June 14, 2018
…the largest concentrations of military veterans in the nation—some 250,000 retired service members. But the transition to civilian life for many of those who have started second careers in this military-friendly community isn’t always easy. “The typical experience of a veteran trying to get a job in the civilian world…
October 2, 2014
…1964, when the Marine Corps transferred the Camp Matthews military base to UC San Diego—the same year the campus’s first undergraduate class entered the university.
April 24, 2012
…her experience in the military and the effects of PTSD that she witnessed After graduating from high school, Aimee Chabot enlisted in the military and began four years of service with the U.S. Army. As a military intelligence analyst, Chabot participated in peace-keeping efforts in Kosovo, as well as in…
June 13, 2012
Phillip Van Saun, director of Continuity and Emergency Services at the University of California, San Diego, will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Failure is an Option: A Primer and Guide for Managing Crises, at a talk from 3 to 4 p.m., June 20, 2012, in the Seuss…
February 22, 2018
…in support of the military and UC San Diego’s Veteran Ventures program was one of the exceptional innovative programs honored along with the city during an award ceremony aboard the USS Midway. The Great American Defense Communities program was designed by the Association of Defense Communities in conjunction with the…
November 10, 2016
…and mobilized to support military operations in the Middle East, leaving behind his family and job at the university. President of UC San Diego’s Student Veteran Organization Seeks to Enrich Lives of Fellow Vets Spring Keyzers-Flanagan, president of UC San Diego’s Student Veteran Organization (SVO), has many goals for the…
November 7, 2024
Increased defense spending in San Diego created nearly 20,000 new jobs in the region for the 2024 fiscal year, according to a new report from the UC San Diego Rady School of Management.
November 7, 2013
…platoon to support active military currently deployed in Afghanistan. Ronnie McClean, a staff member at the Shiley Eye Center, is a member of the platoon selected, the 451 ELRS Squadron currently in Kandahar Provence in Afghanistan. McClean will be deployed until April, and UC San Diego is showing its support…
February 28, 2011
…grow up as a military child and live in Japan for six years? Scroggins: Growing up as a military child was extremely difficult but, at the same time, incredibly rewarding. My father was an active member in the Navy so I grew up moving from place to place, having to…
November 12, 2020
…to serve in the military was about getting more life experience under his belt before choosing whether or what to study. “I was actually supposed to go to school in LA straight out of high school, but honestly I had no clue what I wanted to do and I was…
