Stories Worth Telling Like other underrepresented populations, military spouse history is largely an oral history, in which stories, if not...
Do Good News Stories Accurately Represent Military Families? Military families don't typically get a lot of press coverage compared to their service members, whose stories are featured...
Pillow Talk Is Policy: How the DoD Relies upon Senior Military Spouses Commanding officer spouses often serve as unofficial advisers to the spouses of those under their partner's command.
Will the Tenant Bill of Rights Fix Privatized Military Housing? The Tenant Bill of Rights outlined 18 provisions designed to give military families leverage if they found themselves stuck...
How Military Families Put Their Stamp on the Pentagon It is military spouses and veterans who deserve the credit for the incremental improvements to military family quality-of...
Could Military Spouses Fix DoD's Recruitment Problem? While the rest of the nation has limped away from the 1950s housewife trope, policies that govern military families have not.
Is the DoD Dependent on Military Families? Officially, the Department of Defense sees military spouses and children as "dependents'' on military paperwork, but the term...
Fertility Benefits for Active-Duty Service Members More Tricare beneficiaries became eligible for fertility treatments in 2024. Here's who qualifies and what to expect.
Watching the Emotional 'Bluey' Episode 'The Sign' as a Military Parent A recent episode of the beloved Australian cartoon may strike a nerve with military families.
Senators Urge 'Immediate and Decisive Action' by Pentagon on Child Abuse Policies Following Report A group of senators is demanding answers from the Pentagon on how its branches handle allegations of child abuse and...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers The Army is now eyeing influencers to help shape its digital presence, but it aims to do so with a notably hands-off approach...
Air Force Overcharged 7,943% for C-17 Hand Soap Dispensers, Watchdog Finds In all, the service accepted a 7,943% markup, or more than 80 times the commercially available cost, on the soap dispensers...