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Red Roof is the premier military lodging partner

By Justin Burgess

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

Military Life

For barracks overhaul, Hegseth steers towards private contractors

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 9, 2025

Military Life

Hegseth directs new task force to come up with ‘barracks investment plan’

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 7, 2025

Benefits

One VA staffer rubber-stamped benefits at 20 times the normal rate. That could be bad news for vets.

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 7, 2025

Military Life

Air Force says viral ‘combat fitness’ memo isn’t real

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Oct 6, 2025

Career

Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

Military Life

What troops and military families need to know about the government shutdown

By Jeff Schogol, Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

Career

Air Force has the highest number of potential recruits on record

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

Military Life

Air Force announces new force-wide fitness test: 2-mile run, twice per year

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Military Life

Army grooming standards and hairstyles get more strict under new orders

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Military Life

Military family housing understaffed, lacks proper oversight, IG report finds

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 14, 2025

Benefits

Airman joins recruiter hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 12, 2025

Benefits

VA may have sent 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

Military Life

Air Force delays stateside PCS moves due to budget crunch

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2025

Military Life

Frustrations over mold, pests and security concerns front and center in Army barracks survey

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 12, 2025

Benefits

TRICARE could soon cover dependents up to 26 with no extra fees

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 28, 2025

Military Life

Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 25, 2025

Military Life

Army blames showers left ‘wet after use’ for mold in barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

Career

Pentagon updates medical conditions that disqualify new recruits

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

Military Life

Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

Military Life

Air Force rolls out age- and sex-neutral fitness test for EOD techs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

Military Life

Minot Air Force Base is overrun by squirrels

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

Military Life

Medical shaving waivers could soon get you kicked out of the Army

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 28, 2025

Military Life

The Air Force fitness test may soon include 2-mile runs twice a year

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

Career

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

Military Life

Most military families on base don’t know their rights as tenants, survey finds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 12, 2025

Career

Two-thirds of troops who left the military in 2023 were at risk for mental health conditions, survey found

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 6, 2025

Military Life

Army barracks repairs could suffer if money shifts to border, top general acknowledges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

Benefits

Bill would cover ‘Forever Chemical’ exposure at bases under VA benefits

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

Military Life

Pentagon orders review of base moves, and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 30, 2025

Military Life

Guam barracks conditions are ‘baffling,’ Navy admiral says in email

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 29, 2025

Career

The Pentagon wants troops to change duty stations less often

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 28, 2025

Military Life

Hegseth tells Pentagon to review more homeschooling support for military families

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 27, 2025

Sponsored Content

7 reasons T-Mobile is an amazing employer for vets & military spouses

By Shannon Corbeil

Posted on May 27, 2025

Career

Bipartisan bill would nix federal taxes on military bonuses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 22, 2025

Military Life

If you’ve ever lived in the barracks, you already understand ‘The Bear’ on Hulu

By Clay Beyersdorfer

Posted on May 13, 2025

Sponsored Content

This is the VA benefit many veterans hadn’t planned on needing

By Shannon Corbeil

Posted on May 1, 2025

Military Life

Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 25, 2025

Military Life

End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 21, 2025

Benefits

These vets say the PACT Act left them behind

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

Military Life

The Navy’s experiment with hands in pockets is under review, top admiral says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

Military Life

Ranger School’s new fitness test is tougher than ever, but nixes sit-ups

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

Military Life

Army wants junior officers to fix quality-of-life issues that drive soldiers out

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

Sponsored Content

Getting ahead of your retirement planning

By Justin Burgess

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

Military Life

Marine commanding officers have final say on medical shaving exemptions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

Career

Budget cuts force military recruit testing stations to close, reduce hours

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

Career

The Air Force is adding 21 more hours to its final field event at boot camp

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

Veterans

Veteran entrepreneurs say VA cuts have gutted their businesses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 5, 2025

Benefits

Senate rejects PACT Act protections, sending ‘signal’ that benefits could be cut, vet group says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Military Life

There’s a lot going on in the world of military news, and we need your help

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Benefits

A Marine vet thought he found a ‘home’ working at the VA. Now he’s one of 1,000 fired.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

Military Life

Pentagon says it will cover travel costs for military families’ IVF treatments

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 11, 2025

Military Life

Department of Defense tells its schools ‘do not use’ certain lessons

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 8, 2025

Military Life

Majority of troops and military families believe large-scale war is on the horizon, survey finds

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Military Life

Fort Bliss gets a glimpse into the future with 3D-printed barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 6, 2025

Military Life

The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

Career

Boot camp recruits will learn about Tuskegee Airmen, Air Force insists

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 26, 2025

Career

Army recruits hoping for cav scout or armor jobs will have to wait for boot camp

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2025

Education

VA extends education benefits by a year for more than a million veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 5, 2025

Military Life

Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 22, 2024

Benefits

Veterans benefits are a cost of war that America is honor-bound to pay, a top veterans group says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2024

Career

Navy cuts length of boot camp for new recruits from 10 weeks to 9 weeks

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 11, 2024

Career

Junior enlisted troops set to receive major pay increase in 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 8, 2024

Military Life

Sailors who ace fitness test are now exempt from Navy body fat limits

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 2, 2024

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Red Roof is the premier military lodging partner

For barracks overhaul, Hegseth steers towards private contractors

Hegseth directs new task force to come up with ‘barracks investment plan’

One VA staffer rubber-stamped benefits at 20 times the normal rate. That could be bad news for vets.

Air Force says viral ‘combat fitness’ memo isn’t real

Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork

What troops and military families need to know about the government shutdown

Air Force has the highest number of potential recruits on record

Air Force announces new force-wide fitness test: 2-mile run, twice per year

Army grooming standards and hairstyles get more strict under new orders

Military family housing understaffed, lacks proper oversight, IG report finds

Airman joins recruiter hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist

VA may have sent 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure

Air Force delays stateside PCS moves due to budget crunch

Frustrations over mold, pests and security concerns front and center in Army barracks survey

TRICARE could soon cover dependents up to 26 with no extra fees

Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall

Army blames showers left ‘wet after use’ for mold in barracks

Pentagon updates medical conditions that disqualify new recruits

Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover

Air Force rolls out age- and sex-neutral fitness test for EOD techs

Minot Air Force Base is overrun by squirrels

Medical shaving waivers could soon get you kicked out of the Army

The Air Force fitness test may soon include 2-mile runs twice a year

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels

Most military families on base don’t know their rights as tenants, survey finds

Two-thirds of troops who left the military in 2023 were at risk for mental health conditions, survey found

Army barracks repairs could suffer if money shifts to border, top general acknowledges

Bill would cover ‘Forever Chemical’ exposure at bases under VA benefits

Pentagon orders review of base moves, and more military news

Guam barracks conditions are ‘baffling,’ Navy admiral says in email

The Pentagon wants troops to change duty stations less often

Hegseth tells Pentagon to review more homeschooling support for military families

7 reasons T-Mobile is an amazing employer for vets & military spouses

Bipartisan bill would nix federal taxes on military bonuses

If you’ve ever lived in the barracks, you already understand ‘The Bear’ on Hulu

This is the VA benefit many veterans hadn’t planned on needing

Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test

End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs

These vets say the PACT Act left them behind

The Navy’s experiment with hands in pockets is under review, top admiral says

Ranger School’s new fitness test is tougher than ever, but nixes sit-ups

Army wants junior officers to fix quality-of-life issues that drive soldiers out

Getting ahead of your retirement planning

Marine commanding officers have final say on medical shaving exemptions

Budget cuts force military recruit testing stations to close, reduce hours

The Air Force is adding 21 more hours to its final field event at boot camp

Veteran entrepreneurs say VA cuts have gutted their businesses

Senate rejects PACT Act protections, sending ‘signal’ that benefits could be cut, vet group says

There’s a lot going on in the world of military news, and we need your help

A Marine vet thought he found a ‘home’ working at the VA. Now he’s one of 1,000 fired.

Pentagon says it will cover travel costs for military families’ IVF treatments

Department of Defense tells its schools ‘do not use’ certain lessons

Majority of troops and military families believe large-scale war is on the horizon, survey finds

Fort Bliss gets a glimpse into the future with 3D-printed barracks

The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops

Boot camp recruits will learn about Tuskegee Airmen, Air Force insists

Army recruits hoping for cav scout or armor jobs will have to wait for boot camp

VA extends education benefits by a year for more than a million veterans

Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks

Veterans benefits are a cost of war that America is honor-bound to pay, a top veterans group says

Navy cuts length of boot camp for new recruits from 10 weeks to 9 weeks

Junior enlisted troops set to receive major pay increase in 2025

Sailors who ace fitness test are now exempt from Navy body fat limits