Ho Lin

Ho Lin has over a decade of experience on the Military.com team as a writer and editor. He specializes in benefits and veteran jobs content, providing valuable insight into how to navigate changes in benefits and opportunities for post-military employment. Ho creates custom videos for Military.com’s video section. He has degrees from Brown University and Johns Hopkins University.

Email: ho.lin@monster.com

Latest Articles

Military Transition: Workin' on the Railroad

We interviewed an Army veteran who now manages operations for a major railway company to get some insights on her industry an...

Skilled Trade Jobs: Opportunities for Vets

For veterans looking to pursue a career involving a skilled trade, which includes industries that requires electronic, electr...

Veterans Running the Show in Small Business

Looking to make the leap into owning your own business? The rewards (and challenges) can be significant, and there's help ava...

5 Underrated Spring Break Getaways

You know all about Cancun and Miami Beach and all the other usual spring break hotspots, but how about some less heralded des...

Washington DC Military Sites: 9 Must-sees

9 Must-see Military Sites to Visit in Washington, D.C.

Here's a rundown of nine must-see military history sites in Washington DC, as well as some extra suggestions for places close...

Army West Point football coach Jeff Monken leads the Army football team as they "Sing Second". (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Josephine Pride)

Five Ways to Build a Winning Financial Playbook

Military.com and MoneyLion celebrate the Army-Navy football game this week with these five keys for your financial pla...

Marine Corps Master Sergeant Blaine Scott and General James Conway.

Out of the Military, Into the Great Outdoors: Interview with Gen. James Conway and Master Sgt. Blaine Scott

Military.com interviews Marine Corps veterans James Conway and Blaine Scott to get their insights about the great leap to civ...

Marine Corps General James Conway and Master Sergeant Blaine Scott. (Photo: Ho Lin, Military.com)

Five Transition Tips from Two American Heroes

In a wide-ranging conversation, two Marine Corps veterans provide key tips for veterans seeking to avoid the transition blues...

Marine Corps veteran with service member

8 Ways to Express Appreciation on Veterans Day

Veterans Day is an important day for showing appreciation to members of our military - here's a few suggestions on how to do...

Nike and Colin Kaepernick: The Kneeling Debate Continues

U.S. Marine Corps Veterans salute during the 5th Marines Vietnam War Memorial unveiling ceremony in the Camp San Mateo Memorial Garden at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps/Rhita Daniel)

The History of Veterans Day

Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, wh...

Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Knowledge Operations Management office sort boxes and envelopes for personnel at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Chris Willis.)

What to Send Someone Who Is Deployed

Receiving a care package from home can be a morale booster for a deployed service member -- here are tips on what to send.

Honor the Fallen: The Flying Fireman

This Special Forces vet gave all on 9/11. Now his son serves, too.

Official Coast Guard painting of Signalman Douglas Munro’s last moments while evacuating Marines at Guadalcanal. The painting’s original title was “Douglas A. Munro Covers the Withdrawal of the 7th Marines at Guadalcanal,” and was painted by artist Bernard D’Andrea.

This World War II Hero Is the Only Coast Guard Member with a Medal of Honor

Douglas Munro is the only Coast Guardsman with a Medal of Honor (so far). To hundreds of Marines at Guadalcanal on Sept. 27,...

Army veteran Mick Doto hits the slopes at Snowmass, Colorado.

Wounded Army Warrior Finds Inspiration on the Slopes

Mick Doto has been challenged by TBI and other combat injuries, but he's found empowerment and inspiration from the National...

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Navy officials have identified the woman who died aboard a ship during a port stop in Spain as Lt. Kaylie Ludwig.

The front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Officials say the benefits of a system giving veterans more say in their own health care outweigh any drawbacks.

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This year's annual Rolling Thunder veterans tribute will be the last.

The Marine Corps insignia is visible behind Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller as he takes questions from reporters at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign engravings on the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Nov. 21, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.

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“If we're waiting to talk to a Marine when there's a problem, it's too late.” - Gen. Robert B..

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A group of perfectly good vehicles are destroyed compliments of the US Army.

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Army News

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Army Taps Five Firms to Study How to Mount 30mm Cannons on Strykers

The U.S. Army recently selected five defense firms to participate in a design study for mounting a 30mm cannon on a Stryker.

A tactical psychological operations team from the 9th Military Information Support Battalion broadcasts an emergency message during civil support training at Camp Butner, N.C., March 19, 2016. (Photo: Spc. Jeremie Lee)

Army to Promote Hundreds of PSYOP Soldiers at Fort Bragg

The 1st Special Forces Command will promote 300 psychological operations sergeants at a record-breaking promotion ceremony

Pfc. Katherine Beatty gives helpful hints to her teammate holding four excess gunpowder bags that weren’t needed for the three-increment charge during live-fire training on the M119A3 howitzer, Fort Sill, Okla., March 1, 2016. Beatty is the Army’s first 13B cannon crewmember to graduate from advanced individual training, taught in 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery. (U.S. Army photo/Cindy McIntyre)

Army Will Soon Open More Combat Jobs to Women, General Says

Over the last three years, more than 1,000 female soldiers have moved into combat-arms jobs.

Navy News

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Arthurgwain L. Marquez)

Navy: Sailor Contacted Russians, Pleads Guilty to Espionage

According to Navy court documents, Kellogg, 26, was in contact with Sevmash, Russia's largest shipbuilding enterprise.

Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) steams in close formation as one of 40 ships and submarines representing 13 international partner nations during Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ace Rheaume)

Senate Committee's Defense Spending Plan Includes More Money for Amphibs

The Senate Armed Services Committee's budget plan would restore some funding for Navy warships that Marines say they need .

In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Lawmakers Again Bid for Gitmo Detainees to Receive Emergency Care in US

Lawmakers are once again pushing to authorize the transfer of prisoners to the U.S. for emergency medical care.

Air Force News

The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III as Soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

More US Troops Are Deploying to the Middle East to Counter Iran

Shanahan announced the move Friday to "safeguard U.S. forces given the ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces."

Firefighters from the 167th Airlift Wing extinguish an engine fire on the mobile aircraft fire simulator provided by West Virginia University State Fire Academy during annual Federal Aviation Administration Part 139 Live Fire Training at Martinsburg, W.Va., Oct. 13-14, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Timothy Sencindiver)

Air Force Agrees to Reimburse West Virginia City for Chemical Cleanup

The Air Force has agreed to reimburse $4.9 million to the city of Martinsburg, West Virginia.

This photo taken from video provided by KABC-TV shows the parachute left by the pilot who ejected before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2019. (KABC-TV via AP)

Dashcam Video Shows the Moment Pilot Ejects from Plummeting F-16

Dashcam footage from a freeway commuter shows the moment a pilot ejected from an F-16 military jet last week.

Marine Corps News

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, who was arrested in Moscow at the end of last year, waits for a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russian Court Extends Arrest for Marine Veteran Accused of Spying

A Russian court on Friday extended the arrest for Paul Whelan, who complained in court about abuse in custody.

Top Marine Makes Plea to End Suicide, Says 'Zero Shame' in Admitting Problem

Active-duty suicide rates in the Navy and Marine Corps reached a 10-year high last year.

Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) Det. Fort Gordon sailors, along with other service members onboard Fort Gordon, Georgia, pay tribute and honor the sailors and Marines who have paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our country in the Middle East since 9/11, May 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo)

10-Day Tribute Run at Fort Gordon Honoring Fallen Marines, Sailors Concludes

During the closing ceremony, 1,500 dog tags that service members ran with hung on a cross.

Coast Guard News

Miami-class cutter USCGC Tampa photographed in harbor, prior to the First World War. All 131 persons on board Tampa were lost when the vessel was sunk by a German torpedo. (U.S. Navy)

Purple Hearts Finally Awarded to Coast Guard Crew Killed in World War I

The cutter Tampa was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in 1918, killing all 131 aboard.

Sailors and Marines man the rails on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), as they approach New York City for Fleet Week New York, May 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Ryan Seelbach)

Fleet Week Brings Navy, Marines and Coast Guard to New York

Nearly 3,000 members of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard are expected in the city as part of the week-long affair.

Bolton: Coast Guard to Help Reassert US Leadership in Arctic

Bolton said the Coast Guard also will play an important role as the administration pressures Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.