Service Members Are Struggling to Afford Housing. This Lawmaker Says She’s Working to Fix the Problem. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is hopeful that housing and other issues that affect service members' quality of life...
Senator at Center of Military Promotion Delays Plans Vote to Undo VA Abortion Policy Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he is aiming to bring his resolution to reverse the VA's policy to the Senate floor in...
Troops Get New Bereavement Leave for Loss of Spouse or Child The benefit was included among the quality-of-life initiatives in the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
98 Military Families Silenced by Nondisclosure Agreements with Private Base Housing Companies According to the Department of Defense, companies negotiated with military families to ensure they wouldn't badmouth their...
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...
New Limits to MyCAA Spouse Scholarship Hit After Program Expanded to More Families A newly expanded military spouse scholarship program run by the Defense Department will be capped at the first 1,250 approved...
Tricare Isn't Covering a Treatment for Eating Disorders. Senators Want to Know Why. Under the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, Tricare is supposed to cover inpatient and outpatient care...
How to Use the Survivor Benefit Plan's One-Time Open Enrollment The Pentagon has shared details of the forthcoming process for retirees to enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Renewed Military ID Cards Can Be Sent by Mail in New Pilot Program Active-duty troops can now log in to renew their family members' military ID cards in a pilot program allowing the IDs to be...
Coast Guard Will Let New Moms Defer Assignments for Up to a Year Following Childbirth The service will continue a benefit offered last year to active-duty and reserve personnel, ensuring that pregnant members...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September. Here’s the List It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal decision: They could...
Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit Threads A long-standing Air Force Facebook page created to represent its top enlisted leader has been renamed and rebranded as a news...
Air Force Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children Is 9th Person Executed in Florida This Year Air Force veteran Edward Zakrzewski was executed on Thursday for the June 9, 1994, killings of his 34-year-old wife Sylvia...
Marine Sergeant Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Test in Florida A Marine sergeant on reserve duty died after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida last month, according to...
![Navy sailor steps on scale with boots on.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/mil-sailor-steps-on-scale-boots-1800.jpg?itok=zo0K895Y "Nine senators asked for an explanation about why Tricare is not covering residential care for eating disorders for adult dependents, contrary to "congressional intent." (U.S. Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz).")
