Marines draw new policy line: ‘We will not separate families’
Marine Corps officials are getting more explicit about a policy that inspired the creation of a coordinator role for dual-military married couples.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Inflation has some military families ‘grasping at pennies’
With many living paycheck to paycheck, families are cutting back on everything from grocery shopping and driving to subscription services and eating out.
By Karen Jowers
Alaska military family latest to file a mold lawsuit against privatized base housing operators
But privatized housing landlord says the family made "false and unsubstantiated claims," and referred to claims as "outlandish."
By Karen Jowers
Military families with disabled members need more accessible homes, survey finds
Half of the survey respondents said their ADA-compliant homes in privatized housing were missing accessibility features like ramps, grab bars, proper flooring.
By Karen Jowers
Banning J-1 au pairs affects military readiness
Putting J-1 visas for au pairs on hold until at least the end of 2020 is devastating news for many working and military families, says the author of this commentary.
By Kelly Finn Störmer
Majority of military families say they lack support upon transitioning out, survey finds
While retention rates are up amid a pandemic, military families are still transitioning out of service — and struggling, study finds.
By Zach England
How schools can help military kids moving to new districts during pandemic
The goal of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is to standardize the widely varying school policies affecting transitioning military students moving state to state or overseas.
By Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman
Logistical hurdles could slow U.S. troop withdrawal from Germany
Pulling troops out of Germany could prove logistically challenging.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Troops would see 3 percent pay raise, more child care and family support programs under House plan
Military Times obtained an early copy of House personnel plans for the annual defense authorization bill, set to be voted on next week.
Supporting military children with the services they need, but lost in the pandemic
One in every five active-duty families with school-aged children reported they have a child with special needs who have lost access to the support services that their school provides.
By Kathy Roth-Douquet
As military moves restart, it’s still a PCS season like none other. Here’s what families need to know.
Orders are backlogged, moves are backlogged, and some military families may be moving later than their service members.
By Karen Jowers
9 military families sue Fort Hood landlord, citing ‘deplorable conditions’
This is the latest in a string of lawsuits against privatized military landlords.
By Karen Jowers