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Military.com - Opinion

Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost

1 month ago

The US Is Unprepared for the Next War

1 month ago

4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

2 months ago

Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA

4 months ago

We Fought for This Country. Don't Cut the One Department That Fights for Us.

4 months ago

Veterans' Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits

4 months ago

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

4 months ago

Women Have Served with Honor for Decades. This Administration Can't Erase That History.

5 months ago

Lessons Not Learned

5 months ago

Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain

5 months ago

Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community

3 months ago

Trump & Co's Polygraph Pandemonium

5 months ago

Want Efficiency? Fund the VA and Cut the Proven Waste in Privatized Veterans Care

5 months ago

Community Care Is Not VA Care

7 months ago

Deny Who We Are or Harm Our Country? The Impossible Choice Facing Transgender Service Members

7 months ago

I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act

7 months ago

Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders

7 months ago

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

8 months ago

Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security

8 months ago

We Military Spouses Don't Want Special Treatment. We Just Want to Work.

8 months ago

Art and Arms: 2 Aspects of Resistance in Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

8 months ago

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides

9 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

11 months ago

Veterans Are Much More than 'Feel Good' Hires And Shouldn't Be DEI Tokens

11 months ago

How to Plan for an Extended Government Shutdown -- Well, it's finally happened. After years of reporting on what to expect if the government shuts down and military pay is...

9 days ago

Monthly Benefits for Survivors of Fallen Active-Duty Service Members -- When combined, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) can offer a steady stream of...

21 days ago

Lump-Sum Benefits for Survivors of Active-Duty Military Members -- Even military families often don't know what benefits are available to the surviving family of an active-duty service member.

21 days ago

4 Secrets to Retiring Happy from Military.com's Longtime Financial Columnist JJ Montanaro -- A great retirement isn't just about having enough money. It's about knowing what you'll do with your time, who you'll spend...

1 month ago

Ramp Up for Retirement Now – Because Later Never Comes -- The key to a successful retirement isn't just saving. Instead, setting up an income plan, planning for contingencies and...

1 month ago

Why September's Typical Stock Slump Shouldn't Scare You -- The "September Effect" makes for catchy headlines, but it shouldn't dictate your financial behavior.

1 month ago

The Power of Positive Perception

6 days ago

How to Avoid Underselling Yourself During a Job Search

15 days ago

Tips for Interviewing for a Promotion

27 days ago

How You Can Find a Purpose-Driven Job After Leaving the Military

27 days ago

5 Tips to Give a Good Presentation at Work

1 month ago

Veterans Maintain Low Unemployment Rates Despite Hiring Slowdown in Weakening Economy

1 month ago

Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol -- As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there's no discernible endgame in sight.

12 days ago

Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims -- President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut's senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...

13 days ago

At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa -- When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...

19 days ago

Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter -- A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...

12 days ago

When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials -- Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as "essential." Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...

12 days ago

Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown -- The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...

13 days ago

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide -- Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...

7 months ago

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...

7 months ago

Trump Nominates New Army Vice Chief with Current General Just Two Years into the Role -- President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve to serve as the Army's second-highest-ranking officer...

10 hours ago

Army Leaders Embrace AI for Command Decisions as Pentagon Accelerates Technology Race With China -- The Pentagon is racing to deploy artificial intelligence across military operations before adversaries gain an irreversible...

1 hour ago

How Pigeons Helped U.S. Navy Blimps Hunt German U-Boats in World War II -- The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the...

17 minutes ago

Firing Artillery Over Interstate 5 Considered Unusual for Camp Pendleton, Some Experts Say -- A simulated beach assault in which artillery was fired from the sand toward the interior of the sprawling base was intended...

1 day ago

GOP Lawmaker With Furloughed Military Spouse Calls Firing of Federal Workers 'Mixed Bag' -- Threats to fire federal workers have occurred as the government shutdown could soon become the second longest ever unless a...

2 days ago

Special Charlie Kirk Honorary Recognition Withdrawn by Air Force Academy Board -- Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September and his death has resulted in some to honor him posthumously in myriad ways.

1 day ago

Two Space Force Units Bring the 'Invisible Front Line' to Ohio -- A ceremonial ribbon-cutting is planned for Friday for the Space Intelligence Production Cell at the Springfield-Beckley Air...

26 days ago

Clearing The Orbits: Space Force Partnerships In Orbital Cleanup -- The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The...

28 days ago

UNITAS 2025: Marines Foster Multinational Collaboration with -- The U.S. Marine Corps took lead on UNITAS 2025 at Camp :Lejeune, North Carolina, in September 2025 in support of Commander, U...

17 minutes ago

Key Camp Pendleton Document Has No Approved Artillery Firing Locations West of I-5 -- Thousands of Southern California motorists planning to travel between San Diego and Orange or Los Angeles counties Saturday...

3 hours ago

Coast Guard's Pacific Mission Continues to Expand -- As tensions with China continue to simmer and drug war operations ramp up in the Americas, the Coast Guard's duties continue...

1 day ago

What U.S. Forces Face as Venezuela Puts Russian-Armed Military on Wartime Alert -- The 10,000 U.S. troops now operating in the Caribbean were sent to interdict drug boats. But Venezuelan President Nicolás...

2 days ago