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How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA

Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Finley, a nurse practitioner with Naval Branch Health Clinic Mayport’s Medical Home Port Pink Team, checks Abbigail Engle’s heart during a routine exam. (U.S. Navy/Jacob Sippel)

What Tricare Updates Meant for Dependents in 2025 – and What is Coming in 2026

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen late in the evening from Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Government Shutdown Leaves Arkansas Widow Struggling to Bury Her Veteran Husband

A cruise ship is docked in Freeport, Bahamas

Free Cruise Tickets Available for Veterans and Active-Duty Military on This Upgraded Ship

Views from near the Seward Military Resort in Alaska.

These Resorts and Hotels Are Just for Veterans and Military Members

Your Military Rank: What Does It Mean in the Civilian Workforce

Clothing for sale is displayed at a Kohl's in Clifton, N.J.

The Best Military Discounts on Clothes

2026 VA Disability Payment Schedule

World War II Veteran Mr. Joseph Balogh poses next to a photo of a C-46 Commando at his Louisburg, North Carolina home (VA.gov).

VA Tries to Keep Up With Drastic Veteran In-Home Care Increase

Survive Transition

Finally, A Transition Program Designed with Military Spouses in Mind

Living With the Military

Overview of Military Spouse and Family Benefits

Military Spouse Education Help 101

Military Spouse Employment 101

Military Spouse and Family Moves 101

Soldiers return from a 11 month long deployment in Kosovo.

Military Family Life 101

(Photo: U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie)

Military Family Deployment 101

Spouse Career Advice

Dr. Kevin Basik, guest speaker, mentors U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing and military spouses during a leadership summit at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 23, 2025. Basik spoke about methods to strengthen leadership and enhance mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Nichols, DVIDS)

Distilling Military Career Readiness Choices

The military-affiliated community has an overwhelming amount of choices and resources, which makes it challenging when it...

Amy Johnson, 23d Force Support Squadron community readiness specialist, participates in a Military Spouse Career Empowerment Expo Sept. 17, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The virtual, multi-base event gave active-duty and retiree spouses the opportunity to enhance job-seeking skills, gain networking guidance and identify education options. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes, DVIDS)

Academic and Career Support for Military Spouses

Military spouses have more academic and career assistance than ever before. The benefits have expanded over time in the past...

Top 10 Ways Military Families Can Build a Portable Business with AI

Military families can use AI tools to build portable, flexible businesses that thrive through every PCS move.

Military spouse, Sonia Trefflich, testified at the Joint Informational Hearing on Career Portability and the burden of license transfer in Sacramento, CA in 2019. (Brittany Curry/DVIDS)

Portability of Professional Licenses for Military Spouses

Military spouses who hold professional licenses used to face significant burdens when relocating, but more legislative...

Lisa Huepenbecker, wife of Army Spc. Joshuah Huepenbecker, works on her resume alongside other military spouses at the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Career Forum, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2012. DOD photo by Elaine Sanchez

Military Spouse Hiring Act Needs Your Support

Military spouses face the highest rate of unemployment and underemployment in the nation, but the Military Spouse Hiring Act...

10 Reasons it's Time to Redo Your Resume

With the expansion of companies using computerized applicant tracking systems and the capability of these systems screening...

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Pfc. Donald and Pfc. Kristina Schmit from Minocqua, Wis., served as a cavalry scout in Headquarters Troop and a signal support systems specialist in Troop D respectively and were deployed to Iraq. Photo Courtesy by Lt. Andrew Mayer. Source: DVIDS

One Household, One Set of Benefits: How Military and VA Rules Affect Dual-Service Couples

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5 Spending Strategies to Fight Bill Creep From Inflation

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When Home Feels Half Empty: Military Families Navigate Holiday Deployments

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4 Year-End Money Deadlines Veterans Can't Afford to Miss

Military Families Finally Get More Money During Deployments

Cohen Veterans Network provides high-quality mental health care that is available to all post-9/11 veterans, including National Guard and Reserves, and military family members. (Photo provided by CVN).

What Every Veteran (and Family Member) Needs to Know About Cohen Veterans Network

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