Army Demographics - Army, Army Reserve and National Guard profiles and statistics.
Board of Veterans' Appeals - The Board of Veterans' Appeals (also known as "BVA" or "the Board") is a part of the VA, located in Washington, D.C. Members of the Board review benefit claims determinations made by local VA offices and issue decision on appeals. These Law Judges, attorneys experienced in veterans law and in reviewing benefit claims, are the only ones who can issue Board decisions. Staff attorneys, also trained in veterans law, review the facts of each appeal and assist the Board members.
If you would like to conduct an on-line search of BVA's decisions, enter the word or group of words you are looking for here. From the resulting list, you can connect directly to individual decision texts or you can return to this page to conduct additional searches.
Courage to Resist - Supporting GI war resisters and all military objectors critical of our government's current policies of empire.
Defense Almanac - Provides a variety of information and statistical material about the Department of Defense - its people, organization, equipment, and funding.
Defense Security Service (DSS) - Personnel security investigations. DSS Industial Security clears approximately 800,000 industry personnel under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) on behalf of DoD and 21 other government agencies.
Fold3 -
The web's premier collection of original US military records. Orginal source documents,source records, military documents, military records, archives, history, project blue book, southern claims, history, Pennsylvania Archives, National Archives, NARA, genealogy, family history, revolutionary war, civil war, vietnam war, war of 1812, ancestry.
GI Rights Hotline - Provides information to servicemembers about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights. Provides help in cases of hazing, harassment, discrimination, and sexual assault.
Marine Corps Demographics - Demographic information about the Marine Corps - Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
Military.com - U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard information and resources. Also see Military.com: Buddy Finder which allows you to search over 20 million records for people who served in the U.S. armed forces.
Military Personnel Records (MPR) - Repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century.
National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) - Repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century. NPRC (MPR) also stores medical treatment records of retirees from all services, as well as records for dependent and other persons treated at naval medical facilities.
GI Bill.com - Information about the GI bill and other veteran's education benefits.
GI Bill Express - Together with their partner Military.com advertises a free guide listing more than 4,000 schools that cater to the military community. They also have resources for finding millions of dollars in scholarships and grants exclusively for the military community.
Military.com - Educational resources, including how to use your GI bill for apprenticeship and on the job training programs.
SOC Guard (Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges) - A DoD funded organization that gives information and resources to National Guard soldiers regarding their educational benefits. SOC also has branches tailored towards the active duty branches of the military to help active duty personnel and their families work towards college degrees.
Soldiers Project, The - A group of licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and marriage and family therapists in the Southern California area.
Veteran Centers - Provides readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues.
Vets 4 Vets - A non-partisan project consisting of Iraq-era military veterans taking part in and creating veteran support groups in which veterans listen and take equal and uninterrupted turns telling their stories within an agreement of complete confidentiality. It is a forum in which US military veterans can help and support each other and express problems and situations that family and/or friends may not understand or relate to.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) - Resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.
Operation Welcome Homes - A plan to get Americans to donate "dormant" space in condos, time-shares and even commercial lodging facilities to uplift the morale of returning soldiers and their families.
U.S. Vets - The largest organization in the country dedicated to helping homeless veterans, and a nationally recognized leader in the field of service delivery to veterans. U.S. Vets provides safe, sober, clinically supported housing & employment assistance for homeless veterans. Centers are located in California, Nevada, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona, and Washington, D.C.
Veteran's Employment and Training Service (VETS - U.S. Dept of Labor) – Mission statement is to provide veterans and transitioning service members with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st century workforce by maximizing their employment opportunities, protecting their employment rights and meeting labor-market demands with qualified veterans today.
National Gulf War Resource Center (NGWRC) - An international coalition of advocates and organizations providing a resource for information, support, and referrals for all those concerned with the complexities of Persian Gulf War issues, especially Gulf War illnesses and those held prisoner or missing in action.
National Veterans Foundation (NVF) - Serving the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families.
National Veterans Organization of America - A not-for-profit corporation chartered by the State of Delaware. We are dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Veterans Benefits.
Veterans for America (VFA) - A program of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and The Justice Project, is an educational, humanitarian and advocacy organization addressing the causes, conduct and consequences of war. VFA brings generations of veterans together to build on more than 25 years of experience in protecting America 's values. VFA is committed to addressing the needs of our veterans, service members and their families and their larger concerns about the impact of war.
Veterans For Peace - A national organization of U.S. military veterans working together for peace and justice through non-violence. Founded in 1985, Veterans For Peace includes men and women veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, other conflicts along with peacetime veterans using personal experiences and perspectives gained as soldiers and veterans to raise public awareness of the true costs and consequences of militarism and war - and to seek peaceful, effective alternatives.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - VA provides a wide range of benefits including, Disability, Education and Training, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, Home Loan Guaranty, Dependant and Survivor Benefits, Medical Treatment, Life Insurance and Burial Benefits. VA Benefits in Brief provides a description of VA benefits, as well as contact phone numbers and locations.
Compensation and Pension Benefits Page - The Compensation & Pension Service administers a variety of benefits and services for veterans, their dependents and survivors, including, but not limited to: service-connected compensation, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), non-service connected pension, burial & accrued benefits, guardianship and public contact services. This page contains information about what benefits we administer.
Disability Compensation - Disability compensation is a benefit paid to a veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care. The benefits are tax-free.
General Benefits Information - The Veterans Benefits Administration provides financial and other forms of assistance to veterans and their dependents. This page provides links to benefit information and services.
GI Bill - Provides education benefits to veterans and their dependents.
Pension Programs - An official information resource for veterans, surviving spouses and children who might be eligible for VA's Pension Benefits. Pension benefits are meant as an assistance for eligible veterans, surviving spouses and children who demonstrate financial need.
Survivor Benefits - Information dedicated to the surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and to the survivors of veterans who died after active service.
VA Watchdog.org -
Provides the latest information about the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and other topics of interest to veterans and their families.
Veteran Data and Information - Social and economic information about veterans. Demographical and geographical veteran information. Statistical information by veteran program areas and veteran survey information as well as references to other veteran information sites. From the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans and Their Families - Get forms to request copies of Military Service Records. Learn how records support veterans’ and their families’ requests for services. Find information about America's diplomatic and military records—from the Revolutionary to the Persian Gulf War—which paint a vivid picture of heroism, inspiration and sacrifice.
Veterans Benefits Administration Home Page - Provides financial and other forms of assistance to veterans and their dependents. This page provides links to benefit information and services.
Veterans Service Records -
Online military personnel records request system at National Archives.
Veterans Today -
Military veterans and foreign affairs journal.
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