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Community Care Is Not VA Care

16 days ago

Deny Who We Are or Harm Our Country? The Impossible Choice Facing Transgender Service Members

25 days ago

I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act

26 days ago

Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders

27 days ago

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

1 month ago

Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security

1 month ago

We Military Spouses Don't Want Special Treatment. We Just Want to Work.

1 month ago

Art and Arms: 2 Aspects of Resistance in Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

2 months ago

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides

2 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

4 months ago

Veterans Are Much More than 'Feel Good' Hires And Shouldn't Be DEI Tokens

4 months ago

We Need to Normalize Talking About How the Brain Responds to Severe Stress in the Military Community

4 months ago

Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action

4 months ago

Setting the Record Straight on the V-22 Osprey

6 months ago

6 Things Veterans and Their Families Can Do to Help Unite America

3 months ago

'Don't Ask, Don't Test': The Military Needs a New Policy for Marijuana Use

4 months ago

Let the Marine Corps Test Force Design in the Grey Zone

7 months ago

Republican Project 2025 Takes Dead Aim at Veterans' Health and Disability Benefits

7 months ago

2 Years Since the PACT Act Was Signed, Vets Are Getting More Support but Hurdles Remain

7 months ago

2 Programs the Army Got Right

8 months ago

The Military Was Combating Racism. Then, Congress Stepped In.

9 months ago

Donald Trump Doesn't Respect or Care to Help Veterans. He Just Wants Our Votes.

9 months ago

Virginia's Broken Promise to Military Families

9 months ago

America's Veterans Need a Second Term of President Trump

9 months ago

How Military Families Can Take Control of Their Finances -- The fundamental principle of financial success boils down to a simple yet powerful concept we shared with our kids: Spend...

2 days ago

Ask Lacey: How Can Veterans Get Free Cell Phones? -- The good news is, there are options to help you without jumping through a bunch of hoops.

4 days ago

Restoring Full VA Burial Benefits for Vets Who Initially Chose Plaque or Urn Part of Bill Introduced in Senate -- The bill would correct a flaw from previous legislation that lawmakers say has forced veterans' families to forgo a burial at...

4 days ago

How Military Families Can Manage Debt and Build a Stronger Credit Score -- Approach debt with caution, respect and a plan, and you'll ensure it works for you -- not against you.

6 days ago

Military Families Have Until March 31 to Get a Health Care Flexible Spending Account -- The benefit, one of several initiated last September by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, allows service members to save...

10 days ago

Military Households: Here's the Most Important Financial Advice You'll Ever Receive -- Without a financial plan, your budgeting, saving, investing, tax, insurance protection and retirement planning just float...

17 days ago

This Department of Labor Program Touts New Jobs at Higher Wages for Transitioning Service Members

4 days ago

Catch the Employment Wave: The Veterans Guide to the Recession Job Hunt

9 days ago

Pause Before Panic: How to Handle Unexpected Messages

9 days ago

Fired Veterans Call Widespread Trump and Musk Federal Job Cuts a Betrayal of Their Service

13 days ago

Show, Don't Tell: What It Means to Live Our Promises

13 days ago

What Your Dog Wants You to Know: 5 Signs You Need to Hire a Career Coach

13 days ago

Army, US Allies Battling Swampy Terrain to Find 4 Soldiers Missing Since Tuesday in Lithuania -- The troops, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, were last seen aboard an M88...

3 days ago

Military Troops, Armored Vehicles Deployed to Big Bend National Park -- The U.S. military is deploying troops and armored vehicles to West Texas, including inside Big Bend National Park, as part of...

3 days ago

Roadrunner and Coyote: Navy Set to Deploy Land-Based Anti-Drone Systems at Sea -- Ever since the Navy repelled its first wave of drone attacks from the Houthi rebels, there has been criticism over the fact...

3 days ago

Senate Confirms Deputy VA Secretary as Department Preps for Mass Firings -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new No. 2 official after the Senate voted along party lines Thursday to approve Paul...

2 days ago

'Different Spanks for Different Ranks': Hegseth's Signal Scandal Would Put Regular Troops in the Brig -- Despite what amounts to among the most startling security snafus in recent memory -- one that would almost certainly trigger...

3 days ago

'I'd Have Never Done It Without the Marine Corps': Life and Business Lessons from GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons -- Most people wouldn't need to fight a war before starting a business, let alone one of the most iconic dot-com brands ever...

3 days ago

Former Pentagon Spokesperson Speaks Out About Leaked War Plans

2 days ago

Trump Defends Waltz After Signal Leak, Slams Journalist Involved as a 'Sleazebag'

2 days ago

Senate Democrats Clash With Trump's Intelligence Officials Over War Plans Group Chat

2 days ago

Journalist Says He Was Added in Group Chat in Secure App Among Trump Officials Regarding War Plans

2 days ago

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide -- Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...

20 days ago

Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight -- A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...

20 days ago

Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a...

1 day ago

US Naval Academy Ends Affirmative Action in Admissions -- The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the academy's superintendent, in response to an...

2 days ago

Signal Scandal Overshadows Confirmation Hearing for Air Force Secretary, Other Top Pentagon Nominees -- Four nominees, including President Donald Trump's pick to be Air Force secretary, appeared before the Senate Armed Services...

3 days ago

Vance and Wife Tour US Military Base in Greenland After Diplomatic Spat over Uninvited Visit -- The revised trip to the Danish territory comes as relations between the U.S. and the Nordic country have soured after...

2 days ago

Marine Corps Updates Child Care Program with Guidelines on Abuse Reporting, Staffing, Disabilities -- The Marine Corps' Child and Youth Program is intended to provide "high-quality and affordable" child care to support families...

2 days ago

5 Powerful Artifacts in the New National Medal of Honor Museum -- The new National Medal of Honor Museum is set to officially open to the public on March 25, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.

7 days ago

The Age Ranges for Joining US Military Special Operations Programs -- You have many options that may or may not require an age waiver. It's time to get to work on that dream job.

11 days ago