New Citizenship Policy to Affect Roughly 25 Military Children Per Year, Officials Say The policy spells out what the department deems residency in terms of U.S. citizenship considerations of offspring born...
Terminally Ill Military Kids Can Now Receive Both Treatment and Hospice Parents of children with terminal illness covered by Tricare no longer have to choose between treatment and end-of-life care.
New Data Finds Child Abuse, Neglect Still Underreported in the Army The Defense Health Board is reviewing DoD policies to prevent and detect child maltreatment in military families.
Lawmakers Blast Military Personnel Chiefs over Shortage of On-Base Child Care The wait lists for on-base child care can be six months or more for military families.
5 Ways Being a Military Child Prepares You for Being an Adult We are preparing them for the real world, and they’ll be better for it.
Free Food for Military Kids in Honor of Month of the Military Child The Exchange celebrates Purple Up Day as part of Month of the Military Child, offering kids lots of free treats.
Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children "A national effort is required to help reduce the stigma and social isolation experienced by caregivers' children."
More Military Children Seeking Transgender Medical Care, Report Finds About 2,500 military and retiree dependents have sought care since 2009 out of 1.7 million eligible children and adolescents.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
![A policy change, ordered by the 2018 NDAA, will allow military dependents under 21 to receive both medical treatment for their terminal illness and care that falls under the umbrella of "hospice." (U.S. Army/ Sgt. Ian Valley)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-08/child-surgery-1800.jpg?itok=B-6N8G3W "A policy change, ordered by the 2018 NDAA, will allow military dependents under 21 to receive both medical treatment for their terminal illness and care that falls under the umbrella of "hospice." (U.S. Army/ Sgt. Ian Valley)")
