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Beyond the Headlines: How 2025's Veteran and Military Updates Are Reshaping Everyday Lives (31 Aug - 6 Sep 2025, Episode 14)
I’ll never forget the day my neighbor, an Army vet with a quick wit and a stubborn streak, called me in a panic about a paperwork snafu that almost cost him his prescription refill. In 2025, these hea
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Sep 9, 2025 • 13 Minutes Read
Sep 1, 2025
Beneath the Headlines: Real-World Ripples from August 2025 Military and Veteran News (24-30 Aug 2025, Episode 13)
National Guard on the Streets: Knives Out for Civil-Military RelationsOn the evening of August 24, 2025, I watched with disbelief as National Guard tr
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Aug 18, 2025
Boots on the Ground and Bytes in the Cloud: Unfiltered Insights from August 2025 Military Life (10-16 Aug 2025, Episode 11)
A few years ago, I would have laughed if you’d told me National Guard convoys would become a regular fixture around the Capitol. But as someone with r
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Aug 16, 2025
From Wildfires to Legislation: A Personal Tour Through the Week’s Military and Veteran Headlines (3-9 Aug 2025, Episode 10)
August always feels like the month that sneaks up on you—one minute, you’re at a lazy summer BBQ, the next, you’re watching breaking news about wildfi
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Aug 9, 2025
How the Military’s PCS Overhaul Is Reshaping Service, Family, and the Future: Human Angles Behind the Headlines (27 Jul - 2 Aug 2025, Episode 9)
Not long ago, as a military kid, I remember moving three times in four years—and watching my mom wrangle movers, my dad wrestle with paperwork, and ou
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Aug 9, 2025
Beyond the Numbers: The Human Side of the 2025 Military Pay Raise 20-26 Jul 2025, Episode 8)
I’ll never forget the first month-long wait for payday when I was a fresh military spouse—no amount of spreadsheets prepped me for the anxiety. So, wh
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Aug 9, 2025
What You Won’t Hear on the Evening News: Unpacking the Hidden Headlines in Military and Veteran Life (13-19 Jul 2025, Episode 7)
I’ll never forget the first time I realized how much of military life happens behind the “official” headlines. It was a sticky July morning at Fort Mc
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Aug 9, 2025
Signals and Stressors: How July 2025 is Rewiring Military Life, Benefits, and Policy (6-12 Jul 2025, Episode 6)
I still remember the first time my uncle, a Vietnam vet, called me in a panic — not about combat memories, but about a baffling benefits letter from t
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Aug 9, 2025
Behind the Headlines: 2025’s Surprising Shifts in U.S. Military Deployments, Pay, and Veteran Life (29 Jun - 5 Jul 2025, Episode 5)
If you’d told me a decade ago that the most exciting news I’d look forward to was about Congressional spending bills and troop deployments, I’d never
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Aug 9, 2025
Inside the June Military Maze: Surprises, Sacrifices, and the Stories You Won’t Hear Elsewhere (22-28 Jun 2025, Episode 4)
Back in my own days tracking Pentagon coffee gossip, I never thought I’d see a week quite like this June in military news. From bombers making history
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Aug 9, 2025
What No One’s Telling You About This Year’s Military Recruitment Surge (15-21 Jun 2025, Episode 3)
I’ll never forget the first time my neighbor’s son came home in a uniform. Honestly, seeing someone you’ve known since they were a kid suddenly making
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