Video Highlight of the Week is on TED Talks: It’s about Post-Traumatic Growth, Reclaiming your Health with a Free Game, and 4 Resilience Activities: http://on.ted.com/McGonigal For a limited time, you can check out the free computer or smartphone app for the ‘game’ at https://www.superbetter.com/
The folks at Military.com have spelled out what keeps veterans from continuing their education, and what resources are available to overcome them at: Roadblocks to Success and they also mention a “Know Before You Owe” tool for comparing student loans, which is available at: www.ConsumerFinance.gov
About 14% of enlisted service members are female, but female veterans identify themselves as veterans less often than males do, in social, academic, and healthcare situations. If you wonder why, check out this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education at: Female Veterans on Campus
Figures on the percent of the US population that has served in the military vary slightly, but the differences between the previous war times (between 8-11% in WWII, and around 4% in Vietnam) and the "less-than-1%" currently serving have caused concerns about a disconnect between the military and civilian populations of the U.S. The human stories of those currently serving, and of their families, are highlighted in milblogs, and an excellent example is the blog of Flight Medic Sgt. Eric Williams, who recently died in Afghanistan. He posted his Coming Home post just days before he was killed; see it and the memorial comments at: http://myfriendthemedic.blogspot.com/
Looking for ideas on how to thank veterans for their service? Check out: http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces or http://www.history.com/veterans
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