Obtaining a home loan for the purchase of property can be stressful and a massive experiment in red tape. Military veterans can avoid much of this with VA loans. Advantages of VA Loans over Conventional Loans If you have not served in the military, getting a home loan can be maddening. The amount of documentation you have to supply can…
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The Basics Of Va Loans
While the G.I. Bill educated millions of military veterans, VA loans give them a step up on homeownership. Here are the basics of VA loans. The Basics of VA Loans Much like a HUD, the VA does not actually issue home loans to veterans. Instead, it makes home loans easier to get by guaranteeing that lenders will be repaid the…
Suicide Rate On V A Care Vs Civilians
The largest and most comprehensive study on veterans who sought treatment for depression in the government’s health care system was conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs and University of Michigan. The joint effort detailed records from more than 800,000 veterans, including troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, revealed that veterans receiving treatment for depression are no more likely to…
Real Life Rambos Struggle With Ptsd
Rambo is a term that has become synonymous with gung-ho action and a persona that has become attached to the identity of movie action star Sylvester Stallone. Today, “Rambo” is a word that is used to denote military or individual aggression. It is also used to refer to a person who is heroic and, at the same, time capable of…
Veterans And Depression The Battle To Heal The Wounds Of War
Men who enroll in the military service are now at risk for developing different mental health disorders, according to the Institute of Medicine. According to them, military service in a war zone increases a service members’ chance of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, other anxiety disorders, and depression. Serving in a war also increases the chances of alcohol abuse, accidental death,…
Getting The Most Out Of Military Benefits
Imagine being halfway through college without cracking a textbook. Need a mentor? About 250,000 are standing by to help in your job search. Buying a home? How does no down payment sound? These are examples of the billions of dollars in military benefits available to service members and veterans. However, these extraordinary benefits often go unused or overlooked. A new…
And War Vets Still Suffer After All
Sleep my sons, your duty done…for freedom’s light has come. Sleep in the silent depths of the sea or in your bed of hollowed sod. Until you hear at dawn the low clear reveille of God. The poem is inscribed on the monument to the Pacific War Dead, in Corregidor, Philippines. The huge dome-shaped Pacific War Memorial in Corregidor resembles…
Suicide And Ptsd Post War Torture
Three hundred miles off the Argentina coast in the South Atlantic lay the Falkland Islands, also known to the Argentines as Islas Malvinas. It consists of two main islands, East and West Falklands which lie 300 miles east of the Argentina coast. There are about 200 smaller islands that form a total land area of approximately 4,700 square miles. The…