National Guard Struggles with Duty Status and Benefits Reform as Suicide Rates Refuse to Decline The Guard's suicide rate has remained relatively unchanged for a decade as Pentagon planners are seemingly unable to get...
Should the National Guard Get Free Health Care? Gen. Hokanson Is Trying to Make it Happen The cost is giving lawmakers cold feet, and Hokanson's effort has gained little momentum despite his pleas to Congress.
5 Benefits of Serving in the Civil Service After Your Military Career Your military service can give you great benefits as a federal employee.
Everything You Need to Know About Tricare and National Guard and Reserve Activation Tricare coverage for you and your family is available.
New Reserve Maternity Leave Policy Issued by Pentagon 18 Months After Congressional Order The services began rolling out their policies earlier this year; the benefit is retroactive to the dates established by the...
Medical Billing Errors Hurt US Troops' Credit, Federal Consumer Agency Says A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that incorrect medical bills on credit reports are difficult...
Reserve And Guard Reemployment Protection Explained The law gives protection to any person whose absence from their job is caused by recall to active duty service.
Reserve Tuition Assistance Many members of the Selected Reserve are eligible for up to 100% Tuition Assistance for college courses.
Guard and Reserve Members Face Dual Struggles Due to Coronavirus Response Activated members need better access to benefits, while others can't rack up necessary training requirements.
Guard and Reserve Members Qualify for Extra Legal Protections Legal protections and financial benefits are available when called to active service.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...