What Happens When a Military Member Wins the Lottery? The prevailing wisdom says a military member has to leave the military when they win the lottery - but that's not necessarily...
Here Are the 89 Highly Skilled Air Force Jobs Eligible for Retention Bonuses in 2025 The 89 career fields on the list eligible for the bonus in fiscal 2025 are a notable increase from the 73 careers for fiscal...
These 11 ‘Game of the Year’ Contenders Belong in Your Barracks Video Game Collection The Game of the Year Awards seek to highlight games that show technical and creative excellence, and 2024 was a pretty good...
Here’s How the US Military Celebrates Hanukkah Here’s what Hanukkah festivities look like on base, at war, on ships and everywhere in between.
11 Memorable Military Holiday Stories, as Told by Service Members and Veterans We asked Military.com readers to share their most memorable holiday stories while in uniform, and they did not disappoint.
Military Households: What Are Your Financial Questions Heading into 2025? As 2025 approaches, along with the potential for junior troops to earn thousands more a year thanks to a likely raise, we...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
Your Year-End Financial Action Plan, Part 4: Maximizing Retirement Use this year-end evaluation as an opportunity to discuss and get aligned on your retirement goals and portfolio.
Your Year-End Financial Action Plan, Part 3: Tackling Debt While you may not be able to dig all the way out of debt in 2024, you can clearly chart a path that will allow you to get...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...