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Field Guide (Page 5)

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

Latest in Field Guide

Military Life

Everything you need to know about Ranger School

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Jan 31, 2024

Military Life

What is PSYOP Assessment and Selection like?

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Jan 26, 2024

Military Life

How to ace U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Jan 23, 2024

Military Life

How many soldiers are in a platoon? The U.S. Army by the numbers

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Jan 19, 2024

Military Life

How to ace U.S. Army Basic Combat Training

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Jan 18, 2024

Career

San Diego vs Parris Island: Who has the toughest Marine boot camp?

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

Military Life

MARSOC, Navy SEALs, and Army Rangers: SOF by the numbers

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Dec 20, 2023

Veterans

Veteran homelessness grew by 7.4% in 2022

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 16, 2023

Military Life

What is the Army tape test, and how do you pass it?

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Dec 13, 2023

Military Life

Fort Campbell in mission essential report-status after tornado rips through region

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 11, 2023

Career

Father loses 80 pounds, joins Air Force alongside his 2 sons

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 30, 2023

Military Life

Jobs for spouses and childcare will be goals of new Army app

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

Military Life

Army veteran launches ‘Hots & Cots,’ a Yelp for enlisted life

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

Benefits

VA announces a pause on foreclosures for veterans homes with VA loans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 19, 2023

Second Service focuses on helping veterans find a new call to serve

By Team T&P

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Benefits

Army corrects records of Black ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ hanged by US in 1917

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 13, 2023

Military Life

Medal of Honor and Silver Stars: A brief history of valor awards in the American military

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Nov 9, 2023

4 ways veterans might be hampering their own job search

By Team T&P

Posted on Nov 7, 2023

Career

An Honorary Marine fighting cancer made it to a Marine ball

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Nov 6, 2023

Military Life

BUD/S: Everything you need to ace Navy SEAL training

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Nov 1, 2023

Military Life

What it’s like to be stationed at Diego Garcia

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 31, 2023

Career

Air Force and Space Force raise top age for new recruits to 42

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 30, 2023

Military Life

How rank and rate works in the Navy

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 20, 2023

Military Life

Army general says moldy barracks are a ‘discipline problem’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 15, 2023

Military Life

To battle moldy barracks, Fort Stewart soldiers built their own mold detectors

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 6, 2023

Benefits

VA claims processors overwhelmed, quitting from high case load

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 1, 2023

Why National University is a great choice for veterans

By Team T&P

Posted on Sep 27, 2023

Benefits

If the government shuts down, here’s what troops can expect

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 26, 2023

The hard truth about civilian salaries for veterans leaving the military

By Team T&P

Posted on Sep 6, 2023

Career

Army’s pre-boot boot camp to become permanent

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 3, 2023

Benefits

The deadline to apply for toxic exposure benefits under the PACT Act is Wednesday

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 8, 2023

Career

Country music star Craig Morgan re-enlists at age 59

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jul 31, 2023

Military Life

Air Force restarts bonuses, some PCS moves after hiatus

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 23, 2023

Career

Marines fire two Parris Island leaders in charge of recruit training

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 17, 2023

Veterans

Dozens of apartments for homeless veterans remain empty in Los Angeles

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jul 17, 2023

Military Life

How the Air Force ran short of money for personnel

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2023

Military Life

The Army’s yearslong fight over its controversial new fitness test isn’t over yet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 28, 2023

Career

The Navy is offering up to $75,000 in enlistment bonuses to get more sailors

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 18, 2023

Military Life

No, military helicopters are not invading California

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 18, 2023

Career

Biden signs executive order to boost opportunities, flexibility for military spouse employment

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 10, 2023

5 Ways to Boost Your Job Search Results Using AI

By Team T&P

Posted on May 25, 2023

Veterans

Stolen valor and ‘homeless veterans’: Inside a failed hoax

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 22, 2023

Career

Air Force, Space Force hope medals and promotions can boost recruitment referrals

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 21, 2023

Military Life

Navy unveils ‘bill of rights’ to improve barracks life for enlisted sailors

By Max Hauptman

Posted on May 8, 2023

Career

Former Afghan interpreter graduates from boot camp to become a Marine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

Benefits

Washington Post blasted over editorial that suggested cutting veterans’ disability benefits

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

Benefits

No, the VA isn’t going to reduce your disability payments if you make too much money

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 23, 2023

Military Life

Everything you need to know about Army Mountain Warfare School

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

Benefits

Special operations veterans aim to skydive on seven continents in seven days

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 2, 2023

Military Life

The Pentagon is not fully tracking mold, asbestos, and other serious health risks in its privatized housing, watchdog report says

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 20, 2022

Military Life

Five hospitalized at US Army base in Germany after World War II-era bomb leaks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 10, 2022

Military Life

Company that 3D-printed Army barracks wants to build habitats on the Moon

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 5, 2022

Military Life

The Pentagon wants to hear from military families with special needs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 19, 2022

Military Life

The Marine Corps’ fitness test from the 1950s wasn’t that hard

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 30, 2022

Benefits

Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Military Life

Soldiers are finally out of Fort Bragg’s moldy barracks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 22, 2022

Career

The Army’s new pre-basic-training boot camp might actually build better soldiers

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Military Life

Army considering height and weight exemptions based on fitness test score

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 12, 2022

Military Life

Here’s the Army’s 1949 guide on how to be a well-mannered soldier

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 2, 2022

Military Life

Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio evacuated after bacteria discovered

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 2, 2022

Career

US Army fails to meet its recruitment goal by 15,000 soldiers

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 1, 2022

Military Life

Why hundreds of Camp Pendleton Marines have been stuck in sweltering hot barracks for years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 27, 2022

Benefits

New military benefits will help troops with rent, childcare, and groceries

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 22, 2022

Military Life

Fort Stewart is the latest base with a mold problem in the barracks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 18, 2022