Health & Fitness

The Marine Corps Is Bringing Back Mandatory Flu Shots for Some (But Not All) Personnel

While by no means the biggest issue members of the US Armed Forces often find themselves dealing with, the intense and pseudoscientific skepticism of vaccines...

The DoD Is Launching a Fertility Preservation Pilot for Service Members

Military service doesn't always make it easy to plan when you want to start a family. For a service member, a deployment can change a lot of plans. That can...

Fast Food on a Meal Card: Fort Stewart Launches the Army's New 'FEED' Program

In a major shift toward modernizing base quality of life, eligible junior enlisted soldiers stationed at Fort Stewart are now able to use their standard...

Beyond Privatization: How DeCA and Congress Are Reshaping the Military Grocery Benefit

For decades, military service members, retirees, and their families have recognized base commissaries as one of the most critical and valuable benefits...

Commissary Delivery Expands to 108 More Stores: What You Need to Know

If you've ever loaded tired kids into the car after school just to make a commissary run, squeezed grocery shopping into the tiny window between work and...

Air Force Basic Training: Everything You Need to Know

Congratulations on beginning your journey to become a United States Airman. You're probably feeling excited, proud, and more than likely a little nervous....

Military Reinstates Flu Shot Mandate for Recruits Amid Growing Outbreak

For most civilians, the flu usually means staying home, resting, and avoiding others until symptoms improve. Then things usually return to normal. If you’re in...

Military Families Can't Usually Change TRICARE Plans During Pregnancy. Congress Wants to Fix That

A military family can change TRICARE plans after a baby's birth. They generally can't do the same thing when the pregnancy begins. A bipartisan proposal in...

Breathe Easier, Run Faster: How Quitting Nicotine May Improve Military Fitness Scores

The warning signs usually show up before the failed score does. For many service members, the realization doesn’t hit during a briefing or a medical check-up;...

The MISSION Rx Act Could Cut Prescription Costs for Veterans and Military Families

For many military families, the pharmacy counter has become one more place where the math no longer works. TRICARE copays have continued to rise, retail...

The Pentagon Wants to Split How It Pays for Military Healthcare, What the Change Means

If you've ever tried to get a same-day appointment at a military treatment facility only to be referred to a civilian Tricare provider, you've experienced...

Active Duty Troops Could Begin Receiving MDMA-Assisted PTSD Therapy Next Year

Military researchers and clinicians are preparing for something that would have seemed almost impossible inside the defense and medical establishment just a...

Military Prescreening Now Targets 28 Medical Conditions for Early Disqualification

Some military recruits may now be rejected before they ever make it to the medical floor at MEPS. Under a new policy from the U.S. Military Entrance Processing...

How to Get Free LASIK Through the Military: Eligibility, Wait Times, and Where to Apply

If you're an active-duty service member squinting through scratched BCGs or wrestling with contact lenses on a deployment, there's a program you should know...

New Frontline Tech Aims to Detect TBIs in Minutes, Revolutionizing Treatment

At first, it can feel like ‘no big deal.’ A blast lands close enough to register, but not in a way that stops you from doing anything. There’s no visible...

TRICARE Coverage of GLP-1s: Here’s What Military Families Need to Know

GLP-1 drugs are now part of the conversation across military healthcare. Medications like Wegovy, Ozempic, and others are covered under TRICARE, but not in the...