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  • DoD and Coast Guard civilians will soon be able to shop in exchange stores in the U.S. DoD civilians stationed outside the U.S. have exchange shopping privileges. (AAFES)
    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

    Karen Jowers
    2:25 PM
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Housing. Retirement. Education. Health care.

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  • Service members take part in the Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium on June 20, 2018, at the San Diego Convention Center. (1st Lt. Annabel Monroe/Air Force)
    ‘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.

    Leo Shane III
    2 hours ago
  • James Folaron, a Red Cross volunteer, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Katrina Farinas, a U.S. military spouse, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8. (Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte/Air Force)
    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.

    Karen Jowers
    4 hours ago
  • USERRA cases could one day wind up being heard by the Supreme Court. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
    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.

    Davis Winkie
    23 hours ago
  • After being canceled last year because of the pandemic, commissary sidewalk sales are back. Pictured here is a scene from the Fort Lee, Va., commissary in spring 2016. (Jessica Rouse/Defense Commissary Agency)
    They’re back: Commissary sidewalk sales set for May

    Most of the sales will be held over two or three days in May.

    Karen Jowers
    1 day ago
  • Roger Zakheim, Washington director of the Ronald Reagan Institute (left), speaks with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash. (right), during an event in Washington, D.C. on April 13. (Photo courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Institute)
    Personnel spending cuts won’t help military readiness, key lawmaker warns

    House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he doesn't see pay cuts or benefits trims as a good solution to reducing defense spending.

    Leo Shane III
    1 day ago
  • A change to Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs could mean more education money for thousands of veterans. (Stock photo)
    Change allows extra GI Bill benefits for some disabled vets

    Under the move, Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits won't count against GI Bill payouts later on.

    Leo Shane III
    2 days ago
  • Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division conduct marksmanship training at Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan on May 29, 2015. (Capt. Charlie Emmons/Army)
    Military pay and readiness won’t be hurt by flat defense budget plan, White House promises

    The $715 billion defense spending plan for fiscal 2022 is expected to face intense scrutiny from Congress in coming months.

    Leo Shane III
    5 days ago
  • The Spouse Angle Podcast — This week: top challenges of military life for troops and families

    The latest results of the annual Blue Star Families Military Lifestyle Survey are in. Hear how much the coronavirus pandemic has impacted military families and which challenges still remain consistent – COVID-19 or not.

    Military Times staff
    6 days ago
  • Michelle Farley of Lincoln, an Air Guard spouse, receives her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine March 6, at the Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln. (Maj. Scott Ingalsbe/Nebraska National Guard)
    Troops and families report mixed results in COVID vaccine availability

    Some bases are making it easy to get shots for those eligible; others are scouring availability in the civilian community.

    Karen Jowers
    6 days ago
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