by ADC | Feb 24, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Stress, anxiety, depression, unemployment and divorce are high among military families, according to a new study the Pentagon released last week. About 60 percent of spouses participating in the 2017 survey claimed they are “satisfied” with their military lives, DOD...
by ADC | Feb 18, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Army leaders are outlining ways to improve privatized housing standards after damning congressional testimony and a barrage of negative news stories from Reuters and others, and a Military Family Advisory Network survey showing the majority of military families have...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
The Army is working on several efforts this year to enhance quality of life for military families, according to Military.com. “We enlist soldiers, but we retain families,” Army Secretary Mark Esper said this week at an Association of the United States Army event. The...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2019 | DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) appointed retired Air Force Col. Joe Zeis as senior adviser for aerospace and defense. DeWine promised last year that if elected he would create the cabinet-level position that reports directly to him…. The Air Force will start sending its...
by ADC | Jan 28, 2019 | DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A new report puts Texas “one step closer to [the] important goal” of making the state better for service members, families and veterans, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. The Governor’s Committee To Support The Military outlined 13 ways the state can improve services to...