Sailors, Marines to Get an Extra Week of Leave to Welcome New Baby The sea services announced that members will be authorized 21 days for secondary caregiver leave, bringing the benefit in...
Change That Would Simplify Transferring GI Bill Benefits to Spouses, Children Gains Foothold in Congress The bill would eliminate a field on forms service members must fill out to transfer their benefits that is the "cause of many...
Commissaries Eye Grocery Delivery to Homes Near 8 Military Installations A spokesman declined to say when the pilot would start, but a contract solicitation indicates it could be within a year.
Navy and Marine Corps Starting to Inspect All Privatized Military Housing The fiscal 2020 defense bill requires the services to have independent inspectors examine military housing for health and...
'Unwavering, Staggering' Military Spouse Unemployment Could Change After Pandemic With the increase in remote work, spouses found stability and opportunities they hadn't seen before.
Lawmakers Want the Pentagon to Waive Tricare Copays on Birth Control Services The effort, sponsored by California Democrat Rep. Jackie Speier, would further align the Tricare health program with the...
New Allowance for Struggling Military Families Approved by Congress Not Enough, Advocates Say Service members would be able to apply for the new basic needs allowance by the end of next year, according to the...
2022 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates Are Going Up, But Some Pandemic Bumps Are Gone BAH rates for troops will rise by an average 5.1% beginning in January.
The VA Is Now Offering Walk-In Vaccinations Nationwide All VA facilities that administer coronavirus vaccines are accepting walk-ins for all veterans, spouses and caregivers.
First Lady Jill Biden Launches Revamped Military Family Initiative Focused on Jobs, Health Care and Education First lady Jill Biden said the country must do more for those who have "shouldered the burden of 20 years of war."
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
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...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
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...
