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Using Informational Interviews to Begin Your Career

Informational interviews can be incredibly useful in determining and pursuing the next step in your career.

A sergeant first class holds a bouquet of roses after the Fort Knox Army Education Center College Graduation Ceremony.

Use Your GI Bill to Snag These Top Entry-Level Jobs

A recent study shows top entry-level jobs for college graduates. Use your GI Bill and pursue these attractive careers.

'Tomb Raider' Teaches Us 4 Lessons About the Job Search

The "2013 Tomb Raider" and the more recent "Rise of the Tomb Raider" teach us lessons for the job search and military...

NCO Association Plans Two Job Fairs in Texas

This February, the Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) will host two job fairs in Texas, on February 14 in San...

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua M. Kivett, president of the Non Commissioned Officer Association, signs the mission statement for the newly formed Non-Commissioned Officer Association on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

NCOA, Military.com Join Up for Improved Veteran Job Fairs

The Non Commissioned Officers Association and Military.com have partnered to enhance existing NCOA job fairs, of which there...

Marine Corps veteran Alex Martin, CEO of AC Global Risk

'Do Something': Former Marine Discusses Becoming an Entrepreneur

Many veterans leave the military wanting to pursue entrepreneurship and lead a company. Marine Corps veteran Alex Martin did...

Franchises: One Way Veterans Can Own a Business

Many veterans enter the civilian world not looking to work to make someone else rich, but to pursue entrepreneurship.

Steven Spielberg, second from left, and Tom Hanks, second from right, poses with U.S. Marine Capt. Dale Dye, far left, and cast member Jon Seda at the premiere of the 10-part HBO miniseries, ‘The Pacific,’ in Los Angeles.

How to Break into Military Advising in Hollywood

Advising on the set of movies or television can be incredibly hard to break into, but it can be incredibly rewarding.

People shop at an Apple store in the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey.

Biggest US Public Companies for Veterans to Consider

Many veterans have something to offer and want to leverage their experience and work ethic toward the best of the best in...

Backend computer hardware administration. (Photo by NASA/MSFC/Emmett Given)

5 Steps to Position Yourself for a Career Change

If your career aspirations point you toward a career that seems completely outside of your current capabilities, you don't...

A Soldier browsing Facebook on his laptop.

5 Steps to Networking for Veterans Who Aren't into Networking

Even those not comfortable with pounding the pavement and shaking hands all day can be as good at networking as the next...

Just like in the military, gathering intelligence for a prospective new job is essential.

3 Ways to Gather Intel for Your New Civilian Job

Before jumping into your new job all gung-ho, you would do yourself a great disservice if you didn't do your research.

10 Best Tech Sector Jobs

For veterans looking to transition into the tech sector, consider this 10 Best Tech Jobs list.

‘Game of Thrones’ author George R.R. Martin poses at the premiere of the film ‘Tolkien,’ at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

Game of Thrones' 4 Lessons for the Civilian Workforce

"Game of Thrones" provides entertainment, but there is a lot to be learned from the story about jobs in the civilian world.

3 Tips on Focused Networking for Veterans

The importance of networking for anyone in the job market cannot be ignored, but there is a right way and a wrong way to...

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Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims

President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...

Pvt. Paul Douglas, age 50, performs a rifle inspection with his drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot S.C., 1942. Douglas, at age 50 was the oldest recruit in the history of Parris Island, and went on to become a purple heart recipient and Chicago senator (DVIDS).

At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa

When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...

Pack and transport platoon of the Russian army. Southern Military District. Ministry of Defense of Russia (Wikimedia Commons).

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A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...

When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials

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Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown

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The release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees offers a rare glimpse into the immediate health impacts of...

5 Incredible Navy Cross Recipients

Here are the stories of five incredible Navy Cross recipients.

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After the release of the last living hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza was holding Tuesday...

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In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide

Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...

Army Capt. Jeremy Kuykendall and his wife Kate, cradle their daughter

Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight

A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...

Army News

U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Gabe Cherian, a crew chief, looks out the door of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to ensure clearance to land at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Army Plans to ‘Disrupt’ Buying, Give Less Work to Defense Contractors

The U.S. Army plans to shift to a Silicon Valley model as it works to speed up the development, buying and fielding of new...

Russia-Ukraine War Volunteer Works with U.S. Military To Develop Electronic Warfare

Jack de Santis learned a lot during his time in Ukraine, namely that the old style of warfare is not practical in future...

Navy News

A Philadelphia Fire Department fire boat streams water as the USS Lassen passes by at the start of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Parade of Ships, as seen from Navy Yard, south Philadelphia.

A Grand Parade of Ships Kicked off the 250th Anniversary of the Marines and Navy

Hundreds of veterans, active service members, families of the lost, and dignitaries came to Mustin Field at the Navy Yard on...

Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...

Air Force News

The F-80C was more than a match for the propeller-driven fighters of the North Korean Air Force but suffered from short range when flying from Japanese air bases (U.S. Air Force photo).

Lessons from the Korean War: How Air Combat Then Still Shapes U.S. Tactics Today

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for...

Russia-Ukraine War Volunteer Works with U.S. Military To Develop Electronic Warfare

Jack de Santis learned a lot during his time in Ukraine, namely that the old style of warfare is not practical in future...

Space Force News

U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rachel Harmon and Master Sgt. Tom Anderson, weapons loaders assigned to the 174th Attack Wing, checks an inert GBU 12 laser guided missile on an MQ-9 Reaper at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio.

Two Space Force Units Bring the 'Invisible Front Line' to Ohio

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting is planned for Friday for the Space Intelligence Production Cell at the Springfield-Beckley Air...

A painting of a Defense Support Program satellite from the Air Force Art collection. DSP provides a variety of national security capabilities. Its flagship mission of launch detection was made famous during the Cold War. (U.S. Air Force image)

Clearing The Orbits: Space Force Partnerships In Orbital Cleanup

The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The...

Marine Corps News

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conduct a hike with Vice President JD Vance at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, on July 11, 2025. (Sgt. Edgar Rafael/U.S. Marine Corps/TNS)

Former Marine — and Current VP — JD Vance Will Help Corps at Camp Pendleton Celebrate 250 Years

The visit comes amid a federal government shutdown that has had many military families worried about whether paychecks will...

In this undated photo provided by Saffrine Duggan her husband Daniel Duggan poses for a photo

Former Marine Daniel Duggan Appeals Extradition to US over Claims of Training Chinese Pilots

Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States over allegations...

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Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the...