It's Actually Surprisingly Easy for a Reservist Not to Get Their Job Back at Homecoming When Navy Reserve Lt. Kevin Ziober found out he was being activated for a deployment to Afghanistan for a year, his bosses...
The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know Those vets or family members who hadn’t yet filed a PACT Act claim but instead declared their “intent to file” a claim ahead...
Burn Pit Victims with Rare Lung Disease Struggle to Get VA Care and Benefits Although constrictive bronchiolitis was one of the first diseases associated with exposure to burn pits, the pathway for...
MDMA Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Gets Backing from Lawmakers, Advocates as FDA Raises Questions An effort to get FDA approval for the treatment, which has been studied for nearly a decade in the U.S., is growing after a...
Disabled Veterans to Congress: Move Out on Stalled Bill to Allow Payment of Both Retirement and Disability Benefits Despite wide bipartisan backing, the Major Richard Star Act has languished for years, increasingly frustrating the veterans...
Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill The military would not be able to pay for surgeries for transgender troops under the Senate's version of the must-pass annual...
House Approves $2.5 Billion for Junior Enlisted Raises, Which May Be $800 Million Too Little The bill will almost certainly be overhauled before it becomes law since it includes a number of conservative policy riders...
Path Forward on Sweeping Veterans Bill Uncertain Amid Political Fighting A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that seeks to bolster home caregiver programs, provide more support for homeless veterans...
Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Efforts Included in Must-Pass Defense Bill A growing body of evidence is showing that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just from enemy...
All Troops Could Have IVF Covered by Military Health Care Under Proposal in Must-Pass Defense Bill Under the amendment Tricare Prime and Tricare Select would be required to cover a range of fertility treatments, including...
Trump Pardons Former Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Safety Rules President Trump pardoned a former junior Army officer who was found guilty in a 2022 court-martial of violating orders to...
He Was a Sailor. I, a Marine. Our Romance Was Forbidden by Regulation. I was the new “WM”—Woman Marine—on deck, and I felt the weight of all eyes watching me for every right or wrong move I made...
American Military Jeeps Are Rising from the Ashes in Vietnam A company called Van Daryl is rebuilding the Jeeps the American military left behind in Vietnam, and you’ll hardly recognize...
Pentagon Weighs Bigger Army as Service Sees Early Recruiting Success As of Monday, the Army had brought in 59,875 new active-duty enlisted soldiers with a total goal of 61,000 for fiscal 2025...
Space Command Headquarters in Colorado 'Not Sustainable' Without New Construction, GAO Finds The political fight over Space Command's future in either Alabama or Colorado has been a partisan tug-of-war for more than...