Proposal would give tax incentives for hiring military spouses
Companies would get tax incentives to hire military spouses under bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate and the House Wednesday. The bills, if…
Tricare now covers new costly insulin device for Type 1 diabetics
Tricare now covers the Omnipod 5 insulin delivery device. (Used with permission. ©2022 Insulet Corp. All rights reserved.) Military family members who are…
MCPON: Sailors need speedier, easier access to counseling
A sailor in crisis can’t get the mental health help they need when they need it, the top enlisted sailor told lawmakers this…
Troops discharged after refusing COVID vaccine can now rejoin
A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines receives the COVID vaccine in Kuwait, in March 2021. (Lance Cpl. Jacob Yost/Marine Corps) Service members…
Troops will get part of a $5M settlement in alleged title loan scam
An auto title loan company has been accused of illegally providing loans to military families and overcharging them for those loans. The Consumer…
Troops will get an extra $100,000 in life insurance coverage March 1
Service members will automatically receive an extra $100,000 of life insurance coverage as of March 1, increasing the maximum Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance…
Nearly half of junior enlisted spouses coped with food insecurity
Nearly half of junior enlisted spouses say they have experienced food insecurity, according to results of a new survey released by the Defense…
DoD pulls back Tricare contract in West Region for ‘corrective action’
The new $65.1 billion Tricare contract for the West Region, scheduled to start in 2024, is now back to defense officials for corrective…
New program opens up more jobs for overseas military spouses
More job opportunities may be opening up — and more quickly — for spouses of service members stationed overseas. The Air Force and…
