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Enlisted leaders urge lawmakers to fully fund troop housing allowance
Bringing back 100% funding for BAH would have a big impact on troops, the military's senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers.
By Karen Jowers
From the Army to Cost Cutters Franchisee
Meet a veteran who, along with his wife, run 13 Cost Cutters locations, and learn how skills he learned in the Army, like communication and trust in your teammates, have been the keys to his successful Cost Cutters franchise operation.
Veterans benefits will see a cost-of-living bump this year, but how much?
Legislation linking the VA benefits to Social Security increases was just signed into law.
Space Force price tag clouds decision to formally launch, despite White House push
Changing Title 10 would enshrine a U.S. Space Force as a separate branch of the military next year ― but it's not in the Senate's defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould
Opinion: Democratic candidates are ignoring the 'Endless War’ beyond Afghanistan
Only one Democratic presidential candidate even superficially made the connection between Afghanistan and the war in other places. Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke said, “It is time to bring those service members back home from Afghanistan but also from Iraq, also from Yemen and Somalia and Libya and Syria. There is no reason for us to be at work all over the world tonight.”
By Stephanie Savell
Lawmakers say Trump is locked into Turkey sanctions
Lawmakers say the law is very clear: Trump has no choice but to sanction its NATO ally.
Turkey has the S-400. The Trump administration is silent.
A full work day after Turkey received the S-400 system, only Congress has responded.
By Aaron Mehta
Yearlong birth control supply for female vets could cut costs and unplanned pregnancies
The Department of Veterans Affairs could save about $2 million a year in prenatal, birth and newborn care costs by offering female veterans a year’s supply of birth control pills, researchers say.
By Ariana Puzzo
All military spouses can now apply for professional relicensing fee reimbursement
Navy joins the other services in reimbursing spouse recertification costs up to $500; nonprofit AER helping soldier spouses with up to $2,000 extra.
By Karen Jowers
From the Army to Cost Cutters Franchisee
Meet a veteran who has turned skills he learned in the Army into the groundwork for running a successful Cost Cutter franchise operation.
Opinion: Smoking age hike good for the military
Smoking-related illnesses cost the Pentagon some $1.6 billion per year in direct outlays.
By James Tyson Currie