The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Pre-Deployment The pre-deployment stage is characterized alternately by denial and anticipation of loss.
Predeployment Checklist There seems to be no consistency in the military regarding predeployment checklists. While some units take this task very...
Deployment: Financial Preparation Being financially prepared is a big part of overall deployment readiness. Here are some basic guidelines that should be...
The Unmarried Girl’s (or Guy’s) Guide to Deployment Based on personal experience, here's the “The Unmarried Girl’s (or Guy’s) Guide to Deployment,” a collection of vital tips...
Why Are We Fighting So Much Before Deployment? A spouse feels overwhelmed as her husband prepares for the first deployment of their young marriage.
Amid Scandals, Lawmakers Want Better Tracking on High Troop Deployment Rates For the past few years, senior U.S military officials have warned of the dangers involved with the high operational tempo.
New Air Force Medical Program Aims to Get More Airmen Deployable The Air Force is planning to reorganize its medical personnel teams in an effort to get help sick airmen get healthy.
Airmen on Year-Long Deployments Can Now Get a Head Start on Next Military Move Roughly 400 airmen are selected for 365-day extended deployments on an annual basis.
Background Check Change Could Put Troops' Clearances at Risk Troops with clearances who have low credit or overdue bills could be at greater risk of having those clearances revoked.
If Sailors Aren't Ready to Deploy, It'll Soon Affect Their Promotions Sailors who don't want to see their careers derailed by a missed appointment better keep teeth cleanings on their radars.
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...