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Your Fort Wainwright Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Wainwright Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Bragg Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Bragg Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Knox Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Knox Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Camp Lejeune Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Camp Lejeune Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Marine Base Quantico Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Marine Base Quantico Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Joint Base Lewis-McChord Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Joint Base Lewis-McChord Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Drum Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Drum Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your MCAS Cherry Point Area Guide
Military Moves

Your MCAS Cherry Point Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your MCAS New River Area Guide
Military Moves

Your MCAS New River Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Nellis Air Force Base Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Nellis Air Force Base Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Fort Jackson Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Jackson Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Naval Air Station Jacksonville / Naval Station Mayport Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Naval Air Station Jacksonville / Naval Station Mayport Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your MCBH Area Guide
Military Moves

Your MCBH Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your MCAS Yuma Area Guide
Military Moves

Your MCAS Yuma Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your MCRD Parris Island Area Guide
Military Moves

Your MCRD Parris Island Area Guide

By Carla Olivo, USMC Spouse

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Fort Meade Maryland Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Meade Maryland Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Fort Bliss Texas Area Guide
Military Moves

Your Fort Bliss Texas Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it off
Fitness

Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it off

By Emma Moore

Posted on Jun 7, 2019

We salute the hero Marine vet who punched a shark in the face to save his daughter’s life
Family

We salute the hero Marine vet who punched a shark in the face to save his daughter’s life

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jun 3, 2019

The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle
Fitness

The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 30, 2019

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years
Housing

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 24, 2019

The Army is developing an alternate combat fitness test for soldiers with permanent injuries
Fitness

The Army is developing an alternate combat fitness test for soldiers with permanent injuries

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 21, 2019

Supreme Court refuses to hear yet another challenge to the controversial Feres Doctrine on military medical malpractice
Family

Supreme Court refuses to hear yet another challenge to the controversial Feres Doctrine on military medical malpractice

By James Clark

Posted on May 20, 2019

How one Special Forces family is preparing for their next deployment… to space
Family

How one Special Forces family is preparing for their next deployment… to space

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 15, 2019

5 stages of PCS grief
Military Moves

5 stages of PCS grief

By T.T. Robinson

Posted on May 14, 2019

5 PCS packing hacks
Family

5 PCS packing hacks

By T.T. Robinson

Posted on May 14, 2019

New legislation would allow the Pentagon to rescind contracts with companies who provide terrible military housing
Housing

New legislation would allow the Pentagon to rescind contracts with companies who provide terrible military housing

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 8, 2019

2 soldiers were dropped a rank for ‘bullying’ after they catfished another soldier and shared their nude photos with their unit
Relationships

2 soldiers were dropped a rank for ‘bullying’ after they catfished another soldier and shared their nude photos with their unit

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 4, 2019

Trump’s tax cut was a disaster for some Gold Star families, but it’s a symptom of a larger problem
Family

Trump’s tax cut was a disaster for some Gold Star families, but it’s a symptom of a larger problem

By James Clark

Posted on Apr 23, 2019

The Army plans to reinvestigate a 2007 murder-suicide it originally concluded was ‘friendly fire’
Relationships

The Army plans to reinvestigate a 2007 murder-suicide it originally concluded was ‘friendly fire’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Apr 22, 2019

ICE deported the husband of a US soldier killed in Afghanistan, then reversed the decision with no explanation
Military Spouse

ICE deported the husband of a US soldier killed in Afghanistan, then reversed the decision with no explanation

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Apr 16, 2019

We salute the Marine who crawled across the Boston Marathon finish line to honor his fallen comrades
Fitness

We salute the Marine who crawled across the Boston Marathon finish line to honor his fallen comrades

By Jared Keller

Posted on Apr 16, 2019

The Army is launching a registry to track housing complaints, provide medical assistance for housing-related illnesses
Housing

The Army is launching a registry to track housing complaints, provide medical assistance for housing-related illnesses

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Apr 16, 2019

Wounded warrior Kirstie Ennis is on a mission to conquer Mount Everest
Fitness

Wounded warrior Kirstie Ennis is on a mission to conquer Mount Everest

Posted on Apr 9, 2019

Andersen Air Force Base was sanitizing drinking water with a pesticide used in swimming pools
Housing

Andersen Air Force Base was sanitizing drinking water with a pesticide used in swimming pools

By Jared Keller

Posted on Apr 8, 2019

The average US service member spends a third of their year drinking, study finds
Fitness

The average US service member spends a third of their year drinking, study finds

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Apr 5, 2019

Ex-Marine admits to inventing illustrious Corps career to swindle young recruits and their families
Family

Ex-Marine admits to inventing illustrious Corps career to swindle young recruits and their families

By Jared Keller

Posted on Apr 4, 2019

Private housing companies are forcing military families into silence if they want their problems addressed
Housing

Private housing companies are forcing military families into silence if they want their problems addressed

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 29, 2019

Fallen EOD tech left dozens of hidden love letters behind for wife before deploying to Afghanistan
Military Spouse

Fallen EOD tech left dozens of hidden love letters behind for wife before deploying to Afghanistan

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 27, 2019

We salute the Army vet who dropped 25 pounds by consuming nothing but beer for weeks
Fitness

We salute the Army vet who dropped 25 pounds by consuming nothing but beer for weeks

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 26, 2019

Army wife writes scathing open letter rejecting husband’s reenlistment bonus: ‘His life is worth more than $105,000’
Military Spouse

Army wife writes scathing open letter rejecting husband’s reenlistment bonus: ‘His life is worth more than $105,000’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 2, 2019

An Army vet killed himself after prison inmates allegedly targeted him in a sextortion scam
Relationships

An Army vet killed himself after prison inmates allegedly targeted him in a sextortion scam

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 27, 2019

The Army allegedly missed this soldier’s stomach cancer for 4 years. His widow wants someone to answer for it
Military Spouse

The Army allegedly missed this soldier’s stomach cancer for 4 years. His widow wants someone to answer for it

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 21, 2019

Wright-Patterson AFB hired man who openly discussed child rape during job interview
Family

Wright-Patterson AFB hired man who openly discussed child rape during job interview

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 7, 2019

Ex-Special Forces Officer Sentenced To 10 Years For Abuse, Child Endangerment
Family

Ex-Special Forces Officer Sentenced To 10 Years For Abuse, Child Endangerment

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 31, 2019

The Army Is Finally Cutting Dads A Break With More Parental Leave
Family

The Army Is Finally Cutting Dads A Break With More Parental Leave

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 29, 2019

The Navy Won’t Pay Damages To People Who Drank Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Water, But It Is Throwing Money At Its Broke Aircraft Carrier
Housing

The Navy Won’t Pay Damages To People Who Drank Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Water, But It Is Throwing Money At Its Broke Aircraft Carrier

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 25, 2019

Toxic Chemicals Poisoned The Drinking Water At Military Bases. Now Congress Is Doing Something About It
Housing

Toxic Chemicals Poisoned The Drinking Water At Military Bases. Now Congress Is Doing Something About It

By Task & Purpose

Posted on Jan 24, 2019

Special Operations Marine Charged With Allegedly Punching His Girlfriend ‘Multiple Times’
Relationships

Special Operations Marine Charged With Allegedly Punching His Girlfriend ‘Multiple Times’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 19, 2019

The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT
Fitness

The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

You Have To Read This Cringeworthy Memo Banning American Soldiers In Germany From Having Sex
Relationships

You Have To Read This Cringeworthy Memo Banning American Soldiers In Germany From Having Sex

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 28, 2018

South Carolina Inmates Scammed Service Members Out Of Half A Million In A Massive Sextortion Ring
Relationships

South Carolina Inmates Scammed Service Members Out Of Half A Million In A Massive Sextortion Ring

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: Why Life Is Harder As A Dual-Military Family In The Reserves
Family

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: Why Life Is Harder As A Dual-Military Family In The Reserves

By Andrea N. Goldstein

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

‘It’s A Scandal’ — Inside The Fight To Hold The Military Accountable For Medical Malpractice
Family

‘It’s A Scandal’ — Inside The Fight To Hold The Military Accountable For Medical Malpractice

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

Two Married Marines Went To The Corps’ Birthday Ball. Now He’s Charged With Murder
Military Spouse

Two Married Marines Went To The Corps’ Birthday Ball. Now He’s Charged With Murder

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 8, 2018

‘Permission To Hug Granted’ — Marine Officer Gets First Salute From Grandfather
Family

‘Permission To Hug Granted’ — Marine Officer Gets First Salute From Grandfather

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 6, 2018

My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died
Family

My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died

By Derek Davey

Posted on Oct 29, 2018

Husband Of Slain 101st Airborne Soldier Allegedly Confessed To Killing His Wife
Military Spouse

Husband Of Slain 101st Airborne Soldier Allegedly Confessed To Killing His Wife

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Oct 17, 2018

A Military Widower Is Challenging The Rule Banning Troops From Suing The Government
Military Spouse

A Military Widower Is Challenging The Rule Banning Troops From Suing The Government

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 12, 2018

A Sailor’s Worst Nightmare: When Mom Inadvertently Turns You Into A Viral Meme
Family

A Sailor’s Worst Nightmare: When Mom Inadvertently Turns You Into A Viral Meme

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 9, 2018

Army Chief Tells Soldiers To Get Fit Or Get Out
Fitness

Army Chief Tells Soldiers To Get Fit Or Get Out

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 8, 2018

Pioneering Female Infantry Marine Kicked Out Of The Corps For Fraternization
Relationships

Pioneering Female Infantry Marine Kicked Out Of The Corps For Fraternization

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 13, 2018

Back To The Psych Ward: A Journalist And His Wife Deal With His Severe PTSD
Relationships

Back To The Psych Ward: A Journalist And His Wife Deal With His Severe PTSD

By Dean Yates

Posted on Sep 12, 2018