Sentences with phrase «civilian life as»

«We want to make the adjustment to civilian life as seamless as possible for our nation's veterans,» said Brandy Johnson, MCAN Executive Director.

Although none of the students we interviewed reported suffering from combat - related psychological problems that require treatment — many others do — some did report high levels of stress upon returning to civilian life as students.

Sajda envisions the technology eventually improving civilian lives as well, starting with shopping.

Not exact matches

Stonecipher was selected for the award for his work in helping veterans train as professional helicopter pilots as a way to transition to civilian life.

Over the last several years, Google has offered military veterans and their families several tools, such as the Veterans Job Bank, for finding jobs and transitioning to civilian life.

Smith has build a successful career as a professional communicator — and realizes that some of the current gaps between American civilian and military life owe to how veterans discuss their experiences, and who they discuss them with.

With Starbucks's growth and more than 1 million active duty members of the U.S. military transitioning to civilian life in the coming years, Starbucks sees the commitment as a strategic form of outreach to the military community.

Transitioning into civilian life, Ryan is making a career promoting startups that develop the powerful and specialized software he wishes he'd had as an intelligence officer in Iraq — programs that can map and visualize useful information like casualties from IEDs, the market price of flour at a local bazaar, or the tribal affiliations of local townspeople.

It leads to a more collaborative and less hierarchical society, since a CEO in civilian life may end up taking orders from a taxi driver in the service, as well as future business partnerships.

The store in Tucson, Arizona supports military and their families as they transition to civilian life, and creates an environment where veterans, reservists and military spouses feel welcome and recognized.

As an employer, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals offers eligible employees an excellent compensation and benefits package that includes federal insurance plans, life insurance coverage, leave policies, thrift - savings plans, transit and child - care subsidies, training and development, and work flexibility.

The store, which is near Davis - Monthan Air Force Base, supports military and their families as they transition to civilian life.

«As we honor our brave military men and women this coming Veterans Day, we should continue to extend special opportunities to transition to civilian life after their service is done,» said Mike Bidwell, CEO and President of The Dwyer Group and a U.S. military veteran.

As he settled back into civilian life, Geoff still experienced a burning rage whenever he caught sight of the Japanese flag and its red sun.

George Zimmerman, being a civilian, had every right to defend himself if he felt as if his life was in danger.

As a Jewish American, I would LOVE to see ISIS try to invade Israel.They think they're so incredibly tough by forcing unarmed civilians from their homes and threatening them with their lives.

As reports of civilian casualties mount, we see that, just as Jesus warned, human attempts to «root out evil» on our own, by force, result in the destruction of innocent liveAs reports of civilian casualties mount, we see that, just as Jesus warned, human attempts to «root out evil» on our own, by force, result in the destruction of innocent liveas Jesus warned, human attempts to «root out evil» on our own, by force, result in the destruction of innocent lives.

just as a comment on my own personal experience, the next religious conservative i meet who expresses remorse over the loss of sacred but iraqi life, civilian or military, in the iraq war will be the first.

The principle of just intent (or «right reasons,» as Bush invoked it) has been degraded as U.S. actions have escalated from defense of Saudi Arabia and economic sanctions to a massive offensive deployment; to the initiation of history's most devastating air assault, which has severely disrupted civilian life; to the imprudent demand for unconditional surrender.

We, as Christians, should not bowl to their Aiatolas, but as they do when exploding a bomb killing lots and lots of innocent civilians lives, let them try the same kind of death, without any warning, trial, judgment, etc..

Just as universities do not require women to share rooms and showers with men in college dormitories, heterosexual personnel should not be forced to interact with homosexuals without recourse to other living arrangements available to most civilians.

Though clergy and ecclesiastical officers must refrain from partisan political activity, as I have cautioned elsewhere, condemning the taking of innocent lives is not partisan, whether through protesting abortion clinics or (as the British clergy did in World War II) denouncing a government for bombing civilian targets.

Cowardly is sending suicide bombers to murder thousands civilians on one's behalf, dragging an entire religion into the mud in doing so, then holing up in a ritzy suburb living the high life, appearing only on internet videos, and then using a woman as a human shield when attacked.

From the time she denounced Britain's participation in World War II as a girl (because it was plain to her, just months out of her teens, that Britain would be carrying out deliberate attacks on civilians), through her widely publicized opposition as a young don to Oxford's awarding an honorary degree to Harry Truman (on the ground that «having a couple of massacres to his credit» disqualifies a man for public honors), to her recent arrests in her seventies for participation in pro-life actions parallel to those carried out by «Operation Rescue» in the United States (because she found the life of a conceived child as worthy of protection and respect as any other), her life recalls John Paul II's injunction: «Always seek the truth; venerate the truth discovered; obey the truth.

Many Arab Mediternian Sea countries has Christions and Jew among them and they have their disputes no and then because of few lunatics here and there case disruptions otherwise living as civilians close in life and business but times when politics motivated in the name of religion then thre come disputes but they are merrily like the disputes that happen between political parties or football fans but not hatred.

I wouldn't mind living near a mosque as long as the Imam there opposed violent jihad against US civilians and promoted peacefully living with nonMuslim neighbors.

The Hustle For Heroes Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to eroding the challenges our veterans face as they transition back to civilian life.

For certain critics, even one civilian casualty incurred in a campaign designed to save lives will be viewed as too many.

As government forces fired live rounds into crowds of unarmed civilians, Egypt took a step closer to civil war.

These risks remain, but that the peace efforts have now been internationally recognised may give them new hope for a better life as civilians.

As well as his career in the NHS, Liam worked as a Civilian Army Medical Officer, which enabled him to see army life at first - hanAs well as his career in the NHS, Liam worked as a Civilian Army Medical Officer, which enabled him to see army life at first - hanas his career in the NHS, Liam worked as a Civilian Army Medical Officer, which enabled him to see army life at first - hanas a Civilian Army Medical Officer, which enabled him to see army life at first - hand.

My tweet of Friday April 20, 2018 was typical of the reaction, «Actually Buhari was describing himself - he didn't get a good education and has no certificate; he's lived on the Nigerian state all his life; he doesn't like work; and he's fixated on Nigeria's oil...» In truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian president.

He has also served as a member of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board and of the advisory board of Democrats for Life.

The SAMSHA grant, totaling $ 971,736 over a three - year period, will also support personnel, training and other needs related to the development of a peer mentor initiative to help military veterans enrolled in the County's drug treatment court programs re-adjust to civilian life and get back on track, as well as efforts to increase participation rates in court - mandated treatment programs among justice - involved veterans.

Manish's experience drove me to introduce the Students LIVE Act, which will safeguard the rights of our nation's returning servicemembers as they transition back to civilian life.»

«If you're going to college, take the new mission of integrating back into civilian life just as a regular mission,» Peterson says.

As veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan return to civilian life, a significant number of them are entering college programs, including graduate programs in science and related technical fields.

As injured veterans recover and reintegrate into civilian life, many are aided by the support and assistance of nonprofessional or informal caregivers, individuals who provide a broad range of care and assistance with activities of daily living.

Yet Veralli, a Master Firearms Instructor for the New York City Police Department and an NRA life member, admits that as a civilian he has had very little opportunity to use his gun.

As Veteran's Day approaches, the nation is reminded of the challenges veterans face as they transition to civilian life and seek employmenAs Veteran's Day approaches, the nation is reminded of the challenges veterans face as they transition to civilian life and seek employmenas they transition to civilian life and seek employment.

As you probably know, I'm a middle school teacher in my civilian life.

It's amazing truly what gaming can do as far as helping them but then also when your making the transition from military back to civilian life uh, we're tribal.

The final scenes of the movie show Blocker out of uniform and in civilian clothes, as if to imply that his redemption has involved moving away from his military life — whether that is temporarily or permanently isn't obvious.

The film really gets started when the boys, now mature men with some age and life experience under their belts, return to Mississippi as psychologically damaged war veterans and slog their way through the challenges of civilian life in a postwar Deep South ruled by bigotry and ignorance.

Trevor Howard, most famous for much more civilized turns in films like «Brief Encounter» and «The Third Man,» delivers one of his most dynamic performances as an ex-serviceman who, bored with civilian life, joins a gang of black marketeers for excitement and money.

The script, loosely based off of a novel of the same name, centers around rugged former UN employee, Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt, «Killing them Softly»), as he attempts to mingle back into civilian life.

Seal turns every CIA directive or order into another money - making opportunity, trading guns meant for the Contras to the Columbians in exchange for cash, deliberately ignoring the consequences of his actions, both in the United States (the explosion of life - ruining drug abuse tied to the cartels) and in South and Latin America (the tens of thousands of civilian deaths euphemized away as «collateral damage» in the drug wars).

Warring factions in the Mexican state of Michuacán have taken the lives of innocents and filled the streets with unlicensed armaments in their crossfire: drug cartels like the Knights Templar have terrorized the people for years, while the white T - shirt - wearing Autodefensas, led by Dr. Jose Mireles, have fought to protect the civilians, though their methods are as illegal as their drug - trafficking opposition.

A firefight with cartel thugs at the Bridge of the Americas, where hundreds of civilians lives are jeopardized, is nerve - racking, particularly for Kate, who more and more views her fellow American lawmen as militant, jingoistic, and churning sadists eating their own spiny tails.

It's really no one in particular's fault as civilians just can't handle the military life and soldiers can't handle civilian life.