The alarming increase in the numbers of public safety members leaving the active ranks on
disability retirements, coupled with inequities in the judicial and legislative framework of the …

As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, civilian veterans will return home to a disability
benefits system very different from the one to which their military counterparts are entitled …

ROBERT L. GOLDICH Congressional Research Service ince 1969, eight major studies have
suggested a drastic overhaul of the military nondisability retirement system-retirement based …

The transition from military service to civilian employment can be a challenging process for
veterans and their families. In addition to critical cultural adjustments, veterans are also …

This article examines and challenges some of the assumptions, procedures and standards
implicit in the Canadian Forces (CF) treatment of the disabled From a human rights …

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990. This article
reviews and summarizes the impact of the ADA on the public sector, and discusses two key …

[Excerpt] The federal government, through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), supports a
number of benefits for qualified former members of the Armed Forces. Some of these …

R esponding to the end of the Cold War and the restructuring of the US military, in 1994 the
US Congress enacted a statute to encourage noncareer military service. It prohibited …

Phillip Carter ach year, the US military recruits some 175,000 young Ameri-cans. At the heart
of its pitch is a sacred promise to take care of those who serve-what President Abraham …

The military is perhaps the only organization that places our citizenry in extremely
hazardous areas around the world to perform life threatening duties on a daily basis. For …