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Military.com - Opinion

Stripping California Veterans' Lifeline for Benefits? Think Again

4 days ago

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

2 months ago

The US Is Unprepared for the Next War

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

6 months ago

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

6 months ago

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

6 months ago

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

6 months ago

Lessons Not Learned

6 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

4 months ago

Trump & Co's Polygraph Pandemonium

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

Community Care Is Not VA Care

8 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

9 months ago

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

13 days ago

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

9 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

1 year ago

Start Preparing for the Next Government Shutdown Now, Before It's Too Late -- Having a plan can make a pay or benefits disruption an inconvenience instead of an emergency.

3 days ago

Costs for Tricare Are Going Up in 2026 -- Most Tricare health plan costs for military and retiree households will go up between 2% and 3% in 2026, with some steeper...

27 days ago

Payment-Deferred Commissary Purchases on Military Star Cards Extended Through November -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service announced that it was extending its "relief offer" of interest-free commissary...

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

2 months 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.

2 months ago

Email or DM? How to Communicate Clearly and Confidently in Online Job Networking

23 hours ago

Veteran Job Seekers: Are You Approachable, and Does It Matter?

8 days ago

How to Navigate Civilian Coworkers' Ignorance About Your Military Service

12 days ago

Veteran Job-Hunters: Sharpen Your 'Soft Skills' to Gain an Edge

19 days ago

Veterans: The Time Might Be Right for a Job in the Energy Sector

25 days ago

Strategies for a Virtual Panel Interview: How to Prepare and How to Act

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.

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

2 months 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...

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

8 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...

8 months ago

Vietnam Veteran Heals War Wounds Through Art -- Army veteran Everett Carter, showcasing his artwork on Small Business Saturday, uses painting to honor friends lost in...

1 day ago

German Officer Sacrificed His Life Trying to Save an American Soldier in the WWII Battle of Hurtgen Forest -- A 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield on Nov. 12, 1944. Lt...

1 day ago

Stress of Houthi Combat Was a Key Factor in Series of Costly Navy Mishaps, Investigations Show -- New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's...

6 hours ago

Foundation Aims to End Veteran Suicide Through Psychedelic Therapy -- Losing friends to suicide and dealing with his own demons led former Navy fighter pilot Matthew Buckley to create a...

7 hours ago

Air Force Pilot Safely Ejects Before F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in California Desert -- Military officials say a fighter jet with the Air Force's Thunderbirds demonstration squadron has crashed in the Southern...

1 day ago

Dominican Republic Grants US Access to Restricted Areas for its Deadly Fight Against Drugs -- For a limited time, the U.S. can refuel aircraft and transport equipment and technical personnel at restricted areas within...

8 days 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...

2 months 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...

2 months ago

Christmas Across the Corps 2025: Top Community Events -- Christmas Across the Corps 2025: Tree lightings, Santa photos, parades, and free festivals at Quantico, Lejeune, Pendleton...

1 day ago

Marine Dies in Training Exercise at Camp Pendleton -- Authorities say a U.S. Marine has died during a training exercise at Southern California's Camp Pendleton.

1 day ago

Senators Want Answers From Coast Guard on How it Probes Displays of Swastikas or Other Hate Symbols -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., warned that "relaxing policies aimed at fighting hate crimes not only sends the wrong message to...

13 days ago

Coast Guard Reverses Course on Policy to Call Swastikas and Nooses 'Potentially Divisive' -- The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just...

14 days ago