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Stop Playing Catch Up With Your Finances

By Jennifer Berlin, Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff Advisor Operations at First Command Financial Services Military life comes with… Read More

Military Families Deserve Better: Examining Military Spouse Unemployment

By Mark Steffe, President/CEO of First Command Financial Services, Inc. Raising a family is more expensive than ever. Between rising food… Read More

If Age is Just a Number, Can the Military Remember We’re Still Here?

By Julie Tully Age is just a number. That’s what popular culture tells us. Or at least what the media… Read More

DoD Launches Paid Fellowship

Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot matches spouses with civilian employers for 12-week program. The Defense Department in January launched a… Read More

Fostering an Inclusive Community for BIPOC Spouses

By: Brandi Jones Feeling a sense of community and belonging is important, and no one knows the challenge better than… Read More

How Military Health Insurance Helped Me Through My Mental Mess

By Katie Dale As with much of life, there’s always room for improvement. However, regarding Tricare’s coverage for my years… Read More

Don’t Give the Grinch an Inch of Your Holiday Time

By Rachelle Chapman When did you start seeing storefront Christmas decorations this year? For me, September. America is in holiday… Read More

Back to (a New) School Through the Eyes of a Military Teen

By Abby Huisman, age 14 Most military families understand the struggle of moving, but how does it affect military kids,… Read More

Student Denied Valedictorian Status Because of PCS

By Brianna Cooley Dear, friends, My name is Brianna Cooley and I would describe myself as a driven and determined… Read More

Spouse Kickball League: Celebrating Our Wins On and Off the Field

By Rachel Pitts We had just landed in Yuma, Ariz., instead of the location we were promised. I was pregnant,… Read More

Evolve Retreat: Navigate Your Personal Identity

If you’re a seasoned military spouse thinking about the future, raise your hand. If you are a military spouse who… Read More

If You Hate Your Duty Station, You Are Not Alone…

By Laura Schofield We were exploring a new-to-us museum at a new-to-us duty station when I first found the letters.… Read More

Military Spouse, I See You

By Laura Schofield One of my comfort movies is “Shall We Dance” with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. Besides the… Read More

5 Soft Skills You Need to Work from Home

Rachelle Chapman Meet the new boss—it’s you. No new parking spot, pay raise, or executive washroom key. But in the… Read More

How One Milspouse Spent His Life Savings Creating the Ability to Keep in Touch With the Kovii App

By Bethany Wallace It’s a good time. That’s the tagline for Matthew Shanks’ app, Kovii. A free platform, the app… Read More

America Through the Eyes of a Black Veteran

By James Payton Jr. IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, I WROTE A PIECE FOR G.I. JOBS about the dueling dualities… Read More

Join More Than 100 Vets at Verizon!

Sponsored Verizon’s Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program provides seamless members with management training and hands-on experience for a smooth… Read More

Ohio Is For Families

Sponsored Did you know that Ohio is home to over 730,000 veterans? Our military community is strong—and that includes our… Read More