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The National Guard is expanding suicide prevention efforts to help units identify risk factors and implement intervention techniques.   According to the latest “Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report” released in September 2019, while suicides among the active component have been steadily on the rise over the five years between 2013 and 2018, suicide rates among members of reserve component have remained steady and on ...

A commission report recommends Congress, “amend the to eliminate male-only registration.”

When I first married my husband 14 years ago, he was active duty Army, which transitioned into Army National Guard, then Army Reserves. I felt I had the logistics of this military lifestyle figured out with my husband working as a Reservist one weekend a month and two weeks a year. We had a pretty routine setup: He worked a corporate position, I was ...

Would you expect a sophomore cadet to have the necessary experience to lead a company of soldiers? Probably not. Therefore, we assign cadets to commissioned officers-in the equivalent of an internship to gain additional experience. Likewise, we would not expect a first-year law student to prepare and argue a complex case before the U.S. Supreme Court, so we assign law students to seasoned attorneys ...

Some military spouses are choosing to run for office at duty stations around the country. And Homefront Rising is helping.

You may find yourself with a void after leaving the structured environment of a military career. Whether you are taking time to decide on what to do next, retiring for good, or have a scattered new schedule, it is likely you will be missing all or some of the way of life you were accustomed to. Veterans tend to seek out hobbies that align ...