The Basics of Administrative Separation: Can You Be Fired from the Military? Military members who are not fit to serve may be faced with involuntary separation from their branch through a process called...
How to Fight an ROTC Disenrollment No cadet or midshipmen joins the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) with the thought that they will face disenrollment...
Failed Drug Test? Here's How to Protect Your Military Career If you are in the military, there is no doubt you have heard the term "zero tolerance" when it comes to the topic of drugs.
What You Need to Know About Winning a VA Medical Malpractice Claim When a veteran receives poor medical treatment at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital or medical facility, they...
How to Upgrade Your Military Discharge and Obtain VA Benefits A prior service member, regardless of the classification of service or the nature of their discharge, never should give up...
Predeployment Checklist There seems to be no consistency in the military regarding predeployment checklists. While some units take this task very...
Inspectors' General If you need advice on where to go or who to see about a possible sexual harrassment or discrimination complaint, then you...
Letter of Instruction A "Letter of Instruction" may be made to go along with your will to dictate how your assets will be distributed and to pass...
Guardianship A very special power of attorney can give a person you designate the power to assume guardianship of your dependents in your...
Preparing Legal Documents Ahead of a Deployment It's difficult to drop everything and leave for deployment, particularly if you're involved with a complicated legal case, or...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...