Obesity Is Not a Service-Connected Disability: VA You can't blame the military for your girth, according to an official ruling.
VA Now Accepting Applications for New VET TEC GI Bill Program A new high-tech training program is accepting applications. Funding is limited, so apply ASAP.
Pentagon Seeking Survivors to Test Grief Support Apps The apps are designed to help families adapt to loss.
Got a VA Rating? You Can Get a Free Lifetime National Parks Pass Military veterans with a VA disability rating qualify for a free National Parks Access Pass.
LinkedIn Premium Now Free for Veteran Caregivers, Fry Scholars Want a free year of LinkedIn premium? Veteran caregivers and Fry Scholarship users can now snag the freebie.
'Military Update' Ends After 25 Years of Reporting for and About the Military My intent always was to produce clear and accurate explanatory journalism for military and veteran communities.
Armed Forces Retirement Home Accepting Applicants New regulations allow married couples to live in the homes.
As Commissary Sales Plummet, Pentagon Seeks 21 Percent Subsidy Cut The fiscal 2020 defense budget asks Congress to slash funding for commissaries by $271 million, or 21 percent.
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action Recent calls by political leaders for the deployment of military forces to manage Election Day unrest should deeply concern...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no...
VA Backtracks on Budget Shortfall Warning, Angering Lawmakers Who Vow an Investigation In a memo to lawmakers, VA officials said costs have been lower than expected, but that some of the things the department has...
![A new Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of the respondents were obese, according to their body max index, or BMI. Of that total, 6.2 percent were rated as "morbidly obese." (Getty Images photo)](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-12/obeseman1800.png.jpg?itok=b_MOXvOV "A new Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of the respondents were obese, according to their body max index, or BMI. Of that total, 6.2 percent were rated as "morbidly obese." (Getty Images photo)")
