... NEW GI BILL AND PENTAGON'S RETENTION FEARS Veterans are rushing to take advantage ... the question of whether it will hurt retention. NOTE from Larry Scott, VA ... and book ... thus hurting retention. It looks like they may have ... question of whether the bill will hurt retention. By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer ... and children. In addition to improving retention, the transferability clause of the GI ..., will be a net positive for retention," says Bill Carr, deputy ... exceeding their active-duty recruiting and retention goals this year. But cost- ... undermine those successes, because recruiting and retention rates are buttressed by billions of dollars... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmay09/nf051509-5.htm
... FEAR IMPROVED G.I. BILL WOULD BE A RETENTION KILLER -- "Why would anybody stay for ...year free ride..." For more about retention issues, use the VA Watchdog search engine. ...yourvabenefits.org/sessearch.php?q=retention&op=and Story here... ... to be named, described the bill as a 'retention killer' for the all-volunteer military. ... Warner said he views transferability favorably, as a good retention tool. But he agreed with Webb not to ... FEAR IMPROVED G.I.BILL WOULD BE A RETENTION KILLER --"Why would anybody stay for... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf030708-7.htm
...--------------------- WHY WOULD ARMY MISDIAGNOSE PTSD? - MONEY, RETENTION -- A seeming reluctance to diagnose PTSD could be about the money or about the need to keep troops in the field. Story below: Your comments ... purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. WHY WOULD ARMY MISDIAGNOSE PTSD?-MONEY,RETENTION --A seeming reluctance to diagnose PTSD could be about the money or about the need to keep troops in the field.--VA Watchdog dot... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf041109-1.htm
...----- Recruitment, retention bonuses soar By STEPHEN LOSEY The Veterans ...s showering retirement-eligible nurses with retention bonuses more than ever to slow their ... government report. Data from 2006 on retention bonuses is incomplete and comparisons could not ... by military personnel. Defense used the retention bonuses to hold onto employees with special ... employees in New Orleans a 10 percent retention bonus in order to maintain staffing at ... are also paying employees in New Orleans retention incentives since Hurricane Katrina drove up the ... that the increased use of recruitment and retention bonuses helped VA hire nearly 8, ... it paid out $27 million in retention incentives to 5,606 employees in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfoct08/nf100308-4.htm
... TO STRENGTHEN VA MEDICAL PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION WASHINGTON, D.C. - ... proposed Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 , to address staffing ..., so as to improve recruitment and retention and encourage professional development. Article continues ... proposed Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008, would help ensure ... oversight. This legislation would also encourage retention of experienced professionals by removing salary offsets ... the goals of that program to include retention as well as recruitment. In so ... of compensation available outside of VA, retention of these professionals is often difficult. ... proposed Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008. ---... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/scva08/scva050208-2.htm
... in my view, were vitally necessary. There were different studies that showed there would be a decrease in retention. The heart and soul of the military is the non-commissioned officer. And we need to ... ability to pass on educational benefits. Not only because they needed it, but also as an incentive to retention. We've got to keep highly qualified professionals in the military for as long as we can ... somewhat different. But I thought we needed to improve educational benefits and we also needed to provide incentives for retention in the military. I know that your readers are very well aware of what it requires nowadays in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf081208-1.htm
... to administer, and as hurting military retention. Webb countered that assertions that his ... too generous and would harm services' retention 'are wrong.' 'S ... and would have a negligible effect on retention itself.' Walter Alarkon contributed to ... today unveiled the Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment through Education Act. ... children. It also bolsters recruitment and retention efforts, encouraging servicemembers to continue their ... improves one of the best recruiting and retention tools the armed forces have. I ... Montgomery GI bill and promotes recruitment and retention which is critical to an All Volunteer ...1500 a month, and to improve retention, those benefits increase to $2000... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAPR08/nf042308-8.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Press Release - 10-18-2007 #1hcva101807-1.htm
... Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Recruitment and Retention of Health Care Professionals Kristal Dekleer (202) ...ME), held a hearing on the recruitment and retention of health care professionals at the Department of Veterans ... The hearing focused on the VA s current recruitment and retention tools and ways that these tools might be updated ... of tools that it currently uses in its recruitment and retention effort for health care professionals. These include VA ...EISP) as well as local initiatives like recruitment and retention bonuses for health care professionals. Article continues below .... Our focus needs to be on the recruitment and retention at the VA so our returning veterans can continue... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/hcva07/hcva101807-1.htm
... The Nation's #1 Independent Veterans Web Site Click here to make VA Watchdog dot Org your homepage VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 12-13-2007 #1 PLACE YOUR AD HERE CLICK FOR DETAILS VA Watchdog Stuff cups, hats, shirts click here to support the site Be sure to get all five VA Watchdog dot Org RSS feeds -- Daily VA News Flashes House CVA Veterans' News Senate CVA Veterans' News VA Press Releases VSO Press Releases Download your free copy of the 2007 VA benefits handbook here... Printer-Friendly Version THE PEAKE PAPERS -- VA Secretary... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf121307-1.htm
... However, there are several provisions we cannot support. Section 101 contains provisions for the enhancement of authorities for retention of medical professionals. Secretarial Authority to Extend Hybrid Status to Additional Occupations Subsection (a) would provide ... hybrid status to "such other classes of health care occupations as the Secretary considers necessary for the recruitment and retention needs of the Department" subject to a requirement to provide 45 days' advance notice to the Veterans ... provide medical care and treatment for veterans; (E) as the Secretary considers necessary for the recruitment and retention needs of the Department. (2) Notwithstanding chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf042309-4.htm
