America's Veterans Need a Second Term of President Trump President Donald Trump's record of support for our veterans and military families stands in stark contrast to Biden's...
We Must Stop Predatory Companies from Scamming Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits As things currently stand, the VA is not able to take legal action against unaccredited claim sharks. It can only send cease...
The VA and DoD Don't Have a Funding Problem. They Have a Mismanagement Crisis. The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden's...
On Memorial Day, I'm Remembering the Friend Who Saved My Life in Iraq Memorial Day is our promise to our serving men and women risking their lives daily that we will remember always.
Military Children Are Caught in a Battle over Government Funding The Biden administration recently released its fiscal 2022 Discretionary Spending Request, which asks for increased special...
Problems with the Military Transition Process Need More Than a Band-Aid Solution A handful of veteran service organizations hope to enter the ring to take on the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
Burying Victims in Paperwork? When I first met Navy Lt. Christa Gunsauley, I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of documentation she had. Emails. Medical...
Could Military Spouses Fix DoD's Recruitment Problem? While the rest of the nation has limped away from the 1950s housewife trope, policies that govern military families have not.
Is the DoD Dependent on Military Families? Officially, the Department of Defense sees military spouses and children as "dependents'' on military paperwork, but the term...
Military Kids May Be the Key to Fixing Special Education "Special education is in jeopardy today because distance learning has denied families legally guaranteed services."
Troop Pardons Set to Complicate Military's Muddled Response to Jan. 6 As Trump prepares to take office Monday, he has vowed to move quickly on a key campaign promise to pardon many, if not all...
Service Members Are No Longer Banned from Displaying the American Flag Horizontally at Major Events It might come as a surprise, but U.S. service members weren't technically allowed to unfurl giant U.S. flags at major events...
In Her Final Days in Office, Army Secretary Formally Establishes Service's Command Review Program The service's Command Assessment Program was established to remove bias from the selection process for command billets.
Matthew Livelsberger's Widow Breaks Silence, Refutes 'Misinformation About My Family' The widow of Matthew Livelsberger — the Colorado Springs Green Beret who died by suicide in a rented Tesla Cybertruck seconds...
The Battle over Veterans’ Health Care: How the Republican Majority Hopes to Reshape the VA With the new Congress sworn in and President-elect Trump poised for his second inauguration, Republicans have queued up a...
![In the 1980s, Navy commissaries printed "Navy Wife. It's the Toughest Job in the Navy" on grocery bags.](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-11/baggy%20copy.jpg?itok=ns_mzGyZ "In the 1980s, Navy commissaries printed "Navy Wife. It's the Toughest Job in the Navy" on grocery bags. This phrase is currently used by dependapotamus hunters. (Courtesy of Jennifer Barnhill)")
