Advocates Say Imprisoned Veterans Should Have Access to VA Two veterans service organizations are backing legislation requiring prison officials to give the VA reasonable access to a...
Navy to Weigh Mental Health Status Before Discharging Sailors, Marines Sailors and Marines facing administrative separation for any reason will have mental health issues taken into account when...
Chelsea Manning Reportedly Hospitalized After Apparent Suicide Attempt Chelsea Manning was treated and released from a prison hospital Wednesday after she tried to hang herself, according to...
New VA Study Finds 20 Veterans Die by Suicide Each Day The most comprehensive study yet made of veteran suicide concludes that on average 20 veterans a day are taking their own...
New Data, But No New Names for Vets' Suicide Prevention Organizations The data indicate 20 veterans die by suicide a day, a figure that keeps the rate higher than that for American civilians.
Drug Abuse, Mental Illness Rise Among Veterans: VA Report The number of VA patients with diagnosed mental health or substance abuse issues increased between 2001 and 2014, according...
The 22 Pushups Challenge Isn’t Actually Helping Anyone The 22 Pushups Challenges isn't the solution veterans need. Carl Forsling explains why.
Vet's Suicide in VA Hospital Parking Lot Brings New Scrutiny to Agency The suicide of a 76-year-old Navy veteran in the parking lot of a VA hospital has raised new questions about the federal...
Muslim Recruit's Suicide Sheds Light on Hazing at Marine Boot Camp Three different investigations into training inside one Parris Island battalion reveal a culture of hazing and violence.
Lawmakers Visit Parris Island After Recruit's Death Highlights Hazing Two lawmakers say they are reassured the Marine Corps is working to enact policies to root out hazing after a recruit's...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...