The Rucksack

05/29/2012

Tri-state vets! It's not too late to sign up for an event with PIMCO, one of the world's leading global investments solutions provider happening TOMORROW, May 30! Sign up today and learn about transitioning back into the civilian work force, how to find jobs and market yourself to get a competitive edge in the job market. Sign up today through the Rucksack! Link: http://bit.ly/KX1Ube

Featured partner: In partnership with IAVA, Miller High Life will donate up to $300,000 in cash and one-of-a-kind experiences.

05/14/2012

Music to our ears! Vets: Get tickets to see the Bamberg Symphony and world-renown pianist Christian Zacharias this Sunday 5/20 at Lincoln Center in NYC. Head over to The Rucksack to request your tickets today -- quantities are limited. http://bit.ly/Knp4dd

Catch the Bamberg Symphony performing at Lincoln Center!

01/26/2012

On Saturday, January 28, hundreds are marching in the country’s first Welcome Home the Heroes Parade for veterans of Iraq. Sign up to march with IAVA: http://on.fb.me/xJYsMI

12/15/2011

Aspiring grad students, lend me your ears! Our friends at Veritas Prep have generously donated 25 GMAT prep courses and 25 Admissions Counseling scholarships to IAVA membership. If you or a vet you know is applying to grad school, be sure to share this opportunity with them! http://bit.ly/tlRyLD

IAVA members are hitting the books thanks to a new partnership with Veritas Prep, the world's largest private GMAT prep and graduate school admissions consulting company. Thanks to the generous support of Veritas, IAVA is giving out twenty-five (25) GMAT Test Prep Scholarships and twenty-five (25) G...

12/05/2011

It’s that time of year again, folks—Army vs. Navy Football! And IAVA will be on-site before the showdown at FedEx hosting a special tailgate for vets. Get in on the action and RSVP: http://bit.ly/t4If1W

Come out and enjoy one of the oldest rivalries in college football: watch Army vs. Navy at FedEx Field this Saturday! IAVA members and supporters will be on hand for a pre-game tailgate before the game.

11/18/2011

What's in your wardrobe? IAVA's "Welcome Heroes" campaign is giving away $200 jcpenney gift cards! Sign up before midnight on Sunday for a shot at looking stylish. http://iava.org/welcome-heroes

IAVA and jcpenney are joining forces to provide America’s newest generation of military veterans with more than $1 million in apparel and footwear to start new civilian wardrobes.

11/06/2011

What are you doing this Vets Day? has organized events in NYC, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco, and we want to see you out there! 11/11/11 only comes around once in a lifetime, so spread the word and invite your friends, family and neighbors to join us on this historic day: http://iava.org/join-iava-veterans-day-2011

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10/31/2011

Talk about a standing ovation - 18,000 fans applauded our IAVA Member Veterans at a Tampa Bay Lightning game on October 22. After the game, Lightning Forward Ryan Malone hung out with the vets and signed autographs. Get the full scoop here: http://bit.ly/tOlTeA

On October 22, ten IAVA Member Veterans and their guests stormed the St. Pete Times Forum to watch the Tampa Bay Lightning defend their home ice against the Buffalo Sabres. Clinching a solid win with one goal in the second period and another two goals in the third period, the Lightning beat the Sabr...

10/13/2011

Save us a seat, Mr. President! 16 lucky IAVA vets will be sitting court side too for NCAA's Carrier Classic this Vets Day: http://bit.ly/mRYFqq

SAN DIEGO — President Obama will attend the Carrier Classic basketball game on Veterans Day on the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, which buried Osama bin Laden at sea.

10/12/2011

Do they grow pumpkins in the Rose Garden? Which President had a ferocious addiction to apple cider? DC Vets: Get your autumn asks answered during an IAVA tour of the White House this Saturday, October 15th. The Rucksack has a limited number of tickets available, so be sure to sign up right quick, right here: http://bit.ly/o8bNyZ

In partnership with IAVA, Miller High Life will donate up to $1 million in cash and one-of-a-kind experiences.

09/26/2011

Trivia whiz? Take that knowledge to the bank! IAVA's got exclusive tickets for a special taping of ABC's “Who Wants to be a Millionaire!” in New York City. Sign up and you could be selected as a contestant: http://bit.ly/nlDSgK

Be in the Audience at Who Wants to be a Millionaire! -- And you may get to be a contestant on the show!!!

09/26/2011

Rumble ringside with IAVA! Come out and support IAVA Fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman fight it out at UFC Live 6 in DC 10/1. Get your tix in The Rucksack today: http://t.co/0CT03URR

Get your tickets to watch Anthony "Rumble" Johnson vs. Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman in Washington, DC!