Pell Grants: More Free Money for School Learn more about Pell Grants, a federal program to help students earn a degree.
Pell Grants for Children of the Fallen (Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants) Students who lost a parent in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001, may be eligible for the maximum federal Pell Grant.
5 Rules for Military Homebuyers Here's what to do if you're trying to both buy a house and stay out of financial trouble.
What You Need to Know About Virginians' Fight to Restore Benefits for Families of Vets Veterans' families are geared up for Friday's special session of the Virginia General Assembly to review the massive changes...
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...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures It's time to get back in step with the veteran community -- not with fanfare, but with follow-through.
The Best Running Workouts to Improve Your Time on Military Fitness Tests If you want to ace a timed run over the 1.5- to three-mile distances used in most military running tests, the pacing strategy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...
