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...
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...