Jennifer Barnhill

In addition to her reporting, Jennifer Barnhill is also the host of Military Dinner Table Conversations, a monthly reverse town hall with military families. She is a 2023 Bush Institute StandTo Veteran Leadership Program Scholar, the editor-in-chief of the National Military Spouse Network’s Career Connections Magazine and the military spouse liaison on The League of Wives Memorial Project.

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How Are Foreign-Born Military Spouses Doing?

Being a military spouse is challenging, and for foreign-born spouses, there are even more stressors to keeping a family...

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Confusion, Misinformation and the VA Loan

The VA loan is designed to help and protect service members as they buy a home.

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How Moves Put Military Families of Color at Risk

Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an...

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Now It's Our Turn: Does Military Retirement Give Spouses a Real Chance at Careers?

When you say "I do" and marry someone who serves our country, there is an understanding that their military career will drive...

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The Myth of Choice: Why We Ignore Military Spouses Out of the Workforce

The often-ignored truth is that military spouses are out of the workforce at statistically higher rates than their civilian...

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We Broke Our Promise to Take Care of Gold Star Families

There is an unspoken promise America has whispered to service members and their families for centuries: If something happens...

Why Are We Silent About Military Spouse Substance Abuse?

When we think about substance abuse and the military, we typically think about service members and veterans with stories that...

Military couple working through their problems.

Why Divorce Is Particularly Hard on Military Families

According to reports based on U.S. Census Bureau data, those who have served in the military have the highest divorce rate of...

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How Are Military Kids Really Doing?

Military children experience numerous struggles throughout their lives that they are forced to overcome.

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Will a Federal Fix for Complex License Rules Help Combat Military Spouse Unemployment?

Without the ability to transfer licenses across states, military spouses aren't able to take advantage of the hard work they...

A military family walks to the Aviano Elementary School at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

Do Military Families Need Their Own Bill of Rights?

The DoD and State Department must do two things.

U.S. Army Reserve soldiers and their families attend a Finding Balance for Couples training

Should Military Families Be Forced to Embrace the Suck?

Unfortunately, resilience is not something that the military family community can opt out of.

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Military Children Are Caught in a Battle over Government Funding

The Biden administration recently released its fiscal 2022 Discretionary Spending Request, which asks for increased special...

Members of the 4th Infantry Division listen to briefings provided by Soldier-For-Life-Transition Assistance Program

Problems with the Military Transition Process Need More Than a Band-Aid Solution

A handful of veteran service organizations hope to enter the ring to take on the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).

An Air Force mental health flight chief fills out a patient triage

The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits

For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...

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