Amy Bushatz

Amy Bushatz is the former executive editor of Military.com.

A reporter since 2003, Amy Bushatz joined Military.com in 2010 and grew into the role of Executive Editor. As a military spouse, she is passionate about military life issues, and is a devoted subject matter expert on all military benefits. Amy is also a mountain and road runner based in Alaska where she hosts and produces the Humans Outside podcast and spends time adventuring with her family.

Amy is a 2018 recipient of Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) Patriotism Award and a 2019 graduate of the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. She holds a master's degree in public leadership from the University of San Francisco.

Latest Articles

DOJ Seeking Troop Complaints, Feedback

The Department of Justice want troops to pass on their complaints about bad lending practices and financial predators.

Specialty Docs May Draw More Families to Military Hospitals: Officials

Military treatment facilities can do a better job of convincing military family members to use them instead of civilian...

A metal embossing machine is used to make ID tags at the Soldier Readiness Processing building at Fort Knox, Kentucky. (US Army photo)

In Major Change, Army Removes Social Security Numbers from Dog Tags

U.S. Army dog tags will no longer include soldiers’ Social Security numbers, the Army announced on Tuesday, ending a more...

An Air Force pharmacy technician measures distilled water for medicine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

New Tricare Drug Prices Take Effect Oct. 1, Pentagon Says

Military families who refill some brand-name medications at retail pharmacies will need to either switch to home delivery...

Study: Increasing Commissary Prices 29% Won't Make Up $1B Budget Cut

Going forward with a Defense Department plan to increase commissary prices by 29 percent is unlikely to make up for a $1...

Capt. Christine Cox, 21st Medical Squadron pharmacist and support flight commander, reviews her notes at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

Most Base Pharmacies Now Accepting Electronic Prescriptions

A new Tricare pharmacy program allows doctors outside on-base clinics and treatment centers to send prescriptions...

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A new study suggests that 25 percent of troops use food banks to provide groceries and meals for themselves or their families...

Troops Have Used Fewer Food Stamps in 2014

Food stamp usage at military commissaries plummeted over the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the first such drop since before...

Army Posts Look to Local Governments for Savings

Military Divorce Rate Down Slightly in 2012

Soldier holds a stack of cash. (Photo Credit: C. Todd Lopez/U.S. Army)

Military Lodging Reimbursement Going Up for Fiscal 2018

The standard continental U.S. rate is going up from $91 to $93, officials with the General Services Administration said.

A shopper sizes up her commissary discounts at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commissary. (Photo: Arthur Mondale.)

Some Commissary Brand Items Will Not Appear in All Stores

The commissary continues to roll out products for its new in-house brands, but customers stationed overseas may see fewer...

U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Bena

New Tricare Dental Provider Calls Complaints 'Typical'

A month into the changeover, Tricare's new dental insurer, United Concordia, says it's meeting contract requirements.

FILE -- Cars waiting to be shipped from Germany to America. U.S. personnel stationed overseas can ship vehicles to the United States free of federal tax and duty. (Chelsea Bissell/USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)

Hundreds of Troop-Owned Vehicles Possibly Damaged in Cargo Ship Fire

More than 350 troop- and family owned vehicles may have been damaged in a cargo ship fire last month, DoD officials said.

The Snell family with their new 2017 RAV4 SUV, provided by Toyota. The company chose to drop an appeal late last year over whether or not the family’s 2013 RAV4 was covered under Georgia’s lemon law. (Photo: Courtesy of Christina Snell.)

Car-Maker Drops Overseas 'Lemon Law' Case Against Family

A military couple in Germany had their vehicle replaced after Toyota dropped an appeal that argued that lemon laws did not...

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