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Military.com - Opinion

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

20 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

29 days ago

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Lessons Not Learned

1 month ago

Access to Care Could Have Saved My Son's Life. Other Vets Should Have a Chance.

1 month ago

Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Trump & Co's Polygraph Pandemonium

1 month ago

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

2 months ago

Community Care Is Not VA Care

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

4 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

We Need to Normalize Talking About How the Brain Responds to Severe Stress in the Military Community

7 months ago

Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action

7 months ago

How to Navigate Finances During a Permanent Change of Station -- A PCS comes with many unknowns. Those uncertainties can cause stress, especially when it comes to your money.

17 hours ago

Here's How to Maximize VA Benefits over Your Lifetime -- VA benefits can play a critical role in a veteran's financial plan. Here's a three-tiered look at how to make the most of...

3 days ago

Why Service Members Need to Be Wary of Financial Advice on TikTok -- While the app is full of energetic creators who present fun content, the financial guidance circulating on the platform is...

4 days ago

Ask Lacey: Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance Necessary for a 100% Disabled Vet? -- As a 100% disabled veteran, you have valuable Department of Veterans Affairs benefits that might make private LTC insurance...

7 days ago

Be Financially Smarter by Fall with This Summer Reading List -- Whether you're a seasoned investor or just getting started on your financial journey, these books provide valuable insights...

13 days ago

How Stock Turbulence Has Affected Thrift Savings Accounts, and How You Can Strategize -- The value of Thrift Savings Plan funds has been volatile over the past year, reaching new highs and producing some big dips...

13 days ago

Iron Sharpens Iron: New Master Class Teaches How to Find the Mentor You Need on the Job Hunt

7 days ago

Pentagon Encourages Troops to Join Immigration Enforcement, Border Security Job Training Program

18 days ago

Defense Jobs Master Class: Use Your Military Skills to Get Your Dream Job During Military Transition

19 days ago

Could More Education Help Secure Your Post-Military Job?

20 days ago

'You Deserve Better': Veterans Rally on National Mall Against Trump Cuts

24 days ago

Military to Civilian: What to Do After You Submit Your Job Application

24 days ago

New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out -- The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...

3 days ago

Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base -- The new military zone is located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas and will be transferred from land overseen by the...

3 days ago

Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings -- The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated...

3 days ago

Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. -- The Iranians "were very nice. They gave us warning," Trump told reporters. "They said, 'We're going to shoot 'em. Is one o...

20 hours ago

Fort Bragg Officer and Ex-Wife Accused of Murdering Adopted Children Now Behind Bars -- Warrant Officer Anthony Rivera, 36, of Fayetteville, and his former wife Danielle Kennedy, 36, of Arizona, were charged May...

3 days ago

Trump Suggests Bringing Back Secretary of War. Why Did the Title Get Dropped? -- Trump brought up the idea of a name change while introducing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a June 25 press conference...

20 hours ago

Israel Government Spokesman Says Obstacle to End Gaza Offensive 'Lies with Hamas'

12 hours ago

China's Aircraft Carriers Wrap Up Far Seas Training

14 hours ago

Extremist Jewish Settlers Attack Israeli Army Base, AP Explains

14 hours ago

Denmark Expands Military Draft to Women for First Time

14 hours 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...

3 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...

3 months ago

After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service -- Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members booted from the military over the COVID-19...

12 hours ago

Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized -- The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing...

12 hours ago

Annapolis Families Provide Midshipmen with a 'Home Away from Home' -- Roughly 1,200 incoming midshipmen arrived in Annapolis for the kickoff of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2029 Plebe Summer...

19 hours ago

Hegseth Announces New Name for Ship that Had Honored Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk -- Hegseth said that he would be renaming the USNS Harvey Milk in honor of Chief Watertender Oscar V. Peterson. Peterson...

3 days ago

Air Force and Space Force Hit Recruiting Goals 3 Months Early, Following Other Service Branches -- The Air Force and Space Force announced they had hit their recruiting targets shortly after the Navy and the Army had reached...

11 hours ago

Constraints on Trump's War Powers Rejected by Senate After Iran Strikes -- The failure of the resolution adds to a post-Global War on Terrorism trend of Congress ceding its constitutional power to...

2 days ago

Space Force May Have its Biggest Media Moment Yet with Disney-Pixar's 'Elio' -- The Army has "Saving Private Ryan," the Navy has "Top Gun," the Marine Corps has "Full Metal Jacket" and, now, an animated...

3 days ago

California Hopes Law from Bloody Era of US History Can Rein in Trump's Use of Troops -- The text of the Posse Comitatus Act itself is slight, its relevant section barely more than 60 words.

20 hours ago

Victim's Family Frantic After Not Being Notified of Ex-Marine Recruiter's Early Release from Brig -- Pvt. Christopher Champagne was released from a military prison in California on Monday after serving less than nine months of...

3 days ago

Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Commanding Officer of Cutter Tampa -- Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has led the medium endurance cutter Tampa for two years, was relieved for "loss of confidence,"...

4 days ago

Hawaii Coast Guard Crew Wraps Up Enforcement Mission in Cook Islands -- The Lane, a 270-foot Medium Class Endurance Cutter arrived in Hawaii in late 2023 to serve as the U.S. Coast Guard's first...

12 days ago