New Rule Gives Maximum Pell Grants to Children of Fallen Service Members A new rule takes effect July 1 that expands higher education benefits to more children of fallen service members, while also...
Democrats Push Pentagon on Birth Control for Service Members as Defense Bill Looks to Ease Access As studies show service members continue to struggle to access birth control, a group of Senate Democrats is pushing the...
How One Marine Veteran Takes Care of the Children of America's Fallen Joe Lewis and Angels of America's Fallen want to keep the children of military personnel and first responders on the right...
Active-Duty Families Seek Transparency on Hate Crimes and Racism in Military Communities The Secure Families Initiative says that troops need information on crimes, compassionate moves and school programs to make...
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...
Veterans and PTSD: What Military Families Should Know The first step to helping a loved one cope with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is research.
Ms. Vicki: 4 Myths Your Service Member Believes About PTSD Sometimes they think they're weak. Or crazy. Or used goods. Here's why getting help is a good idea.
Combat Stress or PTSD? How to Know the Difference What are the key symptoms of combat stress, and what resources are available to help?
The Military on Guam Has No Intensive Care Unit for Newborns in Critical Condition. Some Don't Make It. The U.S. territory hasn't had a neonatal intensive care unit that meets U.S. standards of care since at least 2020. A...
PTSD and Marriage: 5 Things Spouses Need to Know You never invited PTSD to be a part of your marriage. But there it is anyway, making everything harder.
Meink Confirmed as Air Force Secretary in Senate Vote The Senate voted 74-25 to confirm Troy Meink, who has been principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office...
Hegseth's Plan to Cut Senior Military Jobs Could Hit More than 120 High-Ranking Officers Based on the percentages outlined by Hegseth and his senior staff, 20% of the 44 authorized top active duty general and...
Dozens of Air Force Families Disenrolled from Day Care at New Mexico Base as Staffing Woes Grow Dozens of families at a New Mexico Air Force base have been suddenly and unexpectedly warned their children will be...
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
![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)")
