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Advocates renew push to end the military’s remarriage penalty for spouses of fallen troops
Under current law, surviving spouses can lost access to a host of military benefits if they remarry before age 55 .
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Your Benefits Guide
Housing. Retirement. Education. Health care.
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Family policy appointee will bring more military family voices to DoD, including her own
She's lived the life, with 14 PCS moves under her belt and nursing licenses from seven states.
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Caregivers rejected for VA financial aid could get new appeal chances
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims says families should get a chance to take their cases to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, which handles other benefits disputes.
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This is what the pandemic taught us about military child care
"You can't separate child care from mission readiness."
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Separating troops with uncertain career plans to be targeted for extra employment help
About 6,700 troops and some additional spouses will get focused support in finding new job ideas and resources through the program.
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The Spouse Angle Podcast — This week: What a New Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce Means for Entrepreneurs
A new Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce offers multiple resources for entrepreneurs and, for the first time, the chance to be federally recognized as a military spouse-owned business. Two Army spouses working on this project provide all the details.
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Exchange shopping approved for more than half a million DoD, Coast Guard civilians
New policy directs in-store shopping privileges within 30 days for DoD and Coast Guard civilians
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‘Pink tax’ on women’s military uniform items would be eliminated under new proposal
The move follows reports that women pay thousands more in uniform costs over their careers than their male counterparts.
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DoD launches online COVID-19 vaccination scheduling tool
DAP allows you to schedule a COVID vaccination, if you're eligible, at participating DoD locations using any computer, tablet or smartphone outside the DoD network.
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How courts may make paid military leave as common as paid sick leave
Multiple class action lawsuits could soon result in paid short-term military leave for hundreds of thousands of reserve component troops.
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They’re back: Commissary sidewalk sales set for May
Most of the sales will be held over two or three days in May.
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