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Navy Tells Sailors to Plan Ahead as Overseas Immigration Offices Close
The Navy is instructing its officers to offer the "maximum support practicable" to meet immigration appointments.
DoD Offers Compensation to Victims of Domestic Abuse
The benefits can last for up to three years
Attorney: Coast Guard Officer Is Not Facing Terrorism Charges
Christopher Hasson has remained in custody since his Feb. 15 arrest in Maryland on firearms and drug charges.
Should You Hire a Lawyer to File a VA Disability Claim?
How to get legal help and avoid being ripped off.
'Hopelessness' After Student Sex Assaults at Base School
In a military that prizes procedure, the DoD's school system has no specific policy to respond to student sexual violence.
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Does the Commissary Raise Prices on Payday?
A reader has noticed prices changing near payday and wonders if the commissary is trying to gouge shoppers.
Should I Quit Job to Spend Time With My Husband?
A Navy spouse worries she and her husband don't see each other enough and wonders if she should quit her job.
Military Marriage Hope and Regrets: Taya Kyle Interview
Maybe this whole military love thing is clearer when it aches with "what-ifs:" What I learned from my Taya Kyle interview.
How to Get Seasonal Employment
Could a holiday job pay off some of your biggest bills? Because it's that time of year again.
Should Command Know He Is a Sex Addict?
A spouse says her marriage is falling apart over other women and wonders if she should inform his command.
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Inaugural Military Spouse Virtual Career Expo to Tackle Unemployment
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Military Spouse and Family Benefits
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Military Life 101
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Military Spouse Employment 101
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A promotional video for the Hampton Roads Naval Museum's upcoming 9th Annual LEGO Brick by Brick Shipbuilding event.
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