Troops Get New Bereavement Leave for Loss of Spouse or Child The benefit was included among the quality-of-life initiatives in the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
98 Military Families Silenced by Nondisclosure Agreements with Private Base Housing Companies According to the Department of Defense, companies negotiated with military families to ensure they wouldn't badmouth their...
Days Ahead of Massive Allowance Cuts for Some Military Families, Pentagon Allegedly Working on a Fix Officials are already working behind the scenes to prevent the cuts from happening, a defense official with knowledge of the...
New Limits to MyCAA Spouse Scholarship Hit After Program Expanded to More Families A newly expanded military spouse scholarship program run by the Defense Department will be capped at the first 1,250 approved...
Tricare Isn't Covering a Treatment for Eating Disorders. Senators Want to Know Why. Under the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, Tricare is supposed to cover inpatient and outpatient care...
How to Use the Survivor Benefit Plan's One-Time Open Enrollment The Pentagon has shared details of the forthcoming process for retirees to enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Renewed Military ID Cards Can Be Sent by Mail in New Pilot Program Active-duty troops can now log in to renew their family members' military ID cards in a pilot program allowing the IDs to be...
Coast Guard Will Let New Moms Defer Assignments for Up to a Year Following Childbirth The service will continue a benefit offered last year to active-duty and reserve personnel, ensuring that pregnant members...
The Pentagon Is Behind on Issuing Policy to Allow Cadets Who Have Kids to Remain at Service Academies The Pentagon has not provided any public updates or said when the formal policy will be issued.
Opt Out or Pay: All Troops to Automatically Get Life Insurance March 1 Military members who don't want Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage will have to opt out, or they'll be charged...
Upcharging on Food, Selling Booze: The Army's Plan to Privatize Dining The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities...
Air Force Leader Says Troops Must Be Ready to 'Kill People and Blow Sh-- Up' Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi, the service's top enlisted leader, didn't mince his words in an internal...
Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Commanding Officer of Cutter Tampa Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has led the medium endurance cutter Tampa for two years, was relieved for "loss of confidence,"...
Will the Military Draft Come Back? Will the U.S. military draft return? Learn the current status, how a draft would work and what recent events mean for the...
Veterans' Advocates Warn of Low Morale Amid LA Deployment: 'This Is Not What We Signed Up For' Ever since President Donald Trump seized control of the California National Guard and deployed thousands of troops to Los...
![Navy sailor steps on scale with boots on.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/mil-sailor-steps-on-scale-boots-1800.jpg?itok=zo0K895Y "Nine senators asked for an explanation about why Tricare is not covering residential care for eating disorders for adult dependents, contrary to "congressional intent." (U.S. Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz).")
![Members of the California National Guard keep an eye out as thousands participate in the "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-06/trib-california-national-guard-1800.gif.jpg?itok=UOf5fy6L "Members of the California National Guard keep an eye out as thousands participate in the "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on June 14, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS)")