Mizzou Marines Veterans Information Portal

Welcome to the Mizzou Marines Veterans Information Portal. This portal presents information useful to veterans in the state of Missouri.

If you think we’ve missed something or have a suggestion on the format of the portal, please contact us by email at Webmaster.

Information is broken down into the following categories. Click on the category you’re interested in and you’ll be taken to that information.

Education and Training Spouse

Housing Transition

Jobs Financial

Mentoring Military sites

Business Veterans Organizations

Healthcare Other Resources

Education and Training

• The City of St Louis and St Louis County provide veterans education and training services from their respective sites.
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.
• If you’re interested in student loans, you can check out the federal Student Aid site.
• If you’re interested in applying for federal benefits, govbenefits.gov can help you.
• The Missouri Department of Higher Education sponsors programs for Veterans Education and Survivors of Vietnam Veterans.
• The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education offers the following
• Career Education for veterans.
• Troops to Teachers
• The University of Missouri has a veteran’s representative on campus. Check out Mizzou’s Veterans Benefits.
• The U. S. Department of Labor provides these two sites in order to provide training and job placement for veterans in the 21^st century:
• Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)
• Career One Stop
• Veterans Administration
• Apply Online for VA Benefits
• Use your GI Bill Education Benefits to launch a new career
• HireHeroesUSA aims to help disabled veterans find employment.

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Housing

• The City of St Louis and St Louis County provide veterans housing services from their respective sites.
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.
• Veterans Administration
• Apply Online for VA Benefits
• You may be eligible for VA Home Loans.
• The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers the HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) to assist veterans in obtaining adequate housing.

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Jobs

• The City of St Louis and St Louis County provide veterans job services from their respective sites.

• The Hire Vets First site aims to place veterans in appropriate employment.
• The U. S. Department of Labor provides these two sites in order to provide training and job placement for veterans in the 21^st century:
• Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)
• Career One Stop
• USA Jobs is a job search site open to all.
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.
• The State of Missouri maintains the Great Hires web site for a general job search.
• If you’re interested in working for the State of Missouri, you can use the State Employment Opportunities page.
• The Missouri Department of Economic Development offers these opportunities:
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program
• Veterans' Services
• HireHeroesUSA aims to help disabled veterans find employment.
• Everything you need to know about federal employment can be found at Vetguide.
• U. S. Department of Labor
• Missouri State Gateway
• Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Missouri
• Missouri Job Corps Centers
• Career Voyages – View the Fastest-Growing Occupations in Missouri
• Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS) Staff Directory
• Employment & Training Administration (ETA) Contacts
• ETA’s Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training State Offices
• Disability & Employment Directory of State Liaisons
• Learn your employment and reemployment rights as a veteran at Elaws for veterans

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Mentoring

• The Marine Corps offers the Marine For Life program. The mission of the Marine For Life Program is to provide transition assistance to Marines who honorably leave active service and return to civilian life and to support injured Marines and their families

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Business

• The Federal government's business portal has a page dedicated to Veteran Owned Businesses.
• Grants.gov allows you to search for grants from the federal government for personal or business reasons.
• The Veteran's Administration Center for Veterans Enterprise provides up to the minute information from the Federal Government as it pertains to Service Disabled and Veteran Owned Small Businesses.
• The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides the Office of Veterans Business Development site to help you utilize the assistance offered by the SBA.
• Patriot Express loans are available to veterans, spouses of veterans and active duty members transitioning to civilian life through the Small Business Administration
• The Small Business Development Centers offer general assistance for business owners and startups.
• VA benefits are paid for licensing and certification tests. For more information, visit the Missouri Professional Registration site.
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.

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Healthcare

• Veterans Administration
• Apply Online for VA Benefits
• You can explore VA Healthcare at their site.
• If you qualify for Tricare, you can get more information at the Tricare For Life site.
• National Guard retirees have their own site at the Missouri National Guard Retirees page.
• The City of St Louis and St Louis County provide veterans healthcare information at their respective sites.
• If you’re interested in applying for federal benefits, govbenefits.gov can help you.
• Military OneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.

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Spouse

Military spouses can get help in obtaining good paying, portable careers at these sites:

• Military Spouse Career Center
• MilSpouse.org
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.

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Transition

• Veterans transitioning from active duty to civilian life may find useful information at these sites:
• Marine For Life
• Army Life
• DOD Transition Portal
• Career One Stop
• Veterans Administration
• Veterans Benefits Administration (VA)
• Department of Labor
• Military One Source
• Transition Assistance Program
• Missouri National Guard
• The University of Missouri has a veteran’s representative on campus. Check out Mizzou’s Veterans Benefits.
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.
• Veterans Administration
• Apply Online for VA Benefits
• You may be eligible for VA Home Loans.
• If you’re interested in applying for federal benefits, govbenefits.gov can help you.
• HireHeroesUSA aims to help disabled veterans find employment.
• Military.com offers transition resources at their Transition Center.

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Financial

• GovLoans.gov provides information on a wide variety of funding available through the U. S. government.
• Grants.gov allows you to search for grants from the federal government for personal or business reasons.
• The University of Missouri has a veteran’s representative on campus. Check out Mizzou’s Veterans Benefits.
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.
• Patriot Express loans are available to veterans, spouses of veterans and active duty members transitioning to civilian life through the Small Business Administration
• Veterans Administration
1. Apply Online for VA Benefits
2. You may be eligible for VA Home Loans.

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Military sites

• Marine Corps
• Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Coast Guard
• Missouri National Guard

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Veterans Organizations

• Marine Corps League
• American Legion
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Vietnam Veterans of America
• Purple Heart Association
• Disabled American Veterans

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Other Resources

• The U. S. Veterans Administration offers their Portal to federal benefits. This Portal has a wide variety of categories including Compensation and Pension, Education, Home Loans, Life Insurance, Vocational Rehabilitation, Survivors Benefits, Pharmacy Benefits, CHAMPVA, and Burial Benefits.
• Apply Online for VA Benefits
• If you’re interested in applying for federal benefits, govbenefits.gov can help you.
• USA.gov Veterans Portal
• Military Homefront (DOD)
• National Archives Veterans Records
• Missouri Veterans Commission
• Missouri Department of Conservation – reduced price hunting and fishing
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Kansas City Fishing Facility
• Missouri Department of Revenue has several pages useful for active duty military
• Income tax
• Renewing/Replacing Your Drive License While Out Of State
• Military CDL Skills Test Waiver
• License plates – Military Personnel Stationed Out Of State
• License plates – Personalized and Specialty License Plates (including military, retired military and veterans)
• MilitaryOneSource offers assistance in a number of areas.
• HireHeroesUSA aims to help disabled veterans find employment.

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