How to Plan for an Extended Government Shutdown Well, it’s finally happened. After years of reporting on what to expect if the government shuts down and military pay is...
The Best Retail Military Discounts Whether you’re buying necessities or splurging on something fun, shopping is so much easier when great deals lower the totals...
What Is a FEDVIP Qualifying Life Event? To enroll in FEDVIP, you need to understand FEDVIP's qualifying life events (QLEs).
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: The Army Ruined Our Marriage. Why Am I Grieving Our Divorce? Divorce asks us to grieve not only the person we married, but a version of ourselves too.
Here's What Gold Star Mother's Day Is All About "Gold Star mother:" It's a distinction that no mother wants, but one that many of them wear proudly.
Ribbons Of Gold: The Best Fall Color Drives Near Bases In 2025 For military families and veterans, trips like this are more than a way to pass the weekend. They’re a pause button, a reset...
Everything You Need to Know About the Tricare Dental Program When you marry into the military -- or your spouse joins the military -- you receive whole slew of benefits to go with your...
5 Things to Remember About Tricare's Open Enrollment Tricare's open enrollment system forever altered how military households change their Tricare coverage. Here's what you need...
Why September's Typical Stock Slump Shouldn't Scare You The “September Effect” makes for catchy headlines, but it shouldn’t dictate your financial behavior.
Fear and Uncertainty Followed the Sept. 11 Attacks. What Was Real and What Was a Good Headline? The switch from peacetime flipped overnight. Tension was abuzz as war ramped up, even on a training base without deploying...
Two Heroes, Two Medals of Honor: Inside Trump’s State of the Union Tribute Trump awarded two Medals of Honor during his State of the Union — one to a wounded helicopter pilot, another to a 100-year...
Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now Nobody knows yet whether the current buildup will result in a strike, a deal or a prolonged standoff. What you can control is...
The US Failed to Capture a MiG-15. Then a North Korean Defector Delivered One A secret US operation spent months trying to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. A North Korean defector who never...
25 Years After 9/11: Former CENTCOM Commander’s Strategic Warning on What America Still Gets Wrong The only U.S. officer to lead PACOM and CENTCOM warns in his memoir that America chases short-term wins over strategy—risking...
Why You Didn’t Get the Job: Understanding How Companies Hire In today’s turbulent, unpredictable and frustrating hiring market, job-seekers are seemingly doing everything right and...