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GI Bill: Top 5 Things to Know
If you are planning to use your GI Bill benefits, there are 5 facts you must know to help make the process easier.
Veterans Can Look Beyond the GI Bill
The GI Bill expires 15 years after discharge. However, the GI Bill is not the only veteran education benefit.
Medal of Honor Means Benefits for Life
The Medal of Honor comes with more than Medal. The highest U.S. Military award offers benefits that last a lifetime.
Get the Facts on Getting College Credit for Service
Most veterans have been told that they can get college credit for military service. But, most never get the whole story.
Removing the Road Blocks to Success
Have you been thinking about getting your degree but just haven't gotten around to it yet? Why not?
Why You Should Care About Accreditation
Terms like regional, national, or programmatic accreditation can be confusing. And, in the end why should you care?
How to Find a Career After Military Service
Finding a job after military service can be your biggest challenge yet -- here's how to best prepare yourself for your vetera...
States Rush to Attract Veteran Students
In an effort to help student veterans reach their education goals, many states recently started offering added incentives for...
2012 Pay Raise Faces Delays - UPDATE
Due to a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, the 2012 military pay raise, special pay extensions, an...
VRAP GI Bill Factsheet
The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)gave up to 12 months of Montgomery GI Bill benefits to older unemployed vete...
Vets Share Advice on Grad-School
The thought of going to grad school can be daunting for veterans as they face the challenges of reentering the civilian world
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Marine Drill Instructors’ 'Unacceptable' Comments About Women Must Stop, General Says
The words drill instructors use have an "enormous" effect on recruits.
'Black Hawk Down' Veteran Dies at Age 64
James McMahon served 16 years in the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment and then later as a member of the elite Delta Force.
The Most Muscular Unit in the Marine Corps Is Accepting Applications
If you can squat more than 300 pounds -- and then do it again nine more times -- the Marines may have an elite job for you.
Navy Submarine That Went Missing with 80 Sailors Aboard Found 75 Years Later
A team of ocean explorers confirmed that the USS Grayback was discovered about 50 nautical miles south of Okinawa in June.
Trump Restores Rank to SEAL, Grants Clemency for Soldiers in War Zone Crimes Cases
"As the President has stated, 'when our soldiers have to fight for our country, I want to give them the confidence to fight.'...
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Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Changing of the Guard. (DoD video)
Young patient receives life changing surgery aboard the hospital USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health and...
U.S. Coast Guard crews transfer bales of seized cocaine from a semi-submersible suspected smuggling vessel onto Coast Guard interceptor...
Lt. James Crotty’s remains were laid to rest in Buffalo, New York, Nov. 2, 2019. Crotty was stationed in...
Army News
Army Plans Big Isle Drill with Chinese Soldiers
An opening ceremony will be held Monday on Hawaii island for a military exercise with China.
Democrat Edwards Wins Reelection in Conservative Louisiana
A West Point graduate and former Army Ranger, the moderate Edwards focused on bipartisan, state-specific issues.
Bills Would Award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Rangers of WWII
About 41 of the 7,000 Rangers who served in the war are still alive.
Navy News
'Extraordinary and Remarkable Legacy': Naval Academy Grads Discuss Life as NASA Astronauts
Lt. Kayla Barron never imagined she might become an astronaut until she served on a submarine.
Dog Teaches Military Medical Students the Merits of Service Animals
The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile and a wagging tail.
Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role
Pete Buttigieg is careful not to call himself a combat veteran even as he notes the danger he faced.
Air Force News
Airman of the Year Earns Silver Star for Heroism in Afghan Firefights
One firefight went on for nearly 10 hours.
25 Years of Driving Without a License Comes to a Stop for German Man at Spangdahlem Gate
When he could not provide a valid license to the guards, the Air Force called the local police.
Air Force Engineers Invent a 'Fortress' Against Mass Shooters
An Air Force engineer and his team have developed a sturdy, portable, yet affordable door barricade.
Marine Corps News
Attorney Calls on US Marine Deserter to Turn Himself In
Michael Alexander Brown is wanted for questioning in the murder of his mother's boyfriend.
Nine Years After War Took Marine's Legs, New Causes Give Him Purpose
An explosion took both of Jones' legs above the knees and caused severe damage to his right forearm and both wrists.
Coast Guard News
Coast Guard to Reconsider Vessel Safety Improvements That It Had Rejected
A service leader said it will reconsider the measures in the aftermath of a fire that killed 34 people on a dive boat.
NTSB: Coast Guard Ignored Duck Boat Safety Proposals
Investigators say the changes might have prevented last year's Missouri accident, which killed 17 people.
Woman Who Scammed Coast Guard Veteran Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence
The woman was convicted of scamming an 82-year-old Florida veteran out of his life savings.