The Marine Gunnery Sgt. John David Fry Scholarship provides education benefits to the surviving spouses and children of service members who die in the line of duty after Sept. 10, 2001. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Fry, of Lorena, Texas. With only a week left in his Iraq tour in 2006, Fry, 28, injured his hand and was given the option of going home early with a Bronze Star. Fry declined the offer and volunteered to go on one last run to defuse bombs. Fry was killed March 8, 2006, by an improvised explosive device in…
Twenty soldiers at Fort Stewart have already claimed an unusual Army reenlistment incentive: four days off, timed to the release of one of the most anticipated video games of all time. The 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, is offering eligible soldiers a four-day pass around the Nov. 19 release of Grand Theft Auto VI as part of a localized effort to meet its fiscal 2027 reenlistment goals, division officials confirmed to Military.com. Of the battalion’s 130 soldiers currently eligible to reenlist, 20 have already selected the gaming-themed pass as part of their reenlistment…
It’s been more than 80 years since the last naval shipyard was built in the United States. It may be “too little, too late,” a security expert told Military.com. Earlier this month, President Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum green lighting a plan to establish the first naval shipyard to be built in the United States in more than 80 years. It remains unknown where the shipyard will be constructed, or how much it will ultimately cost. Retired Marine intelligence officer Hal Kempfer, an expert in global security, strategic risk and intelligence operations, said a new naval shipyard is…
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New research by the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law found that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has collected the DNA of more than 3.3 million people, with the program’s “primary purpose” not revolving around immigration enforcement but to “build a national DNA database for solving crimes.” The data collection encompassing both the Biden and Trump administrations is claimed to be a continuation of federal government efforts to build a massive genetic database for policing the general population, with Georgetown researchers citing a March 2025 email scribed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney…
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Thomas O’Neil grew up in the Delaware Valley of New Jersey, where organized crime was simply part of the landscape. Legitimate businesses and labor unions often sat close to the Philadelphia underworld. His father’s industrial roofing company operated in that world. O’Neil himself never became a criminal. He played college football, graduated with a business degree in 1998, and took a job as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley. In the spring of 2000, while attending sales training inside the World Trade Center, the 26-year-old walked out of class, told his instructors he was sick, and went straight to the…
The federal government offers several student financial aid programs. These programs offer low-interest loans and grants for school. Unlike the Department of Veterans Affairs’ GI Bill benefits, these programs are paid by the Department of Education. Federal Student Aid is designed to assist students in meeting the cost of tuition, books, fees and living expenses while going to school. Once the school takes its share, the remaining loan or grant balance goes to the student. Related: What is the FAFSA? And Why You Should Care Federal Student Aid Eligibility It doesn’t matter whether you’re on active duty, a reservist, a…
An ATF rule imposed by the Biden administration that broadened the agency’s definition of a “frame” or “receiver” to include partially manufactured firearm frames and receivers has been ruled invalid by a federal judge in Texas. The rule, which took effect in 2022, was aimed at stopping the production of privately manufactured firearms. In particular, the ATF under Biden appointee Steve Dettelbach, took aim at “buy, build, shoot” kits which were sold with a partially manufactured frame and all the other parts necessary to build a handgun. With the Biden-era rule, even those partially finished…
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides education benefits for those who have served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve for 90 or more days after Sept. 10, 2001. The payment rate depends on how much active-duty time or federal service a member has. What It Pays The Post-9/11 GI Bill has several parts, including: What Can You Use It For? You can use your Post-911 GI Bill for many things, including: The Post-9/11 GI Bill can pay your full tuition and fees at school, provide you with a monthly housing allowance while you are going to school, and give…
Let me tell you something about bug out bags: No one gets it exactly right the first time. If you think you can assemble a bug out bag once and then forget about it forever, you are gravely mistaken. There are bound to be a few items missing. Your needs change, your gear wears out, and the season you packed for last year probably isn’t the season you’ll bug out in. That’s why it’s important to regularly update your bug out bag. Most preppers remember the obvious stuff: a knife, a fire starter, a first aid kit, etc. But it’s…
Your Post-9/11 GI Bill monthly housing allowance (MHA) is generally the same as the military’s Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for an E-5 with dependents living in your school’s ZIP code. Unlike the BAH, which changes Jan. 1 of every year, the GI Bill MHA rate changes Aug. 1 (the start of the academic year). Monthly Housing Allowance Rates Type of School 2026-2027 MHA Rate Foreign School $2,522.00 Schools in US Territories E-5 with dependents Overseas Housing Allowance rate for school location Exclusively Online Training (No Classroom Instruction) $1,261.00 Attending classes at ½ time or less Not payable Active Duty…
With debanking still an issue among the financial industry, it makes sense for the firearm industry to embrace companies that are explicitly pro-Second Amendment to handle their financial business. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of banks that are explicitly pro-gun, but there are options for other financial services.And one of them isn’t just marketing to gun companies and refusing to cut ties with them over what business they’re in, but they’re going to fund pro-gun efforts.From a press release:The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that ShotPay – a 2A-friendly, full-stack payments ecosystem…
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides reimbursement for licensing and certification preparatory courses and tests that have been specifically approved for VA education benefits, including the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The VA can pay only for the cost of the tests and certain approved preparatory courses, not any other fees connected with obtaining a license or certification. The following is a summary of GI Bill licensing and certification reimbursement. Overview of Licensing and Certification Reimbursement In today’s business and federal workforce, having a license or certification can open doors. Many professions, such as jobs that are subject to state or other…
If you have Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders in hand and are thinking about renting out your home, the one thing that may catch you off guard is that your homeowners policy won’t cover you as a landlord. That is why you need landlord insurance, or a dwelling policy designed just for rental properties. It is a different type of coverage, and you need to know how it works before you hand over the keys to your new tenant. This guide covers everything you need to know: choosing landlord insurance, navigating VA rules, screening tenants, and preparing your property…
Both Silver and Gold Make Breakouts President Trump spoke at a Department of State roundtable announcing major new U.S. mining investments, framing them as restoring America as a “minerals superpower” and achieving economic independence after decades of decline. That should be all you need to know in order to understand what’s already started in the gold sector, after this massive consolidation we have been seeing since January 28th! Look at the leveraged gold miners index in the past few weeks! I love this index, because I can be very aggressive, when I believe in the thesis and I have. What…
One way you can tell that gun control will never work is simply by looking at the War on Drugs. After all, drugs are the only product more regulated than guns, with the hard stuff being prescription-only and with strict limits on how much you can get at a time. And yet, despite all of that, people get drugs easily enough despite the laws. And I’m not talking about a tiny little bit or something they cooked up in a knock-off Winnebago on the outskirts of Albuquerque.No, they can get a lot of it.And guns.A…
Have you recently separated from the military and had a change of heart? Have you been out of the service for a few years and miss the military lifestyle and benefits? Good news! You may not only be eligible to re-enter the military, but you may be able to change branches, come back in as an officer, or qualify for a reenlistment or enlistment bonus. Who Qualifies as Prior Service? Each branch of the military has its own guidelines for those who want to re-enter the military as a prior service member. Depending on how long your break in service…
He Wants That Gold… You should have seen it… Or maybe you have… Trump conducted the mining roundtable and one of the participants gifted the president with gold. Trump nearly drooled over it! Hosted by the State Department, the United States of America is going back to mining its own minerals and securing its sovereignty and its supply chains and cutting its reliance on China to the bare minimum. If you think that the dollar can maintain global reserve currency status, when the world’s two major powers are vying for the lead, each with its own way of viewing life,…
