Leadership lessons, Army marriages and the secrets to connecting with fellow soldiers are all featured in July as part of the Association of the U.S. Army’s “Army Matters” podcast.
First up is a podcast featuring retired Lt. Col. Joe Byerly, founder of “From the Green Notebook.”
Holly Dailey, the Association of the U.S. Army’s Family Readiness director, is the 2025 recipient of the Bonnie Amos Impact Award for Lifetime Achievement.
New military parents could benefit from more accessible mental health care during pregnancy and postpartum, according to a study from the JAMA Network.
“Pregnancy and the postpartum period are particularly risky times for parents’ mental health,” the study found. “Despite higher risk, parents’ use of mental health services is low,” and service members face “increased risk of mental health difficulties and [underuse] mental health services absent parenthood.”
Financial aid for Army spouses is expanding with a new directive allowing reimbursement of up to $1,000 for business-related expenses after a move to a new location or duty station, the service announced in early June.
The new policy is in addition to the $1,000 currently authorized for relicensing fees resulting from a relocation.
Military spouses who used the Defense Department’s My Career Advancement Account Scholarship Program had higher employment rates, according to a recent report from the Rand Corp.
Satisfaction with military life among military spouses is “incredibly important” to the state of the all-volunteer force, according to a senior DoD official.
Citing the results of a recent military spouse survey that showed a slight decline in satisfaction with military life, Patricia Barron, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy, said the downward trend reveals that spouses want to be heard and supported.
The highlight of Day Two of AUSA 2023 is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Luncheon address by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, but there also are many events for soldiers and family members.
On-site registration opens at 7 a.m.
A new executive order signed by President Joe Biden seeks to improve job opportunities and resources for military spouses, caregivers and survivors.
After Congress created the Naming Commission to rename Army posts that honored Confederate officers, commissioners this past May recomm
Applications are now open for a new DoD pilot program that aims to expand employment opportunities for military spouses.
The 12-week paid fellowship program enables eligible military spouses to work with civilian employers “across various industries and locations,” according to a DoD news release. Called the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot, it is open to spouses of service members across the active, reserve and National Guard components.
