Military Family Resources

Anna Larson interviews Christina Miller on the changes in taxes for military families faxing retirement. By clicking on the graphic below, here’s what military families will learn. why your tax burden is about to go up (and what you can do about it), how to set yourself up for success before tax season, and what you need to know if

    American Legion posts throughout Texas are accepting applications for the 2025 Boys State program. “Texas Boys State is a selective and once-in-a-lifetime capstone leadership experience held at the University of Texas at Austin. From June 8-13, 2025, over 1,200 of the best-and-brightest male rising seniors from across Texas will come together to practice the science and art of

      The American Legion is looking for some young men who want to learn how to develop civic leadership. In Texas, the Legion will host this program next summer at the University of Texas. Other Legion departments have similar programs for their respective state. If you have a high school student who is a junior in high school

At MilTRAC, we think that every military spouse should follow Anna Larson and her interactive work to inform others like her to get information on a variety of topics. Today, we’re sharing this short webinar recap on Imposter Syndrome with Paul Lawrence from last  year.  To us, it’s timeless info. So… if  your spouse is facing a new chapter after

  At MilTRAC, we love  the work of our friend Anna Larson, a military spouse who advocates for others like her. As part of the Military Transition Roundtable, we have also worked with military professionals with EMFP families, so when we learned that Anna had done this video with Austin Carrigg.  Carrigg, the founder of Exceptional Families of the Military,

Restore Education, a south Texas non-profit, is offering three college prep and support programs.  These programs are excellent resources not only for family members but also veterans who want to start college. Their programs include:   College and test prep: A 10-week course offers skills for optimal student learning in college and provides academic support in preparation for the TSI

NPower San Antonio is currently accepting applications for their fall Tech Fundamentals cohort which is free and open to military veterans, military spouses and youth 18-26. All professional training programs are offered at no cost. Details and application are online here: https://www.npower.org/apply/tech-fundamentals/ Npower San Antonio will admit 65-70 applicants for the fall cohort for the 20-week tech fundamentals program which

With school out, it’s a good time to re-enforce summer reading for  familiy members of all ages.  The Joint Base San Antonio library system is encouraging readers of all age with its “Read, Renew, Repeat”  summer campaign.   “It’s too hot to do anything outside anyways, pick up a book and learn something or escape to someplace cool,” notes Army CWO4

VA Benefits that Pass on to Family Members Did you know that some of your VA benefits might pass on to your family members? This video by VA | Health & Benefits Index, discsses six such examples.

Military spouses who are moving from another state to a new one can usually get their professional licensing transfer fees waived.  The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Services program has a well-established program that helps not only ease the transfer of those licenses but for many cases, pay any transfer fees.  “The Department of the Air Force

Last week we discussed hard questions for those considering college in a recent article. Dr. Robby Hedrick of Coffee Bunker provided some excellent insight that will hopefully encourage readers to ask good questiosn of their own. This week we have chosen to reach out to Selinda Cortez, a recent graduate of Texas State with a degree in health administration. She

Did you know that military members, veterans and Gold Star families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spreading out more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges and forests? “ “This is a small token of appreciation for veterans who have bravely dedicated their lives to defending our