At least 13 states that are home to about 240,000 service members had "trigger" laws that immediately banned elective abortions or will ban the procedures within weeks.
Vet the Vote, an initiative of nearly 20 veterans and civic groups, aims to inspire 100,000 military family members and veterans to volunteer as poll workers for the upcoming elections.
The latest NDAA would provide new $200 monthly stipends to sailors on ships undergoing nuclear refueling and $300 monthly stipends to troops "assigned to perform cold weather operations."
Losing track of a weapon is widely seen as one of the greatest sins a service member can commit, a stance that's drilled into troops beginning in basic training.