Vets Experience

VA job fairs play a pivotal role in the future of military Veterans. Although “National Hire a Veteran Day” is only observed July 25, the department’s goal is to provide training resources and employment opportunities throughout the entire year to Veterans transitioning from military life.  

These tips for spotting and avoiding VA home loan scams come from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Many service members, Veterans and military spouses have been receiving fraudulent calls and mailers from companies who claim to be affiliated with the government, VA, or their home loan servicer.

The system required a few changes based on your feedback—good and bad. VA values your opinions because they push us to find solutions that deliver better service, quality, and care.

Through Travis Manion Foundation’s “Leading With Your Strengths” self-development eCourse, explore your character strengths and passions to create a roadmap to your own success.

Shift helps Veterans apply their valuable experiences with careers in technology startups.

An author-illustrator of children’s books and advocate for military families is this year’s Veterans Day poster contest winner.

America’s Warrior Partnership empowers Veterans to find their ideal recreational program through services such as the Four Star Alliance and The Network

VAntage Point, the official VA blog, will be down July 11 for maintenance. The site redesign will include functional efficiencies, a more modern appearance and full mobile integration.

Not only does AARP provide practical news and information to help Veterans and military families stay healthy, avoid scams and find employment at AARP.org/Veterans, AARP also works to share unique stories of service. This month we are are highlighting several stories about Veterans and their service experiences.

Johnson & Johnsons' QuickFire Challenge Series offers Veterans up to $250k in grant funding for their transformative health care ideas.

Veterans, enter your submission of 2D art and/or poetry for the National 9/11 Veterans Art Competition; deadline for entries is July 9, 2021.

The new Instant Loan Approval service streamlines and automates online processes that eliminate human intervention for providing decisions for loan requests.