Housing and Child Care in the Same Building? Lawmakers Want Study of Idea to Ease Twin Problems Facing Troops As service members struggle with both housing availability and child care access, a bipartisan pair of lawmakers thinks they...
Military Must Focus on Efforts to Keep Its Child Care Employees to Shorten Waitlists, Watchdog Says In 2022, turnover within the DoD child care sector ranged from 34% at Marine Corps child care facilities to 50% turnover...
VA Benefits Likely Won't Cover All of a Veteran's Funeral Costs A veteran's surviving family members may be caught off guard if they expect the VA to cover all the costs of a funeral or...
'Diabolical Lies': What NFL Player Harrison Butker (and Military Leaders) Get Wrong About Working Women Butker's vision of a woman's one true calling is something that thousands of military spouses are currently experiencing. And...
5 Reasons to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early Rather Than Wait Over the years, one of the most common questions I’ve received from clients has been, “Should we pay off our mortgage or...
Military Spouse Appreciation Day Is Here. Will Anybody Actually Notice? The United States government has designated Friday, May 10, as Military Spouse Appreciation Day, a day to recognize the...
9 Military Hospitals Receive Top Marks for Patient Safety The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit aimed at improving patient care, published grades for 21 Defense Health Agency facilities in...
The Best Games to Buy Right Now, No Matter Your Current Pay Level Here are some games for any budget, whether you're enjoying a healthy tax return or struggling with a predatory loan on your...
10 Things Military Spouses Wish Civilians Understood About Military Life When it comes to the ups and downs of military life, spouses have a lot to say.
Military Appreciation Month: How to Support Service Members, Veterans and Their Families In observance of Military Appreciation Month in May, numerous organizations have created campaigns designed to honor the...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...