military families

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a new Task & Purpose column called “Swamp Warfare,” in which thought leaders...

The Army’s new regulations regarding basic allowance for housing paperwork, meant to crack down on fraud, could end up screwing...

The rule is usually discovered by parents bracing for their child to die. Already consumed by tragedy, these military families...

The Senate has found a new way to save money, but this time it’s at a cost to military families...

Military spouse unemployment is a serious problem for the 641,639 people who are married to active-duty service members. Nearly half...

Advocates for children celebrated last year when President Barack Obama signed a law meant to keep military officials from concealing...

Financial issues remain the top priority for military members and their families, but high operational tempo, increased time away from...

Military families face many unique challenges and experiences, not least of which is having to move every few years. A...

Divorce — also known as the dissolution of a marriage — is never easy. But in the military, more so...

Military brats aren’t your typical kids. They are adaptable, resilient, and maybe pick up a few quirks — like knowing...

I was 6 years old when my dad got orders to transfer to Naval Station Norfolk and deploy with the...

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced on Jan. 28 that the Pentagon is funding a pilot program that allows all...

In continuing its 11-year commitment to military families, Sesame Workshop announced its newest resource, “Sesame Street for Military Families: Transitions.”...

Every morning, Katie Moore gets up to feed her 1-year-old baby. The first one awake, she then prepares breakfast for...

It can be hard for military brats to feel connected with deployed parents. When you leave, they often face confusion...

As a military spouse and mother of two military brats, I often feel like the black sheep in my military...

Surprise military homecomings have become such a phenomena in recent years that there’s even a website called “Welcome Home Blog”...

I can’t help but think about a wonderful couple I met during a recent book signing in San Antonio, Texas....

Deployments can present challenges for military families. They worry about their loved ones who are called to duty, and are...

Millions of Americans grew up with a close relative in the military; for many, whom we’ve come to affectionately know...

There’s an old joke about a hunter who goes into the woods with his rifle to go bear hunting. He...

When I was a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, I remember a male classmate and I talking about...

In the fall of my senior year in high school, I found myself in the privileged position of figuring out...