Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for Aug. 24, 2026
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7 practices for college success while solo parenting during a deployment
Military spouses create the stability that allows the service member to fully commit to their military career. Our strength gives them peace of mind to stay focused on the mission, knowing life at...
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Fighting the ‘dependa’ stereotype
“Gross. Another military wife voicing an opinion that doesn’t matter.” “Maybe keep your yap shut so he can keep his job.” These were the social media comments left after one of my recent articles was.
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Life after homecoming: how to manage the post-deployment phase as a couple
With the end of her husband’s first deployment as a married man nearing, Navy wife Amy Botelho assumed that his work-life balance was about to get easier.
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Geo-baching: making the difficult decision to live apart
When her husband received new orders in 2019, Melanie Krepps found herself facing a choice she never expected to make after decades of military life: move the family — together — or live in two...
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New report shows military’s ‘moderate middle’ is feeling the strain
“If you are sitting next to a child, be sure to put your mask on before assisting them with theirs.” We’ve all heard this admonition over the airplane speakers.
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Veteran outdoor enthusiasts find connection and adventure
Four years into life outside of military service, 50-year-old Robert Simpson peered out over a waterfall in Bali, Indonesia, as the excursion guide pointed down the canyon and counted down: “Three,...
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Turning military family voices into real change
Each day, military and veteran families face challenges and have experiences often unique to military life. Frequent relocations, missed birthdays and holidays, military spouse unemployment, and...
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Further your education — even while deployed
While there are no exact figures on how many service members pursue a college education during their career, reporting by Forbes in 2025 reveals roughly 25% of active-duty personnel use tuition...
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BTS with this content creator Navy family
Navy wife Bea Willis stared at her phone screen in 2022. Her husband, Petty Officer 1 st Class Kyle Willis, had just told her about an upcoming deployment , his first since the couple married in 2017.
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Hero’s Bridge: no veteran left behind
For some Americans, supporting veterans often means thinking about those returning from today’s conflicts. But numerous aging veterans, particularly those from World War II, the Korean War, or the...
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Does mental health care risk a military career?
When a soldier steps into a therapist’s office, they do so only after walking through a cloud of concerns: Do I look weak? What will my command think? The other troops? Wait, am I weak?
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The Navy divers who welcomed Artemis astronauts back to Earth
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean in April, a special team of Navy divers opened the Orion spacecraft to welcome the Artemis II crew back to Earth.
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New USAA monument honors military service from Revolutionary War to present
For the first time in his lifetime, Bob LaBrutta will share space on a monument that not only honors his military service, but also his grandfather, his father, and his two brothers, as USAA has...
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Military kids find their stride on the road to the Junior Olympics
Most military families know the feeling. The orders come through, the boxes come out, and suddenly you’re saying goodbye to the people and places that made a duty station feel like home.
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Military kids find their stride on road to the Junior Olympics
Most military families know the feeling. The orders come through, the boxes come out, and suddenly you’re saying goodbye to the people and places that made a duty station feel like home.
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Helping families find meaningful post-military lives and employment in Maine
In Maine, a new partnership between Boots2Roots and the Maine Defense Industrial Alliance (MDIA) is providing comprehensive resources for military veterans and their family members who are...
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Family readiness groups: a military family’s lifeline
As the war in Iran continues to make headlines, military families have steeled themselves for the uncertainty that comes with conflict, with many facing deployment orders or rumors of such.
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Medal of Honor recipients on service, hope and legacy of duty
In the spirit of America’s 250th anniversary, one Medal of Honor recipient reflected on the word “hope” as he considered America for future generations. Retired Army Master Sgt.
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Project EverGreen program offers free lawn care to families with deployed service members
After hearing “I’m really busy,” followed by a phone hanging up, Ki Matsko found herself in what she called “a desperate situation” at her job a while back.
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The Signal Corps women of World War I
In World War I , communication was as critical as the front lines. Orders moved through switchboards and had to be delivered quickly and accurately. To meet that demand, Gen. John J.
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The World War I women who connected millions
In World War I , communication was as critical as the front lines. Orders moved through switchboards and had to be delivered quickly and accurately. To meet that demand, Gen. John J.
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Red Cross connects deployed service members and families after home-front emergencies
Pop quiz, military edition: your spouse is deployed to a remote area with few communication options when your father-in-law has a heart attack. What do you do next?
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The messy side of moving
Four military moves in two years. Logistically, it’s simple. We pack up our lives. My husband coordinates the movers with the Transportation Management Office and packs the U-haul as only a prior...
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Astronaut and Coast Guard Reserve officer prepares for space on Artemis III
Astronaut Andre Douglas is living the life he dreamed of when he was only 7 years old, looking through the telescope and studying astronomy with his mother, a military nurse.
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The emotional phases of a deployment cycle
Before our family experienced our first deployment, I assumed the hardest part would begin after my husband left — once the house was quieter and routines changed.
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When you are assigned the duty station nobody celebrates
When my husband received orders for recruiting duty , no one congratulated us. They apologized instead, and issued warnings. “Prepare for the worst.” “Hours are so long and you will never see him.
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Three generations, one mission: helping military families keep what they’ve earned
My grandfather, Joseph Mugnai Sr., started Family Magazine in 1958, shortly after leaving the Army. The idea was straightforward: military families were stretching every dollar, and he wanted to help.
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Medal of Honor recipients reflect on service, discuss hope for future
In the spirit of America’s 250th anniversary , one Medal of Honor recipient reflected on the word “hope,” as he considered America for future generations. Retired Army Master Sgt.
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Celebrating duty stations that shape your military family’s American story
Military life asks us to leave a little piece of ourselves behind every time we PCS. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned after years of moving, it’s that we never leave empty-handed.
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11 military events honoring America250 this summer
This week, Americans everywhere will celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and cities across the U.S.
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10 buzzy and brilliant books for summer
It’s not officially summer until you’re on the beach or by the pool soaking up your next great read. Here are 10 of the buzziest, best and brilliant books to try this season, no matter your mood.
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Tips for sending care packages to your deployed service member
U.S. service members have always had one glimmer of hope while fighting away from home: mail. Letters — whether sealed with a sweetheart’s kiss or penned in the familiar hand of one’s mother — bring..
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Lessons learned during past wars now support today’s warfighters
In the five years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, military households have adjusted to life at a different pace, without the perpetual combat deployments of Operation Enduring Freedom and.
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Self-taught crochet artist surprises Marine dad with ‘meaningful gift’ for Father’s Day
Eleven-year-old Charlotte Smith learned how to crochet a single chain from her great-grandmother. Now a proficient self-taught crochet artist, Charlotte recently surprised her dad, Marine Master...
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Like military father, like military sons: a Father’s Day story of Army service and legacy
Twenty-five years ago, now Army Col. Paul Smith became a husband, a father and a soldier. “It was an interesting start, for sure,” he reflected.
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College boasts accessible education options for the military community
For service members wanting to further their education, Columbia College has been providing “life-changing educational experiences” for 175 years.
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Expert shares tips to save money on gas
The cost of a regular gallon of gas in the U.S. is $4.04, up from $3.12 a year ago, according to AAA . For those military families stationed in places like California, that number increases to $5.
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Counterbalances to live a hard life well
I am married to a special operations soldier turned Army chaplain in the 82nd Airborne Division. Mere days after my husband returned home from training, I woke up with a scratch in my throat, and by..
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‘You got the controls’: Artemis III crew announced
Mankind is once again making history in space , with no plans to slow down. NASA announced Tuesday the names of four military members who will take the next step in “one of the most complex human...
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How branch aid societies are responding to the rising costs facing military families
Military families are experiencing the same cost squeeze as the rest of America, many with thinner margins to absorb it. There have been a series of economic stressors on military households, which...
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In ‘Alive Day,’ military widow shares the brutal reality behind service injuries
Mere months after their 2006 marriage, Karie Fugett’s husband, young Marine Jimmy “Cleve” Kinsey, is severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq.
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Military spouses don’t need another resume workshop — they need identity clarity
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not show up on a resume. It is the exhaustion of starting over . Again. A new duty station. A new school district. A new credentialing process.
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Stop waiting for stability: how to start a business that actually works
Over the years, one question has landed in my inbox more than almost any other: “I want to start a business, but I don’t even know where to start.” I get it — I used to say the same thing to myself.
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Operation Foster gives military pet owners peace of mind during deployment, training
When Buzz Miller witnessed a heart-rending goodbye outside a shelter between a deploying service member and his pet, he was inspired to action, founding PACT for Animals in 2011.
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