A Maryland Housing Development Is Going Up Beside Army Land Polluted by Bio-Weapon Testing A new housing development is going up near Fort Detrick, Maryland, and the Army is considering a series of engineering...
What You Need to Know About Virginians' Fight to Restore Benefits for Families of Vets Veterans' families are geared up for Friday's special session of the Virginia General Assembly to review the massive changes...
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?
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...
![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)")
