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1014 articles to help with your military transition
Expert guides covering VA disability claims, C&P exam preparation, military-to-civilian career transitions, retirement planning, state veteran benefits, and more. Written for active duty service members, reservists, and retirees navigating life after the military. Browse by category or search for topics specific to your transition.
Sometimes the right moment to reconnect is the moment they're going through transition. The realistic patterns of re-engagement, what to expect, and how to do it without making the veteran's hard time about your guilt.
Women veterans face transition challenges that aren't well-served by the standard playbook: MST, women-vet healthcare gaps, identity erasure, and the specific patterns family should know about.
Bad paper veterans often face a double penalty: reduced VA benefits and reduced family understanding. The shame, the misconceptions, and how family can support someone whose service ended badly.
Reserve and Guard service members transition out of military service in patterns the active-duty playbook misses. Different timelines, different benefits, often invisible to family expecting an 'active-duty' transition.
Some service members don't choose the timing of their transition. The Medical Evaluation Board / Physical Evaluation Board process is involuntary, often fast, and produces a transition no one planned for. What family should know.
LGBTQ+ veterans face a VA system that historically excluded them and is still uneven in delivering inclusive care. The discharge upgrade pathway, the care access realities, and how family can support.
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Boots to Business is a free SBA entrepreneurship course available to transitioning service members. Here's what the curriculum covers, who can attend, and how to use it effectively.
Choosing the right bank as a military member affects fees, rates, and access during deployments and PCS moves. Here's the 2026 comparison of top military banking options.
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows nurses to practice in multiple states with one license — a major benefit for military spouse nurses. Here's how it works and what to do.
The Military Lending Act caps interest on many loans to active duty service members at 36% MAPR. Here's what's covered, what's not, and how to enforce your rights.
Rolling your TSP to an IRA gives you more investment options but may cost you the G Fund's unique stability. Here's how to decide if a TSP rollover is right for you.
BAH stops when you separate from active duty — but there are limited situations where housing benefits continue. Here's exactly what happens to your housing allowance after separation.
IDES and LDES are two different military disability evaluation pathways with different timelines and VA coordination. Here's which one applies and what to expect from each.
When a veteran's mental health crisis crosses into danger to themselves or others, family sometimes needs legal tools — emergency holds, fiduciary, conservatorship. The framework, the limits, and when each is appropriate.
When a veteran can't reliably manage their own VA benefits, the VA appoints a fiduciary — often a family member. What the role involves, when it's appropriate, and the responsibilities that come with it.
A veteran is unreachable. Phone goes to voicemail. They didn't show up. Family doesn't know what to do or who to call. The practical first-24-hours guide.
A practical step-by-step for arranging a veteran's funeral. The honors that are available, what to coordinate when, and how to make sure their service is recognized at the end.
Anniversary reactions are real, often subconscious, and predictable. The patterns to watch for, the dates that quietly drive a year of veteran behavior, and what family can do in advance.
The myths veterans repeat to themselves and each other that keep them from claiming what they've earned. Specific corrections, written so family can share without lecturing.
The single most common reason veterans don't file claims: comparison to others who they think had it worse. Why this thinking is wrong, why it's so durable, and what to actually say in response.