Navy Unveils New Mental Health 'Playbook' That Pushes Leaders to Talk with Sailors Early and Often The release of the new document comes after a year in which the Navy saw several major clusters of suicides.
Top Enlisted Sailor Says Service Members Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Care Without a Referral During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the...
Army Urges Soldiers to Check Their Records in New HR System After String of Glitches Fewer than half who now have access to the program have taken a look at their data, officials said.
Troops Don't Have to Disclose They're Getting an Abortion to Use New Leave, Pentagon Says Under policies announced last week, service members can get up to 21 days of administrative leave and transportation costs...
What to Consider With Increase in Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Effective March 1, 2023, the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance maximum benefit increases from $400,000 to $500,000.
Senior Officer Promotions to Be Slowed by GOP Senator over Pentagon's Abortion Policy While a single senator cannot prevent confirmations, placing a hold requires the Senate to use valuable floor time to hold...
So You Got a Special Check from Your State in 2022? How to Deal with It on Your Taxes Certain special checks sent out by a number of states in 2022 may or may not be taxable on your federal tax return.
Free TSA PreCheck for Military Members, Base Employees, DoD Civilians In addition to service members and Defense Department civilians, the Transportation Security Administration announced in...
Military to Cover Travel Costs and Offer Leave for Troops Seeking Abortions, Fertility Treatment The new policies are designed to provide health services to troops stationed in areas where medical services are restricted.
Don't Penalize Service Members Who Don't Have Kids. Let Them Bank Their GI Bill Benefits "The military is missing out on a cost-effective way to keep more mid-career personnel in the ranks who don't have a spouse...
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...