«When you have large
numbers of military living off base there's a tendency that hey become the soccer coaches, part of the emergency medical teams, the join voluntary fire departments, they serve on PTAs.
Not exact matches
The
number of American
lives lost in the occupation
of Iraq now exceeds the
number of lives lost in
military combat.
While the
military does not seek to discriminate unjustly, it believes for a
number of sound reasons that persons with a homosexual orientation could experience difficulty in controlling their behavior in light
of the unique circumstances
of military life.
These manuals follow a common pattern, taking up individual cases and indicating how they are to be resolved, and the directions they offer are remarkably similar in character.53 The greater
number of cases discussed deal with moral perplexities — questions involving family
life, economic activity,
military service, political issues, the relationship
of master and servant, the right use
of recreation — but spiritual perplexities — involving «the great case which the Jews put to Peter and the jailer to Paul and Silas «54 undoubtedly received equal attention in actual pastoral work.
Sheen's next major success was also a comedy, the 1991
military - film satire Hot Shots, and while box - office blockbusters tended to elude him, Sheen worked steadily over the next several years, and racked up a respectable
number of box - office successes.By this time, Sheen had developed a reputation as a hard -
living star who spoke his mind regardless
of the consequences, but his fun - loving image began to take on a darker hue in the mid -»90s.
The government
of Netanyahu in the first week
of the assault on Gaza apparently turned down a proposal to conduct lightning strikes inside Gaza that would have destroyed Hamas» command and control centres and other
military infrastructure and spared a large
number of innocent Palestinian
lives.
As the
number one advocate for youth, the 4,100 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country and on U.S.
military installations worldwide work to ensure great futures are within reach
of the nearly 4 million members by helping them stay on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and
living a healthy lifestyle.
Having been a nuclear engineer,
military diplomat, and international arms dealer in my previous
life, I'm a mix
of numbers and art.
Transition to Civilian
Life — Employers are encouraged to hire
military veterans for a
number of good reasons.
Ron Aiello, president
of the non-profit U.S. War Dog Association, estimates that American
military working dogs conservatively saved over 10,000
lives in Vietnam alone, and that
number likely doubled or tripled...
While
life in the
military comes with many challenges that average civilians don't need to manage, both the U.S.
military and a
number of auto insurance companies offer resources, special services and generous discounts to members
of the armed services and their families.
The process
of transitioning from
military to civilian
life has a
number of unique challenges.
In 2010, more than 1 in 5 children were reported to be
living in poverty.6, 10 Economic disadvantage is among the most potent risks for behavioral and emotional problems due to increased exposure to environmental, familial, and psychosocial risks.11 — 13 In families in which parents are in
military service, parental deployment and return has been determined to be a risk factor for behavioral and emotional problems in children.14 Data from the 2003 National Survey
of Children's Health demonstrated a strong linear relationship between increasing
number of psychosocial risks and many poor health outcomes, including social - emotional health.15 The Adverse Childhood Experience Study surveyed 17000 adults about early traumatic and stressful experiences.