Public understanding of National Guard service often lags far behind reality. Many Americans assume Guard members receive the same federal education benefits as active duty servicemembers simply by ...

Cpl. Angelo Gutierrez, Headquarters company, 3rd Marines, works out of his textbook during a MASP class in classroom D, at the Joint Education Center here Nov. 19. (Lance Cpl. Ronald Stauffer/U.S.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is ramping up a program that trains future veterans to become claims representatives and claims adjudicators -- positions the department needs to fill to accommodate ...