Be Financially Smarter by Fall with This Summer Reading List Whether you're a seasoned investor or just getting started on your financial journey, these books provide valuable insights...
What You Should Do with Special Duty Pay and Bonuses Receiving special duty pay, such as jump, dive or flight pay, is great news for your financial planning. That said, be...
What if Future Wars Were Fought by Mercenaries and Giant Robots? “MechWarriors 5: Clans” and its new expansion, “Ghost Bear: Flash Storm,” imagines intergalactic combat in 3050 with a...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: My Active-Duty Son Is Slowly Cutting Off Contact. What Should I Do? “I have several military mom friends who are experiencing similar circumstances with their children, including no contact at...
Understanding Military Pay: A Key to Building Your Financial Future Let's take a look at how military pay works, the built-in advantages it offers and how you can use it to pay down debt, save...
Summer Insurance Checkup: Protecting Your Fun (and Your Wallet) Summer should be about fun, relaxation and making great memories, not financial stress. A little insurance review before the...
Military Spouses Fight Back Against Pentagon Book Bans Military Families for Free Expression has plans for virtual events and "activations" in communities around military bases...
Base Child Care Crunch Could Be Solved by Partnerships, Home-Run Day Cares, Pentagon Says As the Pentagon continues to struggle with limited availability at its child care facilities, officials say that they are...
Services Ordered to Cut PCS Moves by 50% over Next 5 Years The services are tasked with cuts that amount to an initial 10% of the $5 billion PCS budget in 2027 and that increase...
PCS Season Survival Guide: Financial Tips for Military Families on the Move Here are four steps to help make your PCS smoother, smarter and less financially frustrating.
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...
