Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Resist the Holiday Runaround on Your Trip Back Home Dear Dr. Emma, This will be our fourth year going back home for the holidays since my husband joined the Navy, and honestly...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: My Affair Started During Her Deployment. How Do I Tell My Wife? “I think I'm having an affair and I don't know what to do.”
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: The Army Ruined Our Marriage. Why Am I Grieving Our Divorce? Divorce asks us to grieve not only the person we married, but a version of ourselves too.
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Am I Burned Out from Military Life? I feel trapped in a life that’s full of responsibility, but somehow, nothing makes me feel happy anymore. Is there a name for...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Is Opening Our Marriage a Terrible Idea? "I've been reading a lot about polyamory and open marriages, and it resonates with me in ways I didn't expect. How do I know...
Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community "The aviation community is very small. The rotary aviation world is even smaller. Since I met my husband in 2010, we have not...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: My Active-Duty Son Is Slowly Cutting Off Contact. What Should I Do? “I have several military mom friends who are experiencing similar circumstances with their children, including no contact at...
I'm the Wife of a Trans Service Member. Here's How Our Life Has Been Upended in 4 Months My family planned our future around the military. What happens when new leadership suddenly forces you out?
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: How Do I Deal with My Anger as the President Disrespects the Military? “As the current president takes a wrecking ball to the VA and to our Constitution, I am angry all the time. How do I deal...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Is Divorce the Only Way to Reclaim My Sense of Self? Military life can threaten our sense of self. But civilian life does not guarantee stability either.
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...
