Veterans' disability + education benefits are safe after the Senate approved $3B to fill a VA shortfall. NEW from Rebecca Kheel: military.com/daily-news/202…

The path for control of the Senate next year runs through Montana -- and the path to winning Montana could hinge on veterans and military issues. NEW from Rebecca Kheel: military.com/daily-news/202…

In divided times, veterans offer a chance at bipartisanship, advocates say. Here's a look at the 189 running for Congress. NEW from Rebecca Kheel: military.com/daily-news/202…

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Disrupted care can have devastating consequences: Canceled Appointments, Unexplained Mixups – #Veterans Facing Challenges Getting Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care via Military.com military.com/daily-news/202…

NEW: Senior male ROTC instructors -often married men in the 40s- routinely use cadets as their personal dating pools with young women being groomed, assaulted, and in some cases, raped. ROTC has minimal oversight, something the Army is eyeing to fix. military.com/daily-news/202…

The Top 10 Military.com News Stories of 2024 via ⁦Military.com⁩ team: ⁦Steve Beynon⁩ ⁦Konstantin Toropin⁩ ⁦Rebecca Kheel⁩ ⁦Drew F. Lawrence⁩ ⁦Thomas Novelly⁩ ⁦Zachary Fryer-Biggs⁩ ⁦Travis J. Tritten⁩ military.com/daily-news/202…

It has been a chaotic and insane few days, quite similar to what it felt like during August 2021, so I wanted to put together a 🧵 with everything we know about the #USRAP Executive Order that @realdonaldtrump signed. #AfghanEvac Here we go.

NEW: The Navy has become the first branch we’ve seen to stop recruiting trans servicemembers - anticipating a likely ban - and pause shipping trans recruits already in DEP Reporting by Rebecca Kheel buff.ly/4aI815S

NEW from Military.com - We spent all week trying to figure out what's going on with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his $137K house repairs Seems the Department of Defense 🇺🇸 doesn't want to offer details But they did confirm he'll pay rent w/ Steve Beynon, Rebecca Kheel military.com/daily-news/202…

NEW from me and Konstantin Toropin: Ethics experts raise concerns about Trump’s pick to lead the Joint Chiefs given his role with a Kushner investment firm. Also, the officer’s VMI classmates worry that Trump may try and put the general in a precarious position. military.com/daily-news/202…

.Veterans Affairs Plans to Fire 83,000 Employees with Elon Musk Help, Eliminating PACT Act Staffing Increase via Rebecca Kheel Military.com military.com/daily-news/202…

Mr. Secretary – You willfully misrepresented what was in that story, one where your own press office confirmed the details, and was quoted. Patricia is not going to be distracted by this nonsense, she’s going to continue doing the important reporting she’s done for years.

Nearly 300 alumni from across the military service academies have signed an open letter telling transgender cadets and midshipmen they are "in no way incompatible" with military values amid the Trump admin's efforts to ban transgender troops. My story: military.com/daily-news/202…

These folks are trying to create the space for anti-veteran officials in the administration to cancel #EnduringWelcome for SIVs and refugees (P1/P2). We will not allow hard line immigration activists to divide veterans fighting for our wartime allies. Please share. #AfghanEvac

Scoop: Just days after Vice President JD Vance's March visit to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, the installation commander sent out a wide-spread email to the entire base distancing it from Vance’s criticism of Denmark, Military.com has learned. military.com/daily-news/202…

.Jack McCain has a message of support for our Afghan allies. He also has a forceful message demanding action from the House, Senate, and Executive Branch — it is past time for action, so get moving. Please share far and wide.

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