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VetJobs Veteran Eagle
\n<\/span> Issue 17:01
\nWednesday, January 1, 2016
\n<\/span>www.vetjobs.com<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

The Veteran Eagle is a newsletter for veterans, transitioning military, their family members and friends and supporters of VetJobs. Feel free to forward the newsletter to veterans and friends and encourage them to subscribe.<\/span><\/p>\n

This month’s Veteran Eagle is sponsored by: TECHEXPO Top Secret<\/span><\/p>\n

Contents:
\n<\/span> 1. Message from the Top
\n2. Hot Jobs
\n3. Soft Skills Lead to Jobs
\n4. VFW Survey of Women Veterans
\n5. Veterans Denied Benefits Due to Improper Medical Testing
\n6. BAH Military Housing Allowances to Rise Slightly in 2016
\n7. Vets with Medical Conditions Linked to Camp Lejeune Eligible for Compensation
\n8. Change in REAP Benefits
\n9. Army Credentialing
\n10. Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015
\n11. Significant Events this Month in Military History<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for reading this VetJobs Veteran Eagle newsletter. If you like the newsletter and what VetJobs, the VFW and endorsing veteran service organizations do to assist veterans and their family members find employment, please go to <\/span>www.weddles.com\/poll.htm<\/span><\/u><\/a> and vote VetJobs for the WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Award!<\/span><\/p>\n

– – – – – From the VFW – – – – – – – –<\/span><\/p>\n

Assurance Wireless provides Veterans with a valuable service for those who may be struggling, allowing them to stay connected to employers, doctors, family and opportunity. A federal Lifeline Assistance program by Virgin Mobile. For more information, please call 866-509-1018 or visit the website assurancewireless.com\/veterans. If you are interested in joining the VFW, please visit <\/span>http:\/\/vfw.org\/Join\/<\/span><\/u><\/a>
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\nNOTE: If you have a resume in the VetJobs database, be sure to update your experience and refresh your resume at a minimum of every two weeks. VetJobs has many new customers using the resume database and as a general rule, they do not look at resumes over 30 days old.<\/span><\/p>\n

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VetJobs is exclusively sponsored and partially owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (<\/span>www.vfw.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>) and endorsed by the Vietnam Veterans of America (<\/span>www.vva.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), the Association of the US Navy (<\/span>www.ausn.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), the Veterans of Modern Warfare (<\/span>www.vmwusa.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), Student Veterans of America (<\/span>www.studentveterans.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), Military Order of the Purple Heart (<\/span>www.purpleheart.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), Hope4Heroes (<\/span>www.hope4heroes.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), United States Army Warrant Officers Association (<\/span>www.usawoa.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), The Retired Enlisted Association (<\/span>www.trea.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>), the National Guard Association of the United States (<\/span>www.ngaus.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>) and the Reserve Officers Association (<\/span>www.roa.org<\/span><\/u><\/a>).
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\nYou were opted-in when you posted a resume, were referred to VetJobs or were part of a military organization which opted-in to VetJobs. To REMOVE or CHANGE your address, please send an email to <\/span>info@vetjobs.com<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

VetJobs
\n<\/span> P. O. Box 71445
\nMarietta, GA 30007-1445
\n770-Vet-Jobs (877-838-5627)
\n770-993-5117 Office
\n770.993.2875 Fax<\/span><\/p>\n

Veterans make the best employees!<\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom Is Never Free – Support Our Armed Forces and Veterans!<\/span><\/p>\n

VetJobs is an appropriate employment service delivery system for EEOC, VEVRAA\/JVA and OFCCP compliance support!<\/span><\/p>\n

Recipient of the WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Award 2015 ReSI award for Innovator of the Year\/Business Thought Leader<\/span><\/p>\n

VetJobs is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business<\/span><\/p>\n

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