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Military.com - Opinion

Stripping California Veterans' Lifeline for Benefits? Think Again

16 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

4 months ago

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

6 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.

7 months ago

Lessons Not Learned

7 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

9 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

25 days ago

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

10 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

11 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

1 year ago

How to Spend the Money Left in Your DoD Health FSA by Dec. 31 -- You have plenty of ways to spend DoD Health Care Flexible Spending Account money on eligible expenses. Here are some...

4 days 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.

14 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...

1 month 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...

2 months 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

Is That Job Posting Real? 10 Ways to Spot a Scam

4 days ago

Inside Military Life: Johnny Vargas Shares How He Turned Social Media Curiosity Into Booming Side Business

5 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

20 days ago

How to Navigate Civilian Coworkers' Ignorance About Your Military Service

23 days ago

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

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.

2 months 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...

2 months 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...

2 months 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...

2 months 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...

2 months 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...

9 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...

9 months ago

Jane Does in Fort Hood Sexual Abuse Case File Complaints Against Army, Pentagon -- A law firm that handled another major Army abuse scandal has filed tort complaints on behalf of seven new victims in an...

19 hours ago

How a North Korean Assassination Attempt on South Korea's President in 1968 Led to the Deaths of Four American Soldiers -- Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ...

22 hours ago

Sen. Mark Kelly Calls Pentagon Investigation Into His Remarks a Move to Chill Military Dissent -- Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon's escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful...

12 hours ago

Fallen Veterans Honored During National Wreaths Across America Day -- Volunteers across the country honored deceased veterans by placing wreaths at their gravesites during the annual event.

22 hours ago

Air Force Veteran Shares How He Was Forced to Pivot After Losing Federal Job -- Following 20-plus years in the Air Force, Jeff Andrejcik's education and experience landed him a job with the federal...

1 day ago

Near 'Midair Collision' Between JetBlue, US Military Aircraft Prompts Safety Calls -- JetBlue officials say they will partake in any federal investigation that may ensue stemming from this apparent close call.

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...

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

Grinch Hits Brooklyn: Toys for Tots Donations Stolen From Lawmaker's Office -- Toys for Tots donations are tied to a Marine Corps Reserve program that distributes gifts to area children during the...

14 hours ago

The Real NCIS: Meet the Veterans Who Keep the Show Authentic [Exclusive] -- NCIS didn't become TV's most authentic military franchise by accident. In this exclusive roundtable and video, veteran...

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...

24 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...

25 days ago