Deal of the Week: Top Military Discounts Military.com has hundreds of discounts exclusively for servicemembers and their families. Don't pay full price for anything -- cars, clothing, computers, electronics, vacations, groceries, beauty products, jewelry, and more....More
GI Film Festival -- Buy Tickets Now The Fourth Annual GI Film Festival, which will be held May 11-16 in Washington, DC, just announced its line-up for 2010 and tickets are now on sale. Overall, the GI Film Festival will feature 38 film screenings, including 22 world premieres, red carpet events, VIP parties, celebrity guests, filmmaker workshops, and more....More
Choosing Homeownership The rewards of owning your own home include many benefits unavailable to renters. Learn more about the financial benefits and responsibilities of homeownership. ...More
Video: Shoulder Firing the M107 Barrett The real life Halo. Soldier fires the M107 Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle while standing....More
Veteran GI Bill User's Guide GI Bill benefits can be hard to understand, the following guide will help you cut through the confusion and access the Montgomery GI Bill benefits you deserve -- it will give you tips on eligibility, payment rate, and tips on maximizing GI Bill benefits to your advantage....More
Securing Passports and Visas Before Your Overseas PCS Civilian personnel, including dependents, require a passport. For official travel, DoD Directive requires you and your dependents to have a no-fee passport and a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) stamp in these passports....More
Battle of the Battle Rifle Grips: Grauer IGRS When Ward and I attended the ITI tactical shooting course a few weeks ago, instructor Brandon Wright, taught us a new way to grip the rifle with our support hand by canting our wrists and throwing the thumb over the barrel....More
Former Captain Accused of Faking Record A 42-year-old man is accused of falsely claiming he was awarded some of the military's most prestigious honors and wearing bogus medals while on active duty at official military functions. ...More
Army Captain Who Stole $690K Gets 30 Months A West Point graduate who stole nearly $700,000 from the U.S. government while serving as an Army captain in Iraq was sentenced to 30 months in prison....More
Military: Keep Gay Ban for Now Senior Pentagon leaders warned Congress not to tamper with the ban on gays serving openly in the military until they can come up with a plan for dealing with potential opposition in the ranks. ...More
Seventeen Indicted in Marriage Scam Probe Seventeen people are accused of participating in a scheme that paired Navy personnel with Russian women for bogus marriages....More
Two Injured in Redstone Arsenal Explosion Two people were injured in an explosion at Redstone Arsenal, where the Army develops weapons and conducts missile training. ...More
Gates Whacks Navy, Marines Gates went right at the sea services, saying the Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle is way too costly and there isn't much of an amphibious warfare mission; building a new class of boomers, at $7 billion a copy, will bankrupt the shipbuilding budget; and even went after the holiest-of-holies, saying the Navy has too many carriers....More
New War Court Manual Leaves Questions The long awaited new rule book for the Obama-era war court does not resolve a key issue that bedeviled its predecessor: Whether an accused war criminal can plead guilty to a crime carrying the death penalty directly to a judge rather than to a military jury....More |