Why Video Gamers Make Great First Responders and Military Recruits Researchers have found what some of us already believed: Playing video games can help develop important military skills.
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.
4 Secrets to Retiring Happy from Military.com’s Longtime Financial Columnist JJ Montanaro A great retirement isn’t just about having enough money. It’s about knowing what you’ll do with your time, who you’ll spend...
Ramp Up for Retirement Now – Because Later Never Comes The key to a successful retirement isn’t just saving. Instead, setting up an income plan, planning for contingencies and...
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...
How the Military can Streamline Moves for Families with Special Needs Moving to a new duty station is a hallmark of military life, but for families enrolled in the Department of Defense's...
12 Retro Video Games to Bring You Closer to Your First Sergeant (If That’s Something You Want) Here are 12 games to shake the dust off to try to put yourself in your salty senior noncommissioned officer’s worn-out old...
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...
Still Married to the Military: How Divorcing a Service Member Makes Custody a Minefield I was so busy figuring out divorced life that it didn’t occur to me that even though I was no longer married to a man in the...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...