/sfmc/index.html ].
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By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 - Federal officials are urging military members, their families and other Americans living outside the United States to register to vote and request an absentee ballot.
Both can be done easily by downloading a federal postcard application on the Federal Voting Assistance Program website, Bob Carey, the program's director, said in an interview today with the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service.
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By Megan Doyle
Army National Guard
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 30, 2012 - The Army Reserve, the Army Human Resources Command and the Army National Guard have joined to provide Individual Ready Reserve soldiers and their families a way to connect with the military community.
By affiliating Individual Ready Reserve soldiers and their families with a local reserve-component unit, the IRR Affiliation Program creates a support network intended to improve readiness and encourage soldiers with valuable skills to continue their service, officials said.
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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 - The USO has adapted to the needs of service members and their families throughout its 71-year history and continues to serve America's troops as it works to educate others about the invisible wounds of war, a senior executive of the organization said.
Frank Thorp, a retired Navy rear admiral and senior vice president of marketing and communications for the USO, described the organization's latest effort, a "unique" public service announcement.
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By Elaine Sanchez
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 - First Lady Michelle Obama today announced a series of measures intended to increase the nation's support for caregivers of wounded, ill and injured service members.
Joined by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and senior military leaders, Obama announced the Labor Department's proposal to expand military family leave protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 - Members of the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command are preparing for their first mission to North Korea in seven years to search for remains of missing U.S. Korean War veterans, a defense official reported.
The mission, expected to begin this spring, will bring together U.S. and North Korean military members for the humanitarian mission, said Air Force Maj. Carie Parker, a spokeswoman for the Defense Department's POW/Missing Personnel Office here.
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Reservists in
Federal Status |
| NG-Army Reserve | | 54,536
| Navy | | 4,518
| ANG - Air Force | | 9,438
| Marine Corps | | 5,224
| Coast Guard | | 763
| Total Activated | | 74,479
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