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The documents gives service members and their families 15 guaranteed protections.
Housing, relocation and mental health are all issues the Pentagon is trying to get its arms around. It's also areas where service members are struggling.
Military spouses can now qualify for $500 in reimbursement.
New benefits, daycare grants and possible backpay may all be in the future for Defense Department employees, service members and contractors.
The Air Force is giving airmen 16 more hours of free childcare and using a new web tool to connect them with housing.
As the Pentagon puts more pressure on its all-volunteer force, it's finding a disconnect between the people it wants and the people it has in its ranks.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a bill to expand federal expedited hiring authority for military spouses. He hopes the bill will be folded into the 2019 defense authorization bill.
The Defense Department is worried about some of the misconceptions civilians have about the military.
If service members can't pay their debts they might be in violation of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice.
The 2018 defense authorization bill makes changes to immigration, child care and spouse licensing policies.
The 2017 Blue Star Families Lifestyle Survey finds military families have a new top concern: time with loved ones.
Military families are feeling isolated in their communities and that feeling is increasing, according to the Blue Star Families' annual military lifestyle survey.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) thinks Congress can help lower the 21 percent military spouse unemployment rate.
The Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee is preparing its provisions for the 2018 defense authorization bill and this week it heard from some former top DoD officials. Family life seemed to be the bottom line for a lot of military issues. Employees want to be able to move between the civilian and military world, they want quality childcare for their children and they want their spouses to be happy and be able to work where they are stationed.