How to Handle the Holidays Alone Ideally, we would get to spend the holidays with the people we love, but it doesn't always happen that way. Here are some...
Your Kid's Birthday? Or a Parenting Anniversary? My oldest child turned 10 this week. Double digits. And that means that as of this week I've been a mother for 10 years.
Watching the Emotional 'Bluey' Episode 'The Sign' as a Military Parent A recent episode of the beloved Australian cartoon may strike a nerve with military families.
Divorce and Children: Military Parenting During Divorce Co-parenting after a military divorce can present unique challenges due to the demands of military service, deployments, and...
Is Military Childhood a Wild Ride? Ever wonder how your kids will remember their childhood when they're grown?
Guardsmen, Reservists Would Get Expanded Parental Leave Under Senate Bill On the heels of Congress securing a win for active-duty military parents by expanding their parental leave, a pair of...
Army Unveils New Parental Leave Policy After Long Debate on Denials The policy grants 12 weeks of leave for new mothers and fathers, including adoptive and foster parents on active duty or full...
A Military Parent Cell Phone Contract Need some help coming up with cell phone rules for your military child? Here’s a cell phone contract you can use.
Why I Don't Let My Military Kids Watch War Movies She never thought she would parent this way, but here they are.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...