Field Guide (Page 21)

Stories about benefits, career, education, quality of life and policy updates for active duty military, veterans and their families.

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‘I almost joined the military, but…’ is a weird flex and it’s not OK
Career

‘I almost joined the military, but…’ is a weird flex and it’s not OK

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Jul 10, 2019

VR goggles and an Amazon-like recruiting website: Inside the next generation rebrand of the US Army
Army

VR goggles and an Amazon-like recruiting website: Inside the next generation rebrand of the US Army

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 8, 2019

‘This country is worthy of any sacrifice’ — David Bellavia receives the Medal of Honor
Army

‘This country is worthy of any sacrifice’ — David Bellavia receives the Medal of Honor

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jun 26, 2019

‘It just happened’ — the Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor recipient recalls his harrowing fight against 5 insurgents
Iraq War

‘It just happened’ — the Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor recipient recalls his harrowing fight against 5 insurgents

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 25, 2019

These are the states with the highest (and lowest) enlistment rates over the last 5 years
Career

These are the states with the highest (and lowest) enlistment rates over the last 5 years

By James Clark

Posted on Jun 24, 2019

Drones are the future. They could also earn you some serious cash
Drones

Drones are the future. They could also earn you some serious cash

By T.T. Robinson

Posted on Jun 22, 2019

This is a real slide from an Air Force brief on the real threat of incels
Air Force

This is a real slide from an Air Force brief on the real threat of incels

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jun 20, 2019

Navy SEAL under investigation for allegedly manipulating (and hitting on) the widow of the Green Beret he helped kill
Navy

Navy SEAL under investigation for allegedly manipulating (and hitting on) the widow of the Green Beret he helped kill

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 19, 2019

The Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor recipient could also receive 15 years’ worth of back pay
Benefits

The Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor recipient could also receive 15 years’ worth of back pay

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 19, 2019

As the US sends 1,000 more troops to Middle East, the Pentagon is a rudderless ship caught in a storm
Middle East

As the US sends 1,000 more troops to Middle East, the Pentagon is a rudderless ship caught in a storm

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 18, 2019

No jail time for special operations Marine convicted of assault for punching his former girlfriend
Marine Corps

No jail time for special operations Marine convicted of assault for punching his former girlfriend

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 18, 2019

Army to begin awarding new Expert Soldier Badge later this year
Army

Army to begin awarding new Expert Soldier Badge later this year

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jun 14, 2019

Death of three-star Navy admiral who led 5th Fleet ruled a suicide
Navy

Death of three-star Navy admiral who led 5th Fleet ruled a suicide

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

Marine Raider convicted of misdemeanor assault for punching his girlfriend several times
Marine Corps

Marine Raider convicted of misdemeanor assault for punching his girlfriend several times

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

Your Washington DC Area Guide
Military Life

Your Washington DC Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Camp Pendleton Area Guide
Military Life

Your Camp Pendleton Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your College Station Area Guide
Education

Your College Station Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Belvoir Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Belvoir Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Patuxent River Area Guide
Military Life

Your Patuxent River Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Campbell Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Campbell Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Hawaii Area Guide
Military Life

Your Hawaii Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Benning Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Benning Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Riley Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Riley Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your MCAS Miramar Area Guide
Military Life

Your MCAS Miramar Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Wainwright Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Wainwright Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Bragg Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Bragg Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Knox Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Knox Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Camp Lejeune Area Guide
Military Life

Your Camp Lejeune Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Marine Base Quantico Area Guide
Military Life

Your Marine Base Quantico Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Area Guide
Military Life

Your Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Joint Base Lewis-McChord Area Guide
Military Life

Your Joint Base Lewis-McChord Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your Fort Drum Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Drum Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

The Marine lance corporal who praised Nazis is being booted from the Corps
Marine Corps

The Marine lance corporal who praised Nazis is being booted from the Corps

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your MCAS Cherry Point Area Guide
Military Life

Your MCAS Cherry Point Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Your MCAS New River Area Guide
Military Life

Your MCAS New River Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

It’s official: David Bellavia to be the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the Medal of Honor
Army

It’s official: David Bellavia to be the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the Medal of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 10, 2019

Your Nellis Air Force Base Area Guide
Military Life

Your Nellis Air Force Base Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Fort Jackson Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Jackson Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

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

Your Naval Air Station Jacksonville / Naval Station Mayport Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Area Guide
Military Life

Your Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Twentynine Palms Area Guide
Military Life

Your Twentynine Palms Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your MCBH Area Guide
Military Life

Your MCBH Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your MCAS Yuma Area Guide
Military Life

Your MCAS Yuma Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Naval Base San Diego Area Guide
Military Life

Your Naval Base San Diego Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Fort Meade Maryland Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Meade Maryland Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Naval Air Station Great Lakes Area Guide
Military Life

Your Naval Air Station Great Lakes Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Fort Bliss Texas Area Guide
Military Life

Your Fort Bliss Texas Area Guide

By PCSgrades

Posted on Jun 8, 2019

Your Laughlin Air Force Base Area Guide
Military Life

Your Laughlin Air Force Base 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
Opinion

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

US troops are going to make Trump’s wall look pretty with fresh paint on a month-long working party
Mexico

US troops are going to make Trump’s wall look pretty with fresh paint on a month-long working party

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jun 6, 2019

Each of the 4 heroes killed in a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger has received a valor award
Army

Each of the 4 heroes killed in a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger has received a valor award

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 6, 2019

Army identifies soldier who died in Arizona while deployed to the US-Mexico border
Army

Army identifies soldier who died in Arizona while deployed to the US-Mexico border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 4, 2019

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

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
Navy

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
Military Life

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

Conservative and liberal veterans groups launch lobbying campaign to end the ‘forever wars’
Veterans

Conservative and liberal veterans groups launch lobbying campaign to end the ‘forever wars’

By James Clark

Posted on May 21, 2019

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

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

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 21, 2019

UNC Charlotte shooting hero awarded posthumous ROTC Medal of Heroism
United States

UNC Charlotte shooting hero awarded posthumous ROTC Medal of Heroism

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 21, 2019

A new bill would raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, military included
United States

A new bill would raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, military included

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 20, 2019

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

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

The Pentagon’s fight against suicide could be making things worse
Opinion

The Pentagon’s fight against suicide could be making things worse

By Carl Forsling

Posted on May 16, 2019

The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia plans on pleading insanity
Army

The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia plans on pleading insanity

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 16, 2019

5 stages of PCS grief
Military Life

5 stages of PCS grief

By T.T. Robinson

Posted on May 14, 2019

5 PCS packing hacks
Military Life

5 PCS packing hacks

By T.T. Robinson

Posted on May 14, 2019