Why a Small Motto Change Could Have a Big Impact on Female Veterans' Health The step, updating the VA's mission statement to remove male pronouns, "him" and "his," is a small move toward inclusivity...
VA Rolls Out New Mental Health Scholarship as Need Increases The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a scholarship program aimed at recruiting mental health and counseling...
Military Moves to Cut Suicides, But Defers Action on Guns Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition...
DoD's Top Doc Calls on Congress to Overturn Law Limiting Discussions on Guns with Service Members The Defense Department's assistant secretary for health affairs said a decade-old provision hinders the physician-patient...
Navy Unveils New Mental Health 'Playbook' That Pushes Leaders to Talk with Sailors Early and Often The release of the new document comes after a year in which the Navy saw several major clusters of suicides.
Top Enlisted Sailor Says Service Members Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Care Without a Referral During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the...
Gun Buying Restrictions on Base Are Needed to Reduce Suicides, Pentagon Panel Says On-base stores in the U.S. sold 113,200 firearms in 2021, according to figures provided to Military.com by the exchange...
Female Soldiers Twice as Likely to Be Diagnosed with Mental Health Conditions in Theater Than Males, Study Finds Women had higher diagnostic rates than men for a dozen mental health disorders examined by Pentagon researchers.
‘Valhalla Can Wait’—The National Guard Stands at the Crossroads of Crisis As many as 44 veterans die by suicide per day, which is 2.4 times higher than the VA reported national suicide rate.
A Navy Command Tries Radical Transparency to Help Prevent the Next Suicide Historically, the Navy's approach to suicide prevention has been largely reactive.
Days Ahead of Massive Allowance Cuts for Some Military Families, Pentagon Allegedly Working on a Fix Officials are already working behind the scenes to prevent the cuts from happening, a defense official with knowledge of the...
Top Military Officials Questioned over Drag Shows on Military Bases The military's top uniformed officer suggested he does not support drag shows being hosted on military bases.
9 Soldiers Killed as Pair of Helicopters Crash in One of the Army's Deadliest Training Accidents Nine soldiers are dead after a crash involving two Black Hawk helicopters out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Wednesday night...
Ukraine's Tank Force Shouldn't Stand a Chance Against Russia's, But Dumb Mistakes Keep Tipping the Scales With several models of tanks to choose from, a large supply of armored vehicles, and an undeniable numbers advantage, Russia...
Navy Identifies Submarine Sailor Who Died After Being Found on a Pier Electronics Technician Navigation 3rd Class Devon Faehnrich was found by a fellow sailor at the shipyard at Newport News...
