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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

2025 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

A New Retreat Offers Seasoned Spouses a Chance to Focus on Themselves Before Transition

Why Spouses Should Take Advantage of Transition Classes

Free Year of Linkedin Premium Now Available for Veteran Caregivers

Military transition program participants.

How Military Spouses Can Use the Transition Assistance Program

A veteran and his caregiver speak to a doctor. (Image: va.gov)

VA Suspends All Discharges from Caregiver Program

Living With the Military

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

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...

Want to Be Recognized as a Top Military Spouse Employer? Here's How to Apply

Top Spouse Employers do essential work for our military. By recruiting, employing, promoting and retaining military spouses...

Job Stability for the Relocating Military Spouse

For professionals searching for a career path that has the proven stability to outlast recessions, market fluctuations and...

R.Riveter Handmade Accessories Bring Mobile, Flexible Income to Military Spouses

Two military spouses had trouble getting work, so they founded their own company -- and hire other military spouses.

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A boy in a hospital bed interacts with adults.

Costs for Tricare Are Going Up in 2026

Payment-Deferred Commissary Purchases on Military Star Cards Extended Through November

Manage Household Utility Costs at Your New Base by Avoiding These Pitfalls

Kentucky Army National Guard Master Sgt. Michael Meredith poses with his wife, Maritza, and their two sons, in Fall of 2023. Kentucky’s Adoption Assistance Program helps expand this growing Guard family (DVIDS)

Hidden Benefits: The DoD’s Adoption Subsidy And Its Quiet Impact On Military Families

Navy Veteran Joe Castaneda and son Michael are enjoying a day at the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas (DVIDS).

More Than Free Admission: Museums and Memorials For Military and Veterans

Military Spouse Hiring Act Needs Your Support

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