Sentences with phrase «of military service on»

A group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans tell about their new lives as science and engineering students and the impact of military service on their campus experiences.

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With Erdogan cracking down on thousands of people in the judiciary, education, military, and civil service after last weekend's failed coup, a lawmaker from the main opposition party warned that the state of emergency created «a way of ruling that paves the way for abuse».

China's Chengdu J - 20 stealth fighter has just officially entered active service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF): «China's latest J - 20 stealth fighter has been officially commissioned into military service, Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu Qian told global media in a September 28, 2017 press release on the Xinhua.net and the official state defense media website.

As for the specific border crossing tunnels targeted by the Israeli military during the campaign: While the cabinet was not briefed on them until the operation was already underway, the IDF, Shin Bet and other security services were aware of them and the threat posed by them, she said.

«These fighters will have a positive impact on Taiwan's self - defense and would act as a necessary deterrent to China's aggressive military posture across the Asia - Pacific region,» Senators John Cornyn, the assistant majority leader, and James Inhofe, a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, said in a letter to President Donald Trump.

The department's understanding of rising sea levels will enable the military services and agencies in affected areas to make informed decisions on how to continue to execute their missions, Babb added.

Mattis said the US Department of Defense needed more time to review the accession plans and potential impact of transgender service members on military lethality.

A powerful military deterrent and a resolve to pursue effective diplomacy can prevent war on the Korean peninsula, preserve the lives of the millions living in Seoul (and probably tens of thousands of American service members), and secure American vital national interests in Asia.

Meanwhile, at the same event on Tuesday, some of the U.S. military's top weapons buyers said their service branches would have to halt or drastically cut hundreds of acquisition programs if Congress doesn't pass a new budget.

While «opting in» requires making a choice that will put more of the responsibility for long - term savings on the members» shoulders, «it starts to cause them to learn how to contribute to their future, their own retirement,» said John Bird, senior vice president of military affairs at USAA, a financial services firm that works with about 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

Service firms are getting into the act too: «Beth Harshfield, the owner of Exhibit Arts, an advertising and marketing company in Wichita, Kan., said she started bidding on military contracts six years ago because «I got tired of the local economy kicking the legs out from under us.»

«I call on the president and our nation's military leaders to re-focus their efforts on improving health care and other services for our service members and veterans and ensuring the security, freedom, and prosperity of the United States and its allies.

JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday announced new programs geared toward military customers and veterans, and apologized for overcharging thousands of active - duty service members on mortgages and improperly foreclosing on more than a dozen.

In addition to hiring 5,500 veterans in the past two years, Starbucks has been on a mission to help bridge a disconnect between the military and civilians, while honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and military spouses.

On Veterans Day, Starbucks stores across the U.S. will invite active duty service members as well as reservists, veterans and military spouses to enjoy a free tall - brewed coffee on Veterans Day as a gesture of appreciation for the military community's sacrifice and contributionOn Veterans Day, Starbucks stores across the U.S. will invite active duty service members as well as reservists, veterans and military spouses to enjoy a free tall - brewed coffee on Veterans Day as a gesture of appreciation for the military community's sacrifice and contributionon Veterans Day as a gesture of appreciation for the military community's sacrifice and contributions.

«We wanted to recognize the service and commitment of our military members and veterans on this special day,» said Matt Kress, manager, Starbucks Veterans and Military Affairs and a retiredmilitary members and veterans on this special day,» said Matt Kress, manager, Starbucks Veterans and Military Affairs and a retiredMilitary Affairs and a retired Marine.

In Blue Star Families» 2016 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, a whopping 79 percent of military spouses reported feeling that being married to a service member has had an adverse impact on their Military Family Lifestyle Survey, a whopping 79 percent of military spouses reported feeling that being married to a service member has had an adverse impact on their military spouses reported feeling that being married to a service member has had an adverse impact on their careers.

Starbucks is on a mission to help bridge a disconnect between the military and civilians, while honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and military spouses.

They comment on military - themed artwork on the store's wall and the flag - adorned aprons the partners wear in recognition of service as veterans and military spouses.

Building on our long history of mentoring young women from around the world, Notebook Mentoring has focused for the three consecutive year on pairing the daughters of military service members with a select group of Most Powerful Women in a special afternoon session.

Now, in his role at Starbucks, he works on a range of veterans» efforts including the Military Family Store Program, military - focused benefits programs, partnerships with veteran service organizations and veteran advocacy and caMilitary Family Store Program, military - focused benefits programs, partnerships with veteran service organizations and veteran advocacy and camilitary - focused benefits programs, partnerships with veteran service organizations and veteran advocacy and campaigns.

Called or ordered to active duty service as a member of the National Guard on full - time National Guard duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101 (d)(5), under a call to active service in connection with a war, military operation, or a national emergency.

Or, if you want to postpone your payments while you are on active duty, complete the Military Deferment form (PDF)(also known as Military Service and Post-Active Duty Student Deferment form) and have your commanding or personnel officer complete section four of the form and check the box next to item 3.

An enthusiastic audience of service members and their families, customers and partners (employees) looked on as Starbucks dedicated two Military Family Stores this week in Honolulu.

Like most offices under Boeing's C - 17 program, Cadenhead said the rest of her team is composed of retired service members who provide what she described as a «diverse perspective on how to support the military.»

In April 2011, JPMC agreed to settle claims that the bank over-charged active or recently active military service members on their mortgages by paying $ 27 million in cash to approximately 6,000 military personnel, by lowering interest rates and fees in excess of that permitted by the Service Members Civil Relief Act («SCRA») and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 («HERA») on soldiers» home loans, and by improperly foreclosing upon homes owned by borrowers protected by SCRA anservice members on their mortgages by paying $ 27 million in cash to approximately 6,000 military personnel, by lowering interest rates and fees in excess of that permitted by the Service Members Civil Relief Act («SCRA») and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 («HERA») on soldiers» home loans, and by improperly foreclosing upon homes owned by borrowers protected by SCRA anService Members Civil Relief Act («SCRA») and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 («HERA») on soldiers» home loans, and by improperly foreclosing upon homes owned by borrowers protected by SCRA and HERA.

You are the spouses of a military member who died while on active duty or from service - connected causes

Estimates for a first - time VA loan on a $ 250,000 single - family home with no down payment, 680 credit score and 181 days of eligible active non-reserve military service

Based on what they heard, Starbucks designed a new, more scalable Military Family Store program to link some of its stores with nonprofits that connect veterans with rewarding civilian jobs and with valuable community service work.

His story and take on war, patriotism, military service and Jesus» call to nonviolence are chronicled in his new book, Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism and Conscience.

From CNN's Kelly Marshall: Hours before the Senate Armed Services Committee passed a measure Thursday that would repeal «don't ask, don't tell,» a group of pastors, priests and rabbis gathered in the Capitol to encourage lawmakers to retain the ban on gays in the military.

Likewise, Astrue has been expediting some of those 10,000 baby boomers now retiring daily, which includes any American born on or after January 1, 1946, the inevitable effect of hundreds of thousands of military men and women settling down and having families after being discharged from the service.

Thus the annual Human Rights Report of the U.S. State Department, mute the previous decade on discrimination and the occasional acts of violence against Christians, included in its January 1990 report the observation that «Christians have had difficulty in getting permission to build new churches» and that «Christians complain that there are barriers to Christians rising to high positions in public service, public corporations, universities and the military.»

By the time of the Maccabees, for example, the practice of keeping the Sabbath was so central to Judaism that, according to Josephus, the Romans had to exempt the Jews from military service because they were useless as soldiers on the Sabbath.12 Seneca could not understand the Sabbath exercise and chided the Jews for spending every seventh day of their lives in idleness.13

Lt. Cmdr. Christensen went on to say that «all service members are free to exercise their constitutional right to practice their religion in a manner that is respectful of other individuals» rights to follow their own belief systems; and in ways that are conducive to good order and discipline; and that do not detract from accomplishing the military mission»...

Ask any military service member what THEY put on the line for the safety of their family.

We believe that imposing this burden on our men and women in uniform would undermine recruiting and retention, impact leadership at all levels, have adverse effects on the willingness of parents who lend their sons and daughters to military service, and eventually break the All - Volunteer Force.

On February 5, Rumsfeld informed the House Armed Services Committee that the military buildup against Iraq has already cost $ 2.1 billion and that further costs of the war will require a separate spending bill.

And all this while the government spent, on average, only twenty cents of every disposable dollar on human resources — education, employment, job training, social services, health, and fiscal assistance — but spent fifty - five to sixty - four cents of every tax dollar that congress has the authority to distribute, meaning minus entitlements, on the military.

Some Christian pacifism has made its radical protest on that point alone, the refusal of military service, but more often it has appeared as the declaration of a way of life intended to express love directly, as in the Society of Friends.

FRC gained attention in the last days of the campaign for its advertising against Joseph Cao — a Republican congressman from Louisiana who supported hate - crimes legislation and an effort to repeal the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy on openly homosexual service members.

The Pentagon's long - awaited study on its policy against gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military found that repeal of the controversial policy would face resistance from some service members on religious grounds, but that repeal would not require anyone to change their personal views or religious beliefs.

... the generally accepted position of pacifists was that although it was wrong to drop bombs on Germans, Japanese, or somebody else, it was at least permissible to buy the bombs and pay someone else to drop them... [After 1947] many pacifists said they were seeing for the first time that their position of «refusal to give military service» had been a little empty, considering the fact that they were the wrong age, sex, or profession to be called upon.

They have all kinds of services because some military people live on base.

Services at the Church of Saint George, had been suspended months ago, following recent deadly assaults on Christians in Sinai, security and military officials said.

They created a ruling institution for purposes of war and government which was based on the division of the empire into military fiefs; a chancery for the preparation of state documents and communication throughout the empire; and a religious institution which, in addition to maintaining the legal and cult services, was expected through the control of education to be an instrument of social cohesion.

Another example is provided by a document buried deep on The Department of Defense's website, Transgender Service in the U.S. Military: An Implementation Handbook.

The clearest point on which Mennonites over the centuries have chosen to dissent is the refusal of military service.

With the management teams many years of food service experience in areas such as global emergency response, remote oil and gas, and their roots in full - service dining, Geaux is focused on bringing quality food, nutrition and service to the men and women of the military and their families.

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