Pentagon's New Deploy-or-Out Policy Could Separate Up to 286K The policy grew out of Mattis' directive to the services to take steps to improve the "lethality" of the force.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Pre-Deployment The pre-deployment stage is characterized alternately by denial and anticipation of loss.
Deployment: Financial Preparation Being financially prepared is a big part of overall deployment readiness. Here are some basic guidelines that should be...
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Military Family Perspective The emotional cycle of an extended deployment, six months or greater, is readily divided into five distinct stages. These...
Deployment: Worst Case Scenario It's not good to think about, but it must be prepared for. If you die while you are on duty, you will want to make sure that...
Military Family Deployment 101 Preparing for deployment can seem like an uphill battle. But we've been there. Here's what you need to know.
Predeployment Checklist There seems to be no consistency in the military regarding predeployment checklists. While some units take this task very...
11th MEU Completes Pre-Deployment Training "The MEU is a place where if anyone comes here they have a tremendous opportunity to grow mentally and professionally."
Spending Time With Your Children Before Deployment Deployments are stressful for the entire family, so it's important to maximize the time you have before shipping out.
DoD to Retirees: Set Up Tricare Select Payments Now or Risk Losing Coverage With just 14% of eligible military retiree households having arranged payments for new enrollment fees, Tricare officials are...
Here's Why Sailors on the Carrier Ford Will Eat Better Than Anyone Else in the Fleet The new facilities keep food fresh longer and offer higher levels of quality control.
As Army Cuts Recruiters, Service Deploys 2-Man Mobile Recruiting Stations U.S. Army Recruiting Command is reducing its force by roughly 1,700 recruiters over the next year.
First Soldiers Graduate Basic Training in WWII Throwback Uniform New soldiers at Fort Sill were the first to graduate Army Basic Combat Training wearing the service's new Army Greens.
Navy Investigation of Pensacola Shooting Points to ‘Toxic’ Command Climate as Factor It found that the aviation training climate "likely increased" his chances of successfully carrying out the Dec. 6, 2019...
