6 Unusual Ways to Use Your Post-9/11 GI Bill Service members can consider education beyond traditional post-secondary institutions and possibly build a civilian career...
Take Control of Tricare Select Costs by Knowing the Provider Types The more you understand about the types of Tricare providers, the better you can control your costs.
Navy Takes Another Look at Bremerton Hospital Cuts After Lawmaker Cites Miscarriage, Readiness Issues Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro now says the service will review the downsizing, which it had said was necessary due to a...
A New Cash Benefit Will Expand to More Military Families This Summer, Pentagon Says More military families could soon be eligible for a new Basic Needs Allowance as the pool of those who qualify increases.
Coast Guard's Lack of Health Care Workers Is Hurting Services for Personnel, Families, Watchdog Says As a result of staffing shortages and the service's remote duty stations, Coast Guard beneficiaries often face delays...
State, Tribal Veterans Cemeteries Help VA Close In on Burial Site Goals Without state facilities and a VA program that provides grants to non-federal veterans cemeteries, the department would be 17...
Recruits, Especially from the South, Are Getting Injured at Alarming Rates in Basic Training Southern states contribute the most Army recruits compared to each state's general population of young adults.
Service Members Are Struggling to Afford Housing. This Lawmaker Says She’s Working to Fix the Problem. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is hopeful that housing and other issues that affect service members' quality of life...
Troops Get New Bereavement Leave for Loss of Spouse or Child The benefit was included among the quality-of-life initiatives in the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
Days Ahead of Massive Allowance Cuts for Some Military Families, Pentagon Allegedly Working on a Fix Officials are already working behind the scenes to prevent the cuts from happening, a defense official with knowledge of the...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
![Tug of war at Fort Benning, GA.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-04/mil-fort-benning-tug-of-war-1800.jpg?itok=e_Pt0Str "Newly arrived trainees in different platoons in Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Battalion compete against each other in tug of war during the "First 100 yards" on October 21st, 2022 at Fort Benning, GA. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder)")
