An emergency fund is a critical part of financial security, especially for military families. Having several months of living expenses saved can make all the difference when faced with unexpected costs, providing peace of mind no matter where life takes you.
The Importance of an Emergency Fund
For many families, the concept of an emergency fund might be unfamiliar. Before 2016, I had no idea what an emergency fund was—let alone how to build one. Sure, I had a “rainy day” fund, but the idea of saving several months of living expenses in case of a real emergency was a game-changer for me.
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When 10th Group Special Forces soldier Kyle Daniels returned from his last combat deployment, he was frustrated by what he saw. He understood that he’d been fighting for America’s freedom, including the important freedom to protest. But he didn’t like seeing the American flag burned.
So he did something about it.
Daniels designed and developed a flag that you can’t burn. I mean, you can definitely try, but it physically will not burn. After two years of research and hundreds of prototypes, the Firebrand Flag Company launched its first product in June 2020.
When an Army Reserve aviation soldier reported that she had been sexually assaulted, a male supervisor retaliated by keeping her off a deployment which ended her hazardous duty pay and recommending she be kicked off of active duty status, a Pentagon-level Inspector General investigation found.
The IG also found that the supervisor likely referred to the soldier as “bat [s***] crazy” to at least one other soldier and that his actions towards the woman were at least partially driven by personal doubts of her story of the assault, doubts that the IG said the man had “no reason” to hold.
The Army is in the midst of overhauling how it buys and manages modern software solutions to better align with commercial practices. But after receiving mixed reviews from industry on its new strategy, the service is making a few tweaks it hopes will address some industry concerns.
Officials published a new directive in March that aims to streamline and standardize the Army’s approach to developing software — an extensive policy outlining how it plans to develop requirements, perform testing, procure, sustain and manage personnel for software-based capabilities.
Russia’s GRU 29155 unit are charged with “espionage, sabotage and reputational harm” since at least 2020, say coalition intelligence services.
Sexually abusive deepfake images of South Korea’s military personnel and school pupils have been circulated on Telegram.
A team of Marines on an Air Force Base did such a good job motivating airmen there to complete grueling Marine-style workouts that the base commander gave them medals.
Since 2022, a small group of Marines at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas have been holding Marine Corps-style PT sessions for airmen going through the base’s professional development schools.
Their goal: get the troops from the Air Force — often denigrated by more fitness-oriented branches as the ‘Chair Force’ — to pass the Marine Corps’ grueling Combat Fitness Test.
Estonia’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur urged counterparts to lift restrictions on Ukraine targeting Russian airbases with donated equipment.
Bill Sweetman, The Strategist (ASPI)
A Progress Report on Hypersonics—Doubtful U.S. Weapons for the Western Pacific
The U.S….
Stephen Blank, RCDefense
As the Biden Administration slips into its final days it increasingly appears that it will bequeath to its successor two unresolved wars: Ukraine and Gaza, not to…