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Recent Changes With the 2020 NDAA and How They Impact You

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an annual piece of legislation which gives authority and funding to the United… Read More

Survey Says: Majority of Spouses Satisfied With Military Life

From dod.defense.gov The latest survey of active-duty and reserve-component service members’ spouses shows the spouses are, by and large, happy… Read More

New DoD Policy Intends to Boot Out Non-Deployable Service Members

At a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing earlier this year, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Robert Wilkie introduced… Read More

A Pattern of Malfeasance: The Department of Defense’s Treatment of Special Needs Military Kids

  "If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't." Hyman… Read More

DoD Sec. Ash Carter Orders Pentagon to Stop Reclaiming Reenlistment Bonuses

From NBCnews.com Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon on Wednesday to stop clawing-back the bonuses that thousands of soldiers… Read More

6 Answers About Collecting Data on Military Kids

1. What is the Military Student Data Identifier?  Currently, there is no reliable and consistent data available on the academic… Read More

How the Government Shutdown Impacts Military Spouse Education

During the government shutdown, some services relevant to the education of military spouses, service members and/or veterans will remain intact… Read More

DOD Announces Equal Benefits for Same Sex Spouses

August 14, 2013:  The Pentagon announced today that same sex spouses will begin to receive access to federal benefits on… Read More

DoD Furloughs: How it Affects Military Families

July 8, 2013 Nearly 85% of the DoD's civilian workforce, approximately 650,000 individuals, will see a day without pay this… Read More