When Christmas Leave Becomes a Crime: How Holiday Absences Turn Into AWOL and Desertion Holiday leave does not suspend military law. A servicemember who fails to return from authorized Christmas leave becomes...
House Passes Defense Bill to Raise Troop Pay and Overhaul Weapons Purchases The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay...
The Debate Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Misses the One Group That Can’t Speak: Today’s Troops The national back-and-forth over what public leaders can or shouldn’t say about “illegal orders” has dominated headlines for...
“You Are Set Apart.” Now Lead Like It. War Secretary Pete Hegseth didn’t come to soothe egos or manage optics. He came to draw a line. Military leaders would be...
The Future Of Military Standards: Secretary Hegseth’s Quantico Speech When hundreds of flag officers were ordered to Marine Corps Base Quantico for Secretary Pete Hegseth’s address, it...
No Room for Shrooms: Psilocin Added to Military Drug Tests On August 18, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum marking a new direction in its drug testing policy...
The US Is Unprepared for the Next War "Despite endless talk about game-changing weapons, only the widespread deployment of drones has truly altered the nature of...
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...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
A Military Approach to Drug Busts Upends US Efforts and Raises Legal Questions The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to “wage...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...
