Spouse

Top Military Spouse Stories

A Letter to the Mama With the Gold Star

Ms. Vicki

Stepmother Keeps Me Away From My Father

Mount POW/MIA stands at 4,000 feet in the Chugach Range in Alaska. A group of veterans led by Kirk Alkire regularly replaces the flags that mark the summit. (Photo: Courtesy of Kirk Alkire.)

These Vets Climb a Mountain in Alaska to Honor Fallen Colleagues

A group with the Travis Manion Foundation stands at the top of Gold Star Peak, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Luke Bushatz)

Not Just a Hike: Mountain Climb Helps Gold Star Families Heal

Ms. Vicki

Do You Want a Wedding or a Marriage?

(Stock image)

I Lost My Son to Military Teen Suicide

Airmen at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado celebrate. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Airman Manisha Vasquez)

Easy Military Ball Etiquette

Living With the Military

(Navy Photo)

Suicide Prevention

PTSD and marriage. Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay/Air Force

PTSD and Marriage: 5 Things Spouses Need to Know

How to Recognize PTSD in Your Spouse

(Photo: U.S. Department of Education)

Military Spouse Education Help 101

stack of one dollar bills

Military Spouse and Family Benefits 101

Military family

Military Family Life 101

Survive Transition

Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, hold hands during the unveiling of a “smart home” donated to him and his family here, Sept. 11, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps/Jacob H. Harrer)

Here's Why the VA's New Caregiver Center Matters

It's not always about money. Sometimes it's about attention.

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

VA Opens New Research Center Focused on Veteran Caregivers

A new Department of Veterans Affairs research hub will focus on veteran caregiver challenges and services.

(Stock image)

Google Rolls Out New Tech Training Grant, Job Search Tool

This new Google grant will help veterans and spouses train for tech jobs.

(Stock image)

This Benefit Just Expanded for Transitioning Troops, Families

Troops and families will have access to Military OneSource for an extra six months after transition from the military thanks...

Free LinkedIn Premium Spouse Program: Coasties and Loopholes

Free LinkedIn Premium accounts? Score. But here's the fine print.

Free LinkedIn Premium Upgrade Coming for Military Spouses

Want to make your next PCS-related job hunt or military transition just a little bit easier? This could do the trick.

View more

Know Your Benefits

FILE PHOTO – Two doctors perform a procedure on a patient (Image: Health.mil)

DoD Needs to Better Monitor Tricare Care Providers: Report

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Binnings leaves with his family after returning from summer patrol to Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 22, 2011. (U.S. NavyPetty Officer 3rd Class Charles Oki)

Navy Gives Families More Flexibility to Travel During PCS

A group photo of GI Grannies and Gramps for Soldier Support volunteers with founder Chaplain Dell Harlow-Curtis. (Courtesy of GI Grannies and Gramps for Soldier Support)

These Surrogate Grandparents Serve to Remember the Fallen

Hunter Codding, 4, bonds with his service dog, Indy, at Fowler Park on Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force/Clinton Atkins)

Proposed Rule Would Expand Respite Care Access for Families With Special Needs

Karen Pence speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Vice President's residence, the Naval Observatory, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Karen Pence Opens Campaign to Help Support Military Spouses

Lt. Col Candy Wilson (right), 779th Medical Group nurse practitioner, consults a human anatomy chart to determine where to place a Calmare electrode for treating Carol Celeste Gray, a Tricare beneficiary May 30, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

Tricare Updates Rules to Address Concerns About Access to Care

View more