Basics of administrative separation from the military, in which a service member is officially separated without having completed his service agreement, and when such a procedure may be used.
Helpful information and military branch-specific contacts to help you determine whether you are eligible for a discharge upgrade, which is like an appeals process for one's discharge status.
The Physical Evaluation Board makes important disability-related decisions, such as the amount of medical benefits, if any, a service member is entitled to. The process can sometimes feel adversarial and military members should be prepared for questions from the Board.
As anyone who has ever served in the military knows, there are serious bureaucratic hurdles to getting anything done. The phrase "hurry up and wait" was coined for a reason. There is often a maze of administrative forms, processes, and bodies to deal...
While serving in the Armed Forces is an honor, it can also be a great sacrifice for military families as service members stand ready to deploy at any time in service to their country. This can be especially challenging for members of the Reserves or ...
The children of U.S. military service members are eligible for health insurance, education programs, and survivor benefits. But remember that the benefits are contractually tied to your service obligation and a dishonorable discharged usually means loss of virtually all of them.
Military benefits for veterans include disability compensation, pension programs, free or low-cost medical care, education assistance, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) support. Most of these benefits are administered through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Service members and their families enjoy a carefully woven safety net of life insurance, death gratuity, lifelong survivor benefits, financial counseling, and bereavement support, all tailored to meet the unique challenges of modern military life.
In 2010, Congress passed a law to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), a policy that had been in place since it was signed into law by President Clinton in 1993. Under DADT, service members could not be asked whether they were homosexual or bisexual,...
An overview of the military enlistment contract, signed upon enlistment, which outlines the main responsibilities, liabilities, and benefits to which an individual agrees when she enlists in the military.
