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DoD SkillBridge: The best military transition program you didn’t know existed

Servicemembers can spend the last 180 days of their contract working at a civilian internship without losing benefits or pay.

By Harm Venhuizen

2 years ago

Soldiers at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan enjoy Thanksgiving dinner in 2018. While this year’s Thanksgiving meal may look different, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has been providing traditional Thanksgiving food to field kitchens, dining facilities and galleys to locations in the United States and around the world. (Photo: Army Staff Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne)

COVID-19 doesn’t stop Thanksgiving for troops overseas

However Thanksgiving will look for deployed servicemembers this year, the DLA’s troop support program is providing warfighters with Thanksgiving meals, as it does annually.

By Jared Morgan

2 years ago

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

3 years ago

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