Category: VA

I have had a series of mentors over the years. Air Force Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, took me on my first flight in an F100F fighter in 1958. Air Force Colonel Henry Godman, a pilot in the first full squadron to fly the…

Nurses are needed to fill critical roles in Veteran care at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The post Nurses needed to fill critical roles in Veteran care at Clarksburg VA appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VA Careers

Navy Veteran Eddie Cerda was in the stands at Super Bowl LVI thanks to the nonprofit Vet Tix, which provides free event tickets to Veterans. The post Veteran wins Super Bowl tickets thanks to Vet Tix appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: Gary Kunich

This week’s Borne the Battle – a benefits breakdown – features the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). They are an internal accountability office that protects and advocates for Veteran-owned businesses. They also work to ensure that Veteran entrepreneurs can compete and be selected for a fair amount of contract opportunities. The post Borne the Battle…

Keith Ching wants to live a healthy long life with his family. He’s on his way with a Whole Health Coach Move! weight management program. The post Vietnam Veteran, 77, gets back in shape with VA Move! Whole Health coach appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Wesley A. Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Wesley A. Brown appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rob McSorley, a Ranger who was killed in action during the Vietnam War. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Rob McSorley appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Snacks are a bridge between meals to help keep us full and energized. They also help increase our consumption of the important food groups. The post Have your snacks and protect your heart appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Bridge My Return (BMR), the tech-enabled hiring platform for Veterans and the military community, is offering a free virtual sales boot camp. The post Free sales boot camp for Veterans, military community appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

With jobs open at VA facilities across the country, our recruiters are hard at work meeting with potential new hires, at both virtual and in-person events. We’ll be attending: AMSUS Virtual Annual Meeting on Feb. 22-25. VA Careers virtual career fair on Feb. 23. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting on March 22-26. National…

Dr. Sonya Norman, clinical psychologist, National Center for PTSD, describes PTSD, what it can look like and how recovery is possible. The post PTSD Bytes #3: What is PTSD? appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

In 1974, Gross received the prestigious Lasker Award for his discovery of what became known as the Gross mouse leukemia virus. His work in the 1950s, the Lasker Foundation said, opened the field of tumor virology in mammals and “laid the foundation for the subsequent discovery by others of cancer-inducing viruses in animals of various…