There are currently more than 22 million U.S. veterans of the country's armed forces, according to data from the Census Bureau. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers several perks and benefits to these veterans, one of which is a VA loan. While you may have heard of VA loans in the past, you probably [...]

While most Americans are familiar with Veterans Day, which occurs on November 11 every year, there's another day that's also designed to honor and celebrate our nation's military veterans. Hire a Veteran Day is held annually on July 25. As the name suggests, it focuses specifically on helping veterans find employment after their time in [...]

The United States Army uses a point-based system to determine who's promoted. If you want to get promoted to Sergeant or Staff Sergeant, you'll need to accumulate the necessary amount of points. Unfortunately, the system isn't clearly explained, leaving many recruits and new soldiers asking the question how. To learn more about promotion points in [...]

Also known as Jump School, the United States Army Airborne School is a special military training school for paratroopers. It's operated by the 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry, United States Army Infantry School, at Fort Benning, Georgia. To learn more about the U.S. Army Airborne School, keep reading. It's Completely Voluntary Unlike many other training courses [...]

You'll hear a number of unfamiliar terms when serving in the United States military. Some of these terms you'll come to understand, while others may remain a mystery. One such term that many recruits struggle to understand is dwell time. So, what is dwell time exactly? When speaking in the context of the military, dwell [...]

We discussed SLRs and HORs in a previous blog post, which refer to "state of legal residence" and "home of residence" respectively. Today, we're going to discuss another common term used in the U.S. military: MOS. Even if you're familiar with SLRs and HORs, perhaps you're not familiar with MOS. So, what is MOS and [...]

The United States military has completely the first test of a new autonomous ship that's intended to detect hostile submarines. Dubbed "The Sea Hunter," the new ship is relatively small with a length of just 40 meters. But don't let its small size fool you into thinking it's just an ordinary vessel. The Sea Hunter [...]

The United States Navy's Sea, Air, Land Teams (SEALs) are among the most elite, well-trained soldiers on the planet. Their primary function is to conduct strategic maritime military operations, typically involving rivers, oceans, coastlines, deltas, etc. As their name suggests, SEALs are specially trained to operate in a variety of environments. Candidacy Not everyone is [...]

The U.S. government offers certain perks and privileges for its armed service veterans. Whether you served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force oe Coast Guard, you are entitled to certain benefits. One of the lesser-known and often misunderstood perks is something known as "preference points." So, what exactly are preference points and how do [...]