From the staff at VetJobs, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year!
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As always, if there is anything we at VetJobs can do for you, please do not
hesitate to call or email.
Remember, Freedom Is Never Free – Support Our Armed Forces and Veterans
Best regards,
Ted Daywalt
President
/—December Veteran Eagle sponsor is The Home Depot—-\
HOW VETERANS CAN IMPROVE THEIR CAREER
There are a lot websites out there that advertise jobs, but wouldn’t it be
nice to have a conversation with a REAL person? Wouldn’t it be great to
connect to a recruiter to show them what a great employee you’d be?
Well, The Home Depot has created a brand new community where you can do just
that. The community, named HomeTown, has a specific group to help veterans
during their career search by giving them a place to network and have live
conversations with recruiters.
Within the HomeTown community, veterans can:
• Chat directly with recruiters
• Learn from exclusive articles and free webinars
• Network with other military members and veterans
The Home Depot intends this free community to be your central hub to learn,
grow and enhance your career. Veterans who take advantage of this free
service will most definitely have an advantage when it comes time to
applying and interviewing for their next career.
You can join the HomeTown community at: www.homedepotcommunity.com
ONGOING COMMITMENT
The Home Depot’s support of the nation’s military extends beyond the new
HomeTown community as they offer plenty of resources to veterans. The
company recently launched a new website highlighting this commitment
(www.homedepotmilitary.com) and has offered its free Military Skills
Translator Tool for some time now. The Skills Translator Tool is designed to
help translate and match an applicant’s military skills to positions that
might offer the best career fit.
The company has also partnered with military-focused career fairs and
participates in multiple events throughout the year.
VetJobs, G.I. Jobs magazine and Military Spouse magazine have all named The
Home Depot a top military-friendly employer.
\—Please visit your Veteran Eagle sponsor at www.careers.homedepot.com —-/
2. Hot Jobs on VetJobs
The following are hot jobs on VetJobs that need candidates immediately. To
apply, go to Search Jobs at www.vetjobs.com.
-CIT Group is in need of an IT Security Threat and Vulnerability Analyst II
in Danville, VA.
-MTA, NYC Transit is in need of Signal Maintainer Electricians and Special
Security Inspectors.
-Adara Networks needs a Front Desk Security Guard in San Jose, CA.
-Echostar needs Spacecraft Engineers and Program Managers in AZ and CO.
-Legacy Health needs nurse managers in Portland, OR.
-CSG needs software engineers, ORACL DBA developers, Desk Support Admin and
technical consultants in MD, VA, GA, CA, TX.
-TekSouth needs Excel-Access SME - Microsoft Desktop Tools Developer in
DC/MD/VA, Cyber Security Systems Engineer in VA, Government Accountant in
AL.
/—December Veteran Eagle sponsor is TECHEXPO Top Secret—-\
TECHEXPO Top Secret’s next career fairs are:
12/11, TECHEXPO Top Secret, Sheraton Reston, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Check back or go to www.TechExpoUSA.com for
more information
12/12, TECHEXPO Top Secret, BWI Marriott, Baltimore, MD, 10:00 AM to 3:00
PM, Check back or go to www.TechExpoUSA.com for more information
Interview with leading government contractors! Full schedule, event details,
& pre-registration are available at www.TechExpoUSA.com. The career fair is
for professionals with active or recent security clearances only. Free
admission. If you attend a TECHEXPO career fair, please indicate you learned
of the career fair from VetJobs.
\—Please visit your Veteran Eagle sponsor TECHEXPO Top Secret at
3. Pentagon Outlines Troop Benefits Threatened By Budget Cuts
Military.com reports the military may further cut troop amenities as a
result of budget uncertainty, according to Pentagon officials. Base
commissaries, golf courses, bowling alleys, recreation centers and military
media services such as the Stars and Stripes newspaper, the American Forces
Radio and Television Service and the Pentagon Channel are among the benefits
that face cuts.
/—December Veteran Eagle sponsor is FranChoice—-\
Veterans interested in learning about franchise ownership are invited to
join a FREE webinar “Veterans Exploring Franchise Ownership”. Learn how you
can leverage your military experience through franchise ownership and how
your unique qualifications improve your chances for success.
Senior Franchise Consultant, Laurie Pollock, and retired Army Captain and
2-time franchise owner, Christian Germain, will explain how to evaluate
franchise opportunities, the training and support franchisors offer, as well
as discounts for veterans – including one franchise in particular that is
waiving the entire franchise fee for qualified veterans. They’ll open up the
lines at the end of the webinar to answer your individual questions.
The date for this month’s Veteran Franchise Webinar is Monday, December 9th
at 4:00 pm Central. Here is the link to register:
If you want assistance in purchasing a franchise, call or email Laurie
Pollock to request a free one-on-one consultation and she’ll be happy to
help you. lauriepollock@franchoice.com or 800.818.9929
\—–Please visit your Veteran Eagle sponsor FranChoice—–/
4. Healthcare Options During Transition
The following information comes from Katherine Tracy, MOAA’s Deputy Director
for Healthcare Programs. You’ve made the decision to transition from the
military and may be wondering how this impacts your healthcare benefits. Let’s
take a quick look through two lenses: military retirement eligible or not.
If you’ve not fulfilled the 20 year requirement for a military retirement,
your healthcare ends on your last day of regular active duty service or in
the case of an activated National Guard or reserve member and serving a
period of more than 30 consecutive days of active duty in support of a
contingency operation, on the last day of your transition period known as
Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) which is 180-days
following your separation date. The TAMP benefit also applies to active duty
service members serving in support of a contingency operation separating due
to:
• stop-loss,
• sole survivorship discharge, or
• agreement to become a member of the Selected Reserve of a Reserve
Component the day immediately following release from regular active duty
service.
Military retiree’s under age 65 can choose between a managed care option
(HMO), known as Tricare Prime, or a fee for service option called Tricare
Standard. The main difference between the two is cost verses choice. Tricare
Prime is least costly; whereas, Tricare Standard offers the greatest choice
in selecting providers. Furthermore, the Tricare Prime option is limited to
those who reside within the catchment area of a Military Treatment Facility
(MTF).
Tricare also comes with a pharmacy benefit delivered through three points of
service listed below in the order of least to greatest out-of-pocket cost to
you.
• Military Treatment Facility,
• Tricare Home Delivery Pharmacy, or
• Tricare Retail Pharmacy.
Next, the Tricare Retiree Dental Plan (TRDP) provides a dental option for
retiree’s as well as gray-area National Guard or reserve members and their
dependents. Timely enrollment, within 120-days of eligibility, ensures the
full range of benefits is available immediately. Otherwise, there’s a
12-month wait-period for crowns, bridges, orthodontics and dentures.
Lastly, once retired, your Tricare catastrophic cap rises to
$3,000.00/family per fiscal year. The catastrophic cap is your maximum
out-of-pocket expense for Tricare covered benefits. Here, the key is Tricare
covered benefits. If in doubt - ask!
This has been a whirl-wind through the healthcare benefit structure. If you
need further guidance or would like to schedule a one-on-one consultation to
discuss your particular situation in more detail, call a MOAA Benefits
Counselor at 1.800.234.6622.
5. Investigation Links Veterans' Deaths with Delays at VA Hospitals
Long waits and delayed care at VA hospitals are contributing to veterans'
deaths, according to an investigation by CNN. The Veterans Affairs
Department is aware of the problems but has done little to rectify them,
according to the report, which cites William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical
Center in Columbia, S.C., as having an especially high death toll due to
delays. Six deaths tied to delays at Dorn have been confirmed by the VA, but
sources say the number could be more than 20
6. Corporate Trainers Needed to Fill the "Skills Gap" in the US
A recent study by Accenture shows that US executives believe there is a
skill shortage in America and that they won't have the necessary skills in
place in their businesses in the next 1 to 2 years. The survey revealed that
72% of executives identified training as one of the top ways for employees
to develop new skills and that 51% of respondents plan to increase their
training and development programs over the next 2 years.
7. SBA to Offer No-Upfront-Fee Loans to Veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a new zero-upfront-fee
loan program designed to help more veterans start or expand businesses.
Starting January 1, veterans taking out SBA loans of up to $350,000 will pay
no upfront fee until the end of the fiscal year. Loans between $150,000 and
$350,000 typically require upfront payments anywhere between 2.25% and
4.75%. Fees for SBA loans of less than $150,000 are currently set to zero.
8. National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of November
20, 2013
The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and
Army Reserve is 32,650; Navy Reserve, 4,138; Marine Corps Reserve, 1,993;
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 7,457; and the Coast Guard
Reserve, 376. This brings the total National Guard and reserve personnel who
have been activated to 46,614, including both units and individual
augmentees.
9. Significant Events this Month in Military History
1775 - The first official American flag (not the Stars and Stripes) was
raised for the first time over the Navy flagship Alfred.
1778 - British troops under COL Archibald Campbell occupied Savannah, GA
(American Revolution).
1812 - The US frigate Constitution defeats the British frigate Java (War of
1812).
1814 - Treaty of Ghent (Belgium) signed, ending the War of 1812 between the
United States and England.
1846 - American troops occupied Ciudad Victoria in northeastern Mexico
(Mexican War).
1860 - South Carolina secedes from the Union and South Carolina troops seize
the Federal arsenal in Charleston (Civil War).
1898 - The Treaty of Paris was signed by American and Spanish
representatives, ending the Spanish-American War.
1921 - The first helium-filled balloon, a U.S. Navy dirigible, flew from
Hampton Roads, VA to Washington, D.C.
1941 - Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. The United States declared war on
Germany, Japan and Italy (World War II).
1944 - Battle of the Bulge began (World War II).
1946 - The official end of World War II.
1972 - The Paris Peace talks temporarily fail and President Nixon orders a
resumption of full-scale bombing of targets in North Vietnam (Vietnam War).
1989 - Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama, begins.
1991 - The USSR went out of existence after 74 years.
1992 - Operation Restore Hope – America’s intervention in Somalia began.
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Veterans of America (www.studentveterans.org), Military Order of the Purple
Heart (www.purpleheart.org), Hope4Heroes (www.hope4heroes.org), United
States Army Warrant Officers Association (www.usawoa.org), The Retired
Enlisted Association (www.trea.org) and the National Guard Association of
the United States (www.ngaus.org)
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