Marine Corps Cuts Time for SkillBridge Transition Program, Citing a Drain on 'Unit Readiness' The SkillBridge program gives service members an opportunity to "gain valuable civilian work experience" during their last...
Want to Ruin Your Finances? Here Are 8 Ways to Do It You may be on a path that leads to financial ruin, and that's not funny.
How Do You Get Your Spouse on Board with Your Transition Plan? Military couples make plans about their life after the military. Then the actual transition occurs, and all bets are off. How...
Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI): How It Works The Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance program is designed to cover eligible veterans' home mortgages in the event of death.
Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance (S-DVI): About the Program Veterans who had a service-connected disability but were in good health could apply to the VA for up to $10,000 in life...
Military Transition Programs Focus Too Much on Higher Education, Not Enough on Jobs, Rand Report Says The new report takes a deep dive into how the roughly $13 billion spent annually on helping service members transition out of...
6 Unbeatable Benefits of VA Loans Here's a look at six of the biggest, most unbeatable benefits of the VA home loan.
4 Common VA Loan Myths Don't be swayed by misconceptions: here are four common VA loan myths and the reality of each.
Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI): Rules and Rates Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI) provides up to a maximum of $100,000 of insurance coverage for spouses.
Traumatic Injury Financial Protection (TSGLI): Coverage Details Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance has an added provision for traumatic injuries known as Traumatic Injury Protection...
Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal Nearly 10,000 women signed up for active duty in 2024, an 18% jump from the previous year, while male recruitment increased...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed...
Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data...
2 Military Planes Are Fighting LA's Fires, But Navy Helicopters and Marines Are Still Awaiting Orders The Pentagon said Friday that two military C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a firefighting system are now flying over...