Pentagon Finally Issues Policy Allowing Cadets, Midshipmen Who Have Kids to Stay at Service Academies Under the prior policy, cadets who admitted to either procreating or giving birth to children were in violation of their...
Tax-Free Pay, 2-Year Leave of Absence for Parents Among Ideas Being Floated by House's Military Quality-of-Life Panel The quality-of-life panel was formed this congressional session to provide recommendations that could be included in next...
Tricare Costs Are Going Up Again in 2024 Military families and retirees will pay more for Tricare in 2024, with modest increases generally amounting to about 3%.
Caregivers of Veterans Spend $11,500 on Average Each Year on Expenses, New Data Shows Research from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving doesn't explore the reasons behind the higher costs, but experts...
Pentagon Abortion Policy at Center of Senate Fight Expected to Cost Just $1 Million a Year, Analysis Says The low estimated cost relative to the Pentagon's more than $800 billion budget is unlikely to shift the political debate...
Military Hunger: New Study Shows 1 in 8 Military Families Turned to Food Banks During the Pandemic Overall, data from 2020 and 2021 shows that more than 280,000 active-duty service members -- 24% of the military -- reported...
LASIK Eye Surgeries Curtailed at Fort Cavazos Because of a Doctor Shortage The reduction of the eye surgeries at Fort Cavazos is the latest issue affecting quality of life on the base.
The 5 Top Concerns of Army Families - and What the Service Plans to Do About Them Army leaders said they are taking steps to address family issues that may cause soldiers to leave the service.
Paternity Leave Options Give Dads a Break from Work, Too In our mercilessly competitive global economy, do men actually take leave from work when a baby comes into their lives...
More Burial and Funeral Costs Can Now Be Covered by Veterans Benefits The expanded benefits comes after the department earlier this year made a push to encourage more veterans to use the burial...
Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore Army investigators are still searching for 31 M17 pistols that disappeared from Fort Moore, Georgia, earlier this year, but...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Police Report Sheds New Light on Pentagon Nominee Hegseth's Sexual Encounter that Led to Assault Allegation Pete Hegseth, who is tapped to lead the military and the nation's largest federal bureaucracy, has vehemently denied the...
Steel Company Tied to Deadly Air Force Osprey Crash Faced Defective Parts Lawsuit in 2001 Military officials have refused to say whether they're still working with a company responsible for making the gear that...
