February 2020

Wisconsin GI Bill

The WI GI Bill is a state program that is entirely separate from the Federal GI Bill.​ Did you serve on active duty for at least 90 days to include training? If so visit here to learn more!

The State of Wisconsin has a long history of providing generous benefits, programs and services to state residents who entered active duty from Wisconsin and continue to reside in the state.

These benefits, programs and services are provided by the State of Wisconsin in order to supplement and complement those provided to veterans by the federal government. 

Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program

We have you covered. Our Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program Coordinators can assist you with treatment, housing, and other emergency services. Learn more here.

Women Veteran Program Managers assist women veterans with services including primary care, pregnancy care, psychiatric care and sexual abuse counseling, inpatient medical/ surgical care, programs for homeless women veterans, and quality of care issues. 

Women Veteran License Plates and more!

Wisconsin offers women who have served in any branch of the U.S. military or component the option to apply for “Woman Veteran” license plates. Visit here for more information! 

Wisconsin History Maker, Major General Marcia(RET) Anderson, Commands the Journey Ahead

Marcia Anderson was just looking to take a science class to fulfill her undergraduate science requirement for her art degree. She was not interested in the traditional science class with test tubes and microscopes, rather she signed up for a military science course that would fulfill the requirement. That class set her on course to becoming the first African American in the United States Army Reserve to attain the rank of major general, taking her place in our nation’s history.

Read the full article here.

Disabled Veterans Property Tax Credit

The State of Wisconsin offers disabled veterans or the unremarried, surviving spouse of a disabled veteran a refundable property tax credit for their primary, in-state residence and up to one acre of land.  Now's the time to see if you can be certified to receive the Wisconsin Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit. Your local County Veterans Service Officer can help or visit our website to learn more.

VA Encourages Women Veterans to Take Control of their Heart Health

Did you know heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States?

The symptoms of a heart attack can differ in women versus men. Like men, the most common heart attack symptom for women is chest pain or discomfort. 

However, women are more likely than men to experience other heart attack signs to learn more about those signs visit here.

Carthage Theater presents Women Veterans Play

“Fighting For Home” presents stories from the front lines of one of the most significant policy shifts of our time straight from the women who lived it.

Find it here.