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Proposed changes to eligibility criteria for burial at Arlington

 By U.S. Army Public Affairs

The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, has proposed revised eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). The Army will now begin the federal government's public rulemaking process, which includes soliciting public feedback to the proposed changes.

The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Secretary of the Army to establish revised eligibility criteria to keep the cemetery functioning as an active burial ground "well into the future" -- defined as 150 years.

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Go Mobile, Get Advanced

From Lisa Rendzio, Sea Warrior Program

It’s been four months since the Navy released the Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) mobile app, which provides Sailors a more convenient way of taking the exam – anywhere, anytime.

The app has already been downloaded more than 74,000 times. It’s the second most popular app in the Navy App Locker.

As of Sept. 16, 155,438 Sailors had completed their PMK-EE, with a total of 30,199 via the mobile app; that’s almost 20%.

Read more: Go Mobile, Get Advanced

Contingency Management Helps Veterans Stay Drug-Free

Veterans, especially recent veterans, have been hard hit by the opioid epidemic and the rise in other substance use disorders (SUD). Problems of chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) make substance use and abuse more likely.

Since 2011, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has treated SUD with contingency management (CM), a technique that promotes abstinence from drugs and alcohol. The technique is simple, costs little, and boasts a high success rate. More than 4,000 veterans have participated in a 12-week contingency management program at more than 100 VA medical centers.

Read more: Contingency Management Helps Veterans Stay Drug-Free