U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV - News Update
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sent this bulletin at 01/15/2019 10:13 AM EST
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In Case You Missed It: The Center for Women Veterans is sharing recent news stories that may be of interest to women Veterans, military women, and their supporters on a weekly basis. Share your thoughts about them on social media @VAWomenVets.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Private First Class Jacqueline Swann. Jacqueline served from 2006 to 2007. [From VAntage Point]
We honor your service, Jacqueline!
Alex is the president of the UNLV Rebel Veterans Organization at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She speaks with us about her service in the Air Force, becoming a leader in her community, organizing a ruck march across the state of Nevada, and her best practices in her student Veteran chapter. [From VAntage Point]
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie will speak on the state of VA, community resources for Veterans, department priorities, and address questions from the last community town hall. The online town hall will broadcast live on January 17, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. [From VAntage Point]
The Corps is the only branch of service that has not fully integrated male and females together at recruit training. Could that be about to change? Third Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island, South Carolina, will start its training cycle with one female platoon and five male platoons. [From Marine Corps Times]