Armed Forces News

A new Army program will help severely disabled soldiers and their families cut through red tape so they can tap into services available to them through military channels and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Acting Army Secretary Les Brownlee said he hopes the Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3) will serve as a pilot for the other military services. In the meantime, he said the Army program will help all severely disabled servicemembers, regardless of the uniform they wear. “We won’t turn anybody down,” he said. Rather than introducing a new service, DS3 is a clearing house for a host of services already available through the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Army officials explained. This gives disabled soldiers a single starting point for help with their financial, administrative, medical, vocational and other needs and benefits. For more information visit www.ArmyDS3.org or call (800) 833-6622 toll free.