More food options, better access coming for commissary customersThe commissary director aims to bring more customers in to take advantage of commissary savings.By Karen Jowers3 weeks ago
Stretch your grocery dollars at May commissary sidewalk salesFight inflation. Find out when your commissary store will hold its sidewalk sale in May.By Karen Jowers3 weeks ago
Army now screening soldiers for Basic Needs Allowance eligibilityWill more soldiers qualify for this safety net than service members in the other branches?By Karen Jowers14 months ago
The impossible choice facing many of America’s military familiesToo often, military families are forced to put food on the backburner to keep a roof over their heads.By Shannon Razsadin and Besa Pinchotti15 months ago
Nearly half of junior enlisted spouses coped with food insecurity Higher percentages of Marine Corps and Army spouses reported food insecurity, in the DoD survey.By Karen Jowers15 months ago
New military hunger data – and how a popular comedian is helpingOn this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast, how a military spouse and comedian is using her platform to fight food insecurity among military families.By Military Times staff15 months ago
Better pay for junior troops will be top focus of new House panelThe lawmaker leading the work said he hopes to propose major changes to military pay in early 2024.By Leo Shane III16 months ago
US Army selects four companies to build new tactical truck prototypesFour teams will now build prototypes to better inform the U.S. Army's future Common Tactical Truck.By Jen Judson16 months ago
Troops earn more than civilians but are more likely to go hungryThe data suggest things that researchers just don't understand at this point.By Karen Jowers16 months ago
How a comedian and Air Force spouse are helping feed military familiesFood insecurity isn’t funny. But one stand-up comedian hopes her humor will garner the attention the problem needs.By Rachel S. Cohen16 months ago
New in 2023: Allowance will help low-income military familiesMilitary officials are setting up procedures and screening active duty members who might qualify for the allowance that starts Jan. 1.By Karen Jowers17 months ago
Lawmakers boost number of military families getting new allowanceHousing allowances will still bump most troops from qualifying for the new Basic Needs Allowance.By Karen Jowers18 months ago