Military spouses face many challenges, but there are also numerous benefits, ranging from educational to employment opportunities. You’ll receive some of these programs automatically upon your spouse’s entrance into military service or your marriage, while you will need to seek out others. Listed below are five of the top benefits available to military spouses. 1. […]
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The Army’s Green to Gold Active-Duty Option Program is a two-year program that allows eligible, enlisted, active-duty soldiers the opportunity to earn their first bachelor’s degree or their first two-year graduate degree and become commissioned officers. Upon acceptance into the program, soldiers enter the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at the schools of their choice. […]
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As part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the DOD is conducting a pilot program to issue pregnant service members free temporary maternity uniforms that they can use and return for re-issue. The goal is to see if a maternity uniform loan program is cheaper than providing each pregnant service member with a maternity […]
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Here’s a list of local 2021 Veterans Day free meals, household savings and recreation discounts. Veterans Day 2021 will be on Thursday, Nov. 11. Discover the National Military Appreciation Month military discounts available all month long! Veterans Day Guide to Offers National Free Meals & Discounts National Retail, Travel & Service Deals, Discounts, Freebies Local […]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it would open eligibility for all VA benefits to veterans discharged for their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The Clinton administration enacted the policy on Dec. 21, 1993. It remained in effect for nearly 18 years until its […]
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Military airport lounges have been a staple of official and leisure travel for servicemembers and their families for a very long time. Anyone who has ever had to make a permanent change of station move from a stateside to an overseas assignment has likely taken advantage of a military airport lounge, and those traveling with […]
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Have you ever considered using your local commissary or are you an old pro with on base shopping? No matter what your shopper status you will soon learn how to use the commissary and how to save money doing it. Commissaries are a military installations grocery store, essentially. You can buy groceries and other household […]
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Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (or MWR for short) is the agency responsible for support services for each branch of the U.S. military. The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard all have their own MWR resources and the agency has come a long way from humble beginnings back in the early 1900s. That’s […]
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InTransition is a program designed to assist service members who need mental health resources, coaching, and other help associated with PCS moves, coming home from or going to a deployment, transitioning from active duty to reserve component service, and those who are preparing to leave the military. InTransition helps its clients find mental health services […]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs provides burial benefits to qualifying veterans and their families. Making decisions about funeral honors, burial sites, and associated benefits is best done as far in advance as possible, which is why the VA offers pre-need counseling and eligibility services to help. The VA offers the following basic services with additional […]
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