Ho Lin

Ho Lin has over a decade of experience on the Military.com team as a writer and editor. He specializes in benefits and veteran jobs content, providing valuable insight into how to navigate changes in benefits and opportunities for post-military employment. Ho creates custom videos for Military.com’s video section. He has degrees from Brown University and Johns Hopkins University.

Email: ho.lin@monster.com

Latest Articles

Marine Corps General James Conway and Master Sergeant Blaine Scott. (Photo: Ho Lin, Military.com)

Five Transition Tips from Two American Heroes

In a wide-ranging conversation, two Marine Corps veterans provide key tips for veterans seeking to avoid the transition blues...

Children wave goodbye to cavalry troopers from the 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment, California National Guard, as the unit departs. (Air National Guard/Crystal Housman)

Auto Insurance and Deployment

Essentially, you have three options open to you while you're deployed -- continuing to pay your auto insurance, canceling you...

Brake Maintenance: Bleeding Your Brakes

If you've replaced brake lines on your car, you'll need to "bleed" your brakes so they'll work properly again--here's how to...

Military Transition: Workin' on the Railroad

We interviewed an Army veteran who now manages operations for a major railway company to get some insights on her industry an...

Skilled Trade Jobs: Opportunities for Vets

For veterans looking to pursue a career involving a skilled trade, which includes industries that requires electronic, electr...

Veterans Running the Show in Small Business

Looking to make the leap into owning your own business? The rewards (and challenges) can be significant, and there's help ava...

5 Underrated Spring Break Getaways

You know all about Cancun and Miami Beach and all the other usual spring break hotspots, but how about some less heralded des...

Washington DC Military Sites: 9 Must-sees

9 Must-see Military Sites to Visit in Washington, D.C.

Here's a rundown of nine must-see military history sites in Washington DC, as well as some extra suggestions for places close...

Army West Point football coach Jeff Monken leads the Army football team as they "Sing Second". (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Josephine Pride)

Five Ways to Build a Winning Financial Playbook

Military.com and MoneyLion celebrate the Army-Navy football game this week with these five keys for your financial pla...

Marine Corps Master Sergeant Blaine Scott and General James Conway.

Out of the Military, Into the Great Outdoors: Interview with Gen. James Conway and Master Sgt. Blaine Scott

Military.com interviews Marine Corps veterans James Conway and Blaine Scott to get their insights about the great leap to civ...

Marine Corps veteran with service member

8 Ways to Express Appreciation on Veterans Day

Veterans Day is an important day for showing appreciation to members of our military - here's a few suggestions on how to do...

Nike and Colin Kaepernick: The Kneeling Debate Continues

U.S. Marine Corps Veterans salute during the 5th Marines Vietnam War Memorial unveiling ceremony in the Camp San Mateo Memorial Garden at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps/Rhita Daniel)

The History of Veterans Day

Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, wh...

Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Knowledge Operations Management office sort boxes and envelopes for personnel at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Chris Willis.)

What to Send Someone Who Is Deployed

Receiving a care package from home can be a morale booster for a deployed service member -- here are tips on what to send.

Honor the Fallen: The Flying Fireman

This Special Forces vet gave all on 9/11. Now his son serves, too.

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U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots practice the Diamond 360 maneuver during a practice demonstration at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, Calif., March 6, 2014. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric J. Rowley)

Blue Angels Jets Made Contact Midair During Tight Diamond 360 Maneuver

Jets Nos. 1 and 3 made contact Wednesday while training at their home base at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

The Armed Forces Service Medal has a green, blue and yellow ribbon and a bronze medal featuring a torch like that held by the Statue of Liberty. U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons

Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal

The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."

An AH-1Z Viper attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) takes off during a strait transit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Marines Use Armored Vehicle to Defend Navy Ship from Small Boats off Iranian Coast

Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit were photographed this week with a Light Armored Vehicle on the flight deck.

Reynaldo Arroyo, of Missoula, Montana, got his first haircut in 15 years to join the Army. (Photo from U.S. Army Recruiting Station Missoula via Facebook)

Man Gets First Haircut in 15 Years in Order to Enlist in Army

Reynaldo Arroyo, 23, who enlisted as an infantryman, donated his hair to Locks of Love.

In this July 7, 2017 photo provided by Trevor Reilly, Reilly, left, poses with Marine Pfc. Ali Al-kazahg while hiking in the Eagles Nest Wilderness of the Dillon Ranger District in Colorado. (Trevor Reilly via AP)

Marine Waives Military Hearing over Firearms Allegations

A preliminary military court hearing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii was scheduled for Wednesday.

Latest Military Videos

How the Navy Keeps Music in Schools

The Navy’s Music in the Schools program is a bridge between the military and the communities where these bands...

Service Members Take on the 'Git Up Challenge' Downrange

The 77th Sustainment Brigade presents their version of the Git Up Challenge while deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 2019....

Defense Secretary Esper Receives a Mongolian Horse

U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper is presented with a horse, as part of a visit with...

Soldiers Execute Artillery Fire Mission Against ISIS

In support of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade...

Combat Artists Sketch Deployed Troops

While training in Norway during NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, soldiers in the Alliance may have glimpsed an unusual...

Army News

New York National Guard Staff Sgt. Raymond Rodriguez, left, and Sgt. Joshua Sanzo, members of the northern district Honor Guard, fold the American flag during a funeral service, at the Gerald B. Solomon National Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 6, 2018. (Andrew Valenza/New York Army National Guard)

Army Reservist Reportedly Falls to His Death in Saudi Arabia

The incident is under investigation.

Virginia National Guard Lt. Joshua Phillip Yabut. Twitter photo

Lieutenant Accused of Taking Armored Vehicle on Joyride Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

The soldier was accused of taking an armored personnel carrier on a slow-speed police chase through Virginia.

Man Gets First Haircut in 15 Years in Order to Enlist in Army

Reynaldo Arroyo, 23, who enlisted as an infantryman, donated his hair to Locks of Love.

Navy News

Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Cebik is promoted at the U.S. Capitol in 2016. He was relieved from his post Aug. 20, 2019. (Rep. Joe Courtney's office via Facebook)

Executive Officer of Secretive Navy Submarine Fired Due to Loss of Confidence

He's the fifth Navy senior leader to be fired this month.

Navy Fires 2nd Japan-Based Leader in a Day as Destroyer XO Is Canned

Both officers belong to the Navy's Task Force 70.

Capt. Tadd Gorman salutes during the USS Antietam change-of-command ceremony May 30, 2019, at U.S. Naval Base Guam. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton)

Navy Relieves Cruiser Antietam's Skipper After 12 Weeks on the Job

Capt. Tadd Gorman was relieved less than three months after he took command.

Air Force News

Vice President Mike Pence leads the sixth meeting of the National Space Council beneath NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Aug. 20, 2019, in Chantilly, Virginia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Wait Is Over: Pence Announces Coming Activation of US Space Command

U.S. Space Command is a precursor to the proposed U.S. Space Force service branch.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Finigan, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics systems journeyman, puts on a second layer of hearing protection over his dual in-ear headset at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 6, 2019. The headset enables communication by transmitting sound waves through the bones in the user’s ear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joseph Barron)

Air Force Squadron Tests Noise-Cutting 'Bone Mic'

Airmen who work on the flight line are required to wear two layers of hearing protection.

Marine Waives Military Hearing over Firearms Allegations

A preliminary military court hearing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii was scheduled for Wednesday.

Marine Corps News

Marine Waives Military Hearing over Firearms Allegations

A preliminary military court hearing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii was scheduled for Wednesday.

Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal

The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."

Marine Faces Military Hearing over Firearms Allegations

A preliminary military court hearing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii is scheduled for Wednesday.

Coast Guard News

Coast Guardsman Charged with Domestic Battery

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard is charged with assaulting his wife, according to a report.

Pictured are bales of cocaine interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC-902) crew in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Feb. 20, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Academy Professors Help in Battle Against Drugs

Two professors at the Coast Guard Academy played a pivotal role in a federal drug trafficking case out of Florida.

A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral, Florida, enforces a safety and security zone during a rocket launch off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 24, 2016. (Anthony L. Soto/Coast Guard)

US Coast Guard Looking for Missing Boaters off Florida Coast

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two missing boaters who left from a ramp at Port Canaveral, Florida on Friday.