Here's What Biden and Trump Actually Did for Veterans as President President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both sought to claim the mantle of veterans champion as each vies...
A VA Medical Center in Colorado Paused Heart Surgeries for 13 Months. Its Leaders Didn't Tell Higher-Ups. Decisions by officials at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center created a "culture of fear" that undermined patient...
After Crippling Ransomware Attack, VA Is Still Dealing with Fallout, Trying to Pay Providers Some providers have had issues with payments, but the VA is working to ensure all claims are processed, officials said.
The Army Made Her Plead Guilty or Face Prison for Being Gay. She's Still Paying the Price. LGBTQ veterans and advocates want justice for discrimination and are frustrated that an upcoming VA change for so-called bad...
PTSD VA Ratings: What You Need to Know See what you need to know about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), VA ratings and symptoms of PTSD. Read now.
VA Designates Male Breast Cancer, 2 Other Cancers as Service-Connected Illnesses Under PACT Act Troops with the illnesses who served in specific geographic areas since the Persian Gulf War may be eligible for disability...
5 Reasons Veterans' Group Life Insurance Could Be a Solid Choice At certain times and in certain situations, Veterans’ Group Life Insurance might work for you and your family like it did for...
Nurses Rally at VA Headquarters in DC to Protest Staffing Reductions During a rally outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, the nurses, all members of the National Nurses United union, said...
Veterans Crisis Line Experiences Brief Outage Due to Phone Carrier Technical Issues A technical issue at a contractor facility in Indiana was responsible for problems with the "Press 1" connection on the 988...
A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead. A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General investigation released last week found numerous problems with the hotline's...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
![Mona McGuire with a portion of her discharge certificate.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/1time-mona-mcguire-discharge-certificate-1200.jpg?itok=Tc6wF_wJ "Mona McGuire was 19 when she started as a military police officer. Less than a year later, the Army ended her career "under other than honorable conditions" and "for the good of the service in lieu of court-martial" when she admitted during an interrogation that she was gay. (Photo courtesy of Mona McGuire; Excerpts of DD-214 Certificate of Discharge)")
