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Today's Opinions

  • VA responds to early, surging flu season

    By VICTORIA DAVEY
    VAntage Point Blog
    This winter, America is experiencing an early flu season with flu cases surging across the country. The Veterans Health Administration is responding vigorously to the nationwide outbreak to protect the health of all veterans and staff in the VA health system.
    All of the VHA medical facilities around the country have flu prevention and treatment as one of our top priorities.

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  • Tricare offering preventive services at no cost

    By KRISTIN SHIVES
    Tricare Management Activity
    Tricare beneficiaries should make time to get preventive health screenings starting in the new year.
    All Tricare health plans offer preventive services at no cost. Beneficiaries can start the year off right by putting their health first.
    Beneficiaries enrolled in Tricare Prime may receive clinical preventive services from their primary care manager or from any network provider without a referral or authorization at no cost.

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  • Veterans unemployment lower than US average

    By LAUREN BAILEY
    VAntage Point
    On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released veteran unemployment data for the month of December. The unemployment rate for all veterans was 7 percent—still below the national average of 7.8 percent. For post-9/11 veterans, the rate was 10.8 percent. Most importantly, the annual jobless rate for post-9/11 vets was 9.9 percent in 2012; a significant drop from the annual average in 2011 of 12.1 percent.

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  • College life differs from military

    By KEVIN DEAN
    Veterans Certificate Coordinator
    Many veterans think they experience culture shock when they make the transition from military to civilian life, but an even greater transitional shock is the one experienced when veterans enter college for the first time.
    The most common advice comes in studying hard and managing your time well, but here are five overlooked adjustments from life as a veteran to life as an student.
    College isn’t just about studying

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  • Prepare your vehicle, your drivers for winter driving

    By RICHARD RUDOLPH
    Garrison Safety Office
    Winter is less than two weeks away. It may seem like spring now but that can change in just a few short hours in Kentucky. If you were here in 2009, you know what I’m talking about: the ice storm. Hopefully we will not see anything like that again. Post was closed and driving was not something people wanted to do, unless it was an emergency, due to the snow and ice on the road ways.
    Here are a few simple tips to help keep you safe when the weather takes a turn towards the worst.

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  • Some media helps teens through puberty

    News and Experts
    It’s only appropriate that fantastical genres of storytelling are often geared toward preadolescents, said writer Elayne James.
    “It’s an extremely impressionable time, with the wonder of childhood firmly established and a dramatic transformation about to take place,” said James, author of “Destiny’s Call,” the first installment of the fantasy series “The LightBridge Legacy,” www.lightbridgelegacy.com.

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  • Decrease calories, increase exercise over holidays

    By BECKY PASKIEVOCH
    VantagePoint
    “The most wonderful time of the year” is upon us. Along with opportunities to spread joy, spend time with family, give thanks, and honor traditions, the holiday season frequently brings about situations that could lead to weight gain.

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  • 3rd ID combatives poised for strong finish at Fort Hood

    By NATHAN DEEN
    The Bayonet
    The 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga., combatives team surprised people at the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship, but with a third-place finish, it won’t be flying under anyone’s radar, head coach and trainer Monte Massey said.
    “We want to build off last year’s momentum,” Massey said. “We seemed to gather a lot of interest from the chain of command … because of our success.”

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