VA's New IVF Policy Doesn't Cover Surrogates or Unmarried Partners, Unlike Tricare The uneven coverage comes after both departments announced the expansions due to a lawsuit claiming their fertility benefits...
Military Women at Greater Risk of Having Babies with Low Birth Weight, Scientific Review Finds The review found that about two-thirds of the studies concluded that active-duty servicewomen may be at heightened risk of...
The Cost of Medical Stigmas for Military Families Decades of help-discouraging behavior and outdated medical policies have fueled a pervasive stigma that impacts military...
How Timely Orders Can Make or Break a Military Experience When orders do not arrive with enough lead time to schedule a move with a transportation office, many families are forced to...
Fertility Benefits for Active-Duty Service Members More Tricare beneficiaries became eligible for fertility treatments in 2024. Here's who qualifies and what to expect.
Watching the Emotional 'Bluey' Episode 'The Sign' as a Military Parent A recent episode of the beloved Australian cartoon may strike a nerve with military families.
Military Child Care Fees Here are the Defense Department child-care fees for the 2023-2024 school year.
Senators Urge 'Immediate and Decisive Action' by Pentagon on Child Abuse Policies Following Report A group of senators is demanding answers from the Pentagon on how its branches handle allegations of child abuse and...
Better Access to Child Care for Military Families Is Aim of New Senate Proposal Military families struggling to access child care because of staffing shortages at base day cares or because of frequent...
Jill Biden Says Agreement to Let Federal Employee Military Spouses Work from Overseas Is Overdue First lady Jill Biden spoke at a White House ceremony she hosted with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Deputy...
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...
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...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...