Updated Aug 19, 2026, 11:59 AM EDT The VA’s tutorial assistance program is available to help GI Bill recipients who struggle academically. If you’re taking classes using your GI Bill benefit and run into academic trouble, the Department of Veterans Affairs may pay for the cost of hiring a tutor to…

Updated Aug 19, 2026, 12:17 PM EDT The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides a stipend of up to $1,000 per year for books and supplies. Post-9/11 GI Bill students are eligible to receive up to $1,000 for books and supplies per academic year. This applies to active-duty members, veterans, reservists and National…

Foreclosure rarely happens without warning. It’s usually the end result of a string of smaller problems that build up over weeks or months, often consecutive missed payments or ignored letters from your lender. The good news is that most foreclosures are preventable if you catch the warning signs early and…

A disabled Navy veteran is suing her homeowners’ association (HOA) over alleged improper fees and unreasonable debt collection. HOAs comprise a group of residents elected to a board which creates community rules, maintains common areas and collects funds to do so. The federal government does not track how many military…

Seven months after President Donald Trump first predicted that Cuba would “fall” in comments shortly after the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro in a U.S. military raid, the prospects that regime change is coming to Cuba soon are receding. The island’s communist leaders remain firmly in control despite unprecedented…

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A Fort Bliss soldier was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting his 3-year-old son in an attack captured on a neighbor’s security camera. Spc. Baltazar E. Gonzalez, 27, pleaded guilty Aug. 12 to domestic violence, cocaine use, drunken driving and assaulting a civilian police officer,…

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Written by  Jim Stewart Published on Aug 19, 2026, 9:44 AM EDT Deciding to reenlist or leave the military puts you at the crossroads in your military career. Your choice will impact you, your family, your finances, and your post-military life path. You may get advice from peers, supervisors, friends, or…

Updated Aug 19, 2026, 8:36 AM EDT Students who lost a parent in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sept. 10, 2001, may be eligible for the maximum federal Pell Grant. If your parent or guardian died as a result of military service since 9/11, you may be eligible for the maximum Federal…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: The average American spends nearly seven hours a day looking at a screen, but less than five hours a week outside in nature. More than eighty three percent of Americans now live in urban areas, and the average citizen lives nearly six miles from the nearest natural…

The Post-9/11 GI Bill will pay your college costs, a monthly housing allowance based on the military’s Basic Allowance for Housing, and up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies, among other benefits. Your length of active-duty service after Sept. 10, 2001, determines the amount you’ll receive. See our…