How to Change Tricare Coverage After a Qualifying Life Event – and Which QLEs Count Many service members experience one or more qualifying life events, or QLEs, each year, unlocking opportunities to change...
Ask Lacey: Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance Necessary for a 100% Disabled Vet? As a 100% disabled veteran, you have valuable Department of Veterans Affairs benefits that might make private LTC insurance...
Midyear Debt Reduction Strategy for Military Households It's time for a financial gut check and a solid plan to clean up debt before it sneaks into 2026 with you.
4 Midyear Money Moves for a December to Remember Whether your big goal is paying off debt, building your emergency fund or just surviving a few days of theme park madness...
10 Back-to-School Deals for Military Families Here's a list of discounts to help military families get the kids off to school in style while staying within your budget.
Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI): How It Works The Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance program is designed to cover eligible veterans' home mortgages in the event of death.
Traumatic Injury Financial Protection (TSGLI): Coverage Details Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance has an added provision for traumatic injuries known as Traumatic Injury Protection...
Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI): Rules and Rates Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI) provides up to a maximum of $100,000 of insurance coverage for spouses.
Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI): Get the Facts Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) may be converted to renewable five-year term coverage known as Veterans' Group...
Pell Grants: More Free Money for School Learn more about Pell Grants, a federal program to help students earn a degree.
The US Military Will Risk Everything for Its Own. Here’s Why The rescue of downed U.S. airmen in Iran shows why “leave no one behind” still defines the military, and why it matters for...
These Actors Grew Up as Military Children. It Shaped Everything These 10 actors were raised in military families. Their upbringing didn’t just shape their lives—it still influences how they...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
