By the Numbers - Mar. 24, 2014
9%
9%
The number of complaints from military consumers received by the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) from July 21, 2011 through February 1, 2014, according to a report released last week (PDF) by the CFPB.
90%
The percentage of military spouses who report being underemployed, according to the results of the 2013 Military Spouse Employment Survey, recently released by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF).
The Mental Health Advisory Team 9 (MHAT 9) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 2013 Afghanistan report (PDF) was publicly released last week. Some of the key findings in the report:
"Veterans comprise 20% of the suicides in the U.S. annually," according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).