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State Tax Information for Military Members and Retirees

Heather Sweeney and her 2 children are outside the apartment they moved into after her divorce.

Still Married to the Military: How Divorcing a Service Member Makes Custody a Minefield

Why You Didn’t Get the Job: Understanding How Companies Hire

Thunderbirds fly over Cinderella’s Castle in the Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World Resort

Disney Discounts for Military Families

Raymond and Jane Whittaker fell in love while attending school in Nashville, Tennessee during World War II and exchanged 200 love letters. Raymond and Jane Whittaker C. 1942.

Love Letters From a World War II Couple On Display in Nashville

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jerry Hensley reels in his catch as Noreen Galaba waits with a net. Hensley was one of 10 service members attending a fly-fishing trip hosted by Project Healing Waters, a nonprofit that sponsors fishing trips for wounded service members and veterans (Photo by Andrea Sutherland, Fort Carson Public Affairs Office, DVIDS).

Top Veteran-Owned Getaways

A Barnes & Noble bookstore sign on the exterior of a retail building. Photo Credit: Screenshot from PBS Hour.

The Bookstore Boom Is Real: Why Physical Media Is Making a Comeback in 2026

Clothing for sale is displayed at a Kohl's in Clifton, N.J.

The Best Military Discounts on Clothes

A large crowd of veterans in the stands of a sports stadium look at the camera and happily wave.

Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise

Survive Transition

Finally, A Transition Program Designed with Military Spouses in Mind

Living With the Military

Overview of Military Spouse and Family Benefits

Military Spouse Education Help 101

Military Spouse Employment 101

Military Spouse and Family Moves 101

Soldiers return from a 11 month long deployment in Kosovo.

Military Family Life 101

(Photo: U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie)

Military Family Deployment 101

Spouse Career Advice

The Soldier for Life and U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success Program teams attend the Military Influencer Conference in Atlanta, GA, September 22-24, 2025.(Photo by Melani Harig, DVIDS)

Companies with Supportive Veteran Cultures

To support the long-term success of a veteran employee, companies with great veteran culture operationalize it with visible...

Dr. Kevin Basik, guest speaker, mentors U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing and military spouses during a leadership summit at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 23, 2025. Basik spoke about methods to strengthen leadership and enhance mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Nichols, DVIDS)

Distilling Military Career Readiness Choices

The military-affiliated community has an overwhelming amount of choices and resources, which makes it challenging when it...

Amy Johnson, 23d Force Support Squadron community readiness specialist, participates in a Military Spouse Career Empowerment Expo Sept. 17, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The virtual, multi-base event gave active-duty and retiree spouses the opportunity to enhance job-seeking skills, gain networking guidance and identify education options. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes, DVIDS)

Academic and Career Support for Military Spouses

Military spouses have more academic and career assistance than ever before. The benefits have expanded over time in the past...

Top 10 Ways Military Families Can Build a Portable Business with AI

Military families can use AI tools to build portable, flexible businesses that thrive through every PCS move.

Military spouse, Sonia Trefflich, testified at the Joint Informational Hearing on Career Portability and the burden of license transfer in Sacramento, CA in 2019. (Brittany Curry/DVIDS)

Portability of Professional Licenses for Military Spouses

Military spouses who hold professional licenses used to face significant burdens when relocating, but more legislative...

Lisa Huepenbecker, wife of Army Spc. Joshuah Huepenbecker, works on her resume alongside other military spouses at the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Career Forum, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2012. DOD photo by Elaine Sanchez

Military Spouse Hiring Act Needs Your Support

Military spouses face the highest rate of unemployment and underemployment in the nation, but the Military Spouse Hiring Act...

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A child splashes into a lake from a water slide.

Free Summer Camps for Military Kids Are Accepting Applications Now

Hands pull out pieces from a Jenga wood puzzle set on a stack of cash with a toy house balancing on top.

When BAH Rules Don't Fit: The Regulatory Gap Facing Unmarried Military Parents

A senior member of the Navy reads a book to kids at storytime.

4 Things Families Need to Know About the Military’s MWR Libraries

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The Community You Carry With You as a Military Spouse

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Military Spouses: Here’s What to Remember About Filing State Taxes

Pfc. Donald and Pfc. Kristina Schmit from Minocqua, Wis., served as a cavalry scout in Headquarters Troop and a signal support systems specialist in Troop D respectively and were deployed to Iraq. Photo Courtesy by Lt. Andrew Mayer. Source: DVIDS

One Household, One Set of Benefits: How Military and VA Rules Affect Dual-Service Couples

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