by ADC | Feb 14, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
Military spouses are exempt from a Trump administration order that requires almost all federal employees to report to a physical office, Stars and Stripes reported. “Agencies should accordingly ensure that their return-to-office plans categorically exempt all military...
by ADC | Feb 14, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
DOD is hosting a webinar next week to provide an overview of the Office of Military Community & Family Policy and its support for military families. It “will introduce you to the work of the DOD MC&FP. MC&FP contributes to force readiness and quality of...
by ADC | Feb 13, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Quality of Life, Recruitment
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) told Military Times that under his leadership, the House Armed Services personnel subcommittee will focus on bringing more young Americans into the military. “We need access in the high schools. We need ROTC units to be allowed at all...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
As part of an ongoing push to improve quality of life for sailors, the Navy recently announced a plan to canvas suggestions from military members and their families to inform future improvements. “Our Sailors and families are the heart and soul of everything we do in...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
The average service member pay is at the 70th percentile of the U.S. job market, DOD reported in its quadrennial compensation review, which it released Wednesday. Officials said the department should work harder to help members and recruits understand the benefits...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
The Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation released Wednesday makes eight recommendations, some of which can be implemented immediately and some of which will take more time, according to a DOD press release. Updating the regular military compensation benchmark...
by ADC | Nov 6, 2024 | On Base, Quality of Life
Free Wi-Fi in military barracks is an operational issue, and the services are piloting programs to add connectivity, said Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment, according to a DOD story. “Every time we go and we visit...
by ADC | Nov 6, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Quality of Life
The 13 members of the bipartisan House Armed Services Committee panel on quality of life improvements are urging Senators to include its recommendations in the negotiated National Defense Authorization Act. “The panel repeatedly heard first-hand how military families...
by ADC | Nov 1, 2024 | Infrastructure, Installation Innovation Forum, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
Here are a few moments you may have missed at this week’s Installation Innovation Forum in San Antonio. Taking Care of Infrastructure “After you [underfund infrastructure] for multiple decades, you’re in a very deep hole. By 2029, the average condition index for every...
