MyVetwork Veteran Network Group

MyVetwork is our community--open to active duty, retired, and veteran, and to our families, friends, and supporters--
where we help each other navigate our world every day of the year.

Welcome from Founder John R. Campbell

John Campbell Whether active duty, retired, veteran-or family member, friend, or supporter of the military-consider this your online home.

I founded MyVetwork as the first-ever social network we will build together, for ourselves and those who follow, and to honor those before us.

Register and join now, and bring your interests, your talents, your passions, your dreams to the community. MyVetwork’s matching algorithms will build a visual "pin-view" just for you: to find people you’re looking for; get peer to peer information; locate wounded warrior families eager for critical tips...

Lessons in Leadership by General Jones

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Truitt PTSD Opinion Draws Strong Response

Joanna Truitt's article published here, entitled Combat Stress is Not PTSD, received the following response from Rene Holloway, who wrote:

I live near Lincoln Nebraska and would love to know if Homecoming will be presented any where near us in the near future. I found the power point on line, which raised more questions for me and the long-term implications for Veterans and their families....

Transition Assistance Programs: Moving On with Ease

There are a variety of transition assistance programs available to military members prior to their separation from the military. Within a few months of the service member’s end of service date, they will attend the transition assistance program ("TAP") course, which covers things like interviewing skills, writing a resume and other skills needed to find a job in the civilian world.

There are also civilian programs like Helmets to Hardhats and a variety of programs offered through Troop Transition that assist separating members. The crucial step is to choose the program that best fits your needs and interests...

Gulf War Syndrome - It's Not All in Your Head

In January of 1991, many Desert Storm veterans were ordered to take PB pills. The active ingredient was Pyridostigmine Bromide and the tablets were known as "Nerve Gas Pills".

These were intended to combat any possible poison exposure during the SCUD missile attacks launched by Saddam Hussein’s forces. Some American soldiers were told to continue their doses because of possible residue from the sustained bombing. The destruction of Saddam’s chemical weapons stockpiles posed an additional concern...