Spouse and Family

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Financial Rules of Thumb for Retirement Planning

Voices of Service perform on "America's Got Talent." (NBC)

Military Singing Group Voices of Service Goes for the Win on 'America's Got Talent'

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy F1c Grant Clark COOK Jr. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May. 09, 2019. (Jamarius Fortson/U.S. Army)

Support for Repeal of 'Widow's Tax' Higher than Ever, Military Coalition Tells Congress

Senior Airman Michael Reeves, 15th Wing Public Affairs broadcaster at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, poses for a photo to highlight the dangers of vaping on Feb. 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

DoD to Military Members, Dependents: Steer Clear of Vaping

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Army Spouse Wins Great American Entrepreneur Challenge

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Most Army Families Say They'd Move Off-Base If They Could to Escape Poor Housing

The Military Influencer Conference will be held in Washington, DC, September 8-10. Virtual passes are available if you can't attend in person. Photo/MIC Events

A Conference for MilSpouses You Can Actually Attend

Survive Transition

A veteran and his caregiver speak to a doctor. (Image: va.gov)

VA Suspends All Discharges from Caregiver Program

Officials with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation introduced the Caregiver Experience Map during an event in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 27, 2018. (Elizabeth Dole Foundation/Lisa Nipp)

New Map Lays Out Military Caregiver Experience, Offers Help

Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Increase Announced

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VA's Changes to Pension and DIC Rules May Make Getting Benefits Easier

The Mills Family, December 2017. (Photo courtesy Linda Mills)

A Day in the Life of a Military Caregiver

Microsoft Starts First-Ever Military Spouse Technology Program

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Living With the Military

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Military Spouse and Family Benefits

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Military Spouse Education Help 101

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Military Spouse Employment 101

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Military Spouse and Family Moves 101

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Military Family Life 101

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Military Family Deployment 101

Spouse Career Advice

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5 Easy Questions: Should You Go Back to School?

Here are five important things to think about before you commit to going back to school.

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5 Outrageous Mistakes MilSpouses Make on Resumes

A resume expert details the common mistakes she sees job-seeking military spouses make.

Theresita Cliett, Army Career and Alumni Program career counselor, talks a soldier and his wife through the USAJobs.gov job website. (Chelsea Bissell/U.S. Army)

How To Find the Best Transition Resources

How can a supportive spouse help her transitioning service member find the career advice he needs?

4 Cool Ways For Spouses To Drive Transition

Transition is not just a veterans' issue -- it is a military family issue.

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Military Spouse Employment 101

While the military will always throw a monkey wrench in any best-laid plans, your career doesn't have to be one of them.

28 Free Resources For Veterans Re-Entering the Workforce

This collection of free resources can help military veterans and their spouses find new careers, businesses and opportunities...

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Know Your Benefits

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy F1c Grant Clark COOK Jr. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May. 09, 2019. (Jamarius Fortson/U.S. Army)

Support for Repeal of 'Widow's Tax' Higher than Ever, Military Coalition Tells Congress

Fort Meade housing. Army photo

Most Army Families Say They'd Move Off-Base If They Could to Escape Poor Housing

This street on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, shows a typical neighborhood on base, Aug. 14, 2019. (JENNIFER H. SVAN/STARS AND STRIPES)

Ramstein Offers Families Base Housing in Exchange for Providing Child Care

Stuffed tiger perched in a baby’s crib. (congerdesign/Pixabay)

VA Seeking Input on FSGLI Coverage for Stillborn Children

A policy change, ordered by the 2018 NDAA, will allow military dependents under 21 to receive both medical treatment for their terminal illness and care that falls under the umbrella of "hospice." (U.S. Army/ Sgt. Ian Valley)

Terminally Ill Military Kids Can Now Receive Both Treatment and Hospice

Sgt. Roddrick Johnson of 125th Finance Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, inspects the selection of meat products at the Schofield Barracks commissary. Johnson shops at the post commissary for the sake of convenience and savings. (Photo Credit: Molly Hayden; Staff Writer; U.S. Army Garrison; Hawaii; Public Affairs)

Should Low-Income Military Families Get a Food Allowance? White House Says No

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