Amanda Miller

Amanda Miller is an editor and writer for Military.com specializing in coverage of military and veteran pay and benefits. She became a journalist in the 1990s, began covering the military in 2007 for Military Times, and has since contributed to a number of military-oriented publications including Military Officer Magazine, The War Horse, and Air & Space Forces Magazine.

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U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Nick Janowsky and U.S. Military Academy cadet Mitch Walker listen to midshipman Jacey Akpokli as she talks about a class during lunch Dec. 1, 2023. Walker took part in the semester-long service academy exchange program and was one of seven West Point students exchanged at midfield prior to the Army-Navy game. (Shannon Collins/Defense Media Activity)

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US Coast Guard Academy

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Space Force Guardians assigned to the 1st Delta Operations Squadron, Detachment 1, receive their Space Force patch during a private ceremony April 24, 2024. Senior Master Sgt. Cody Brown, Senior enlisted leader, 1st Delta Operations Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Station, California, was the guest speaker during the ceremony. (2nd Lt. Kate Anderson/Air Force)

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