Amy Bushatz

Amy Bushatz is the former executive editor of Military.com.

A reporter since 2003, Amy Bushatz joined Military.com in 2010 and grew into the role of Executive Editor. As a military spouse, she is passionate about military life issues, and is a devoted subject matter expert on all military benefits. Amy is also a mountain and road runner based in Alaska where she hosts and produces the Humans Outside podcast and spends time adventuring with her family.

Amy is a 2018 recipient of Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) Patriotism Award and a 2019 graduate of the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. She holds a master's degree in public leadership from the University of San Francisco.

Latest Articles

Former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane leaves U.S. District Court in Washington.

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A military spouse and vet tech examines a dog.

How Military Spouses Can Get Reimbursed for Professional License Fees

How can you take advantage of the military spouse professional license reimbursement rule? Here's how.

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A recently divorced Marine celebrates his freedom with a message on his car.

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U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit pilots John and Jennifer Avery smile for a photo on their wedding day Feb. 5, 2005. Their shared military careers culminated at their joint retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The couple has two children, Austin and Elizabeth, and live in Boise, Idaho. (Photo courtesy of the Avery family)

The Surprising Truth About Military Marriage Rates

How do military marriage rates stack up against civilian marriage rates?

(Defense Commissary Agency/Jessica Rouse)

Why Do Military Members Qualify for Food Stamps?

Many feel the fact that military families need food aid is shocking.

A child performs push-ups with a Marine during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment Services at Camp Sentinel on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force/Randall Moose)

Top Signs Your Military Kid Has Gone Too Hooah

Military kids are experts at embracing the military lifestyle. But sometimes they go, well, too hooah.

Veterans and Military Spouses Have Access to Free Tech Training Through a New Career Program

The program is operated by the Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes and funded through a grant from Google.

Unless Your Military ID Has Expired, You Don't Need a New Card, Pentagon Officials Say

Military retirees and dependents who hold traditional laminated paper military ID cards are not required to upgrade to new...

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