Military - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/military en Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:30:00 -0400 <![CDATA[The US Military Is Now Offering Benefits for Same-Sex Partners, And As A Navy Vet, I Think It's About Time]]>

I squealed when I received an email from my Navy Ombudsman: Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Leon E. Panetta recently announced the decision to extend twenty-four new benefits to same-sex partners of service members.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/us-military-inches-toward-inclusive-benefits-for-same-sex-partners http://www.xojane.com/issues/us-military-inches-toward-inclusive-benefits-for-same-sex-partners Issues Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:30:00 -0400 Brandann <![CDATA[Tammy Duckworth, All-Round Badass, Elected to Congress]]>

All of the barriers broken by women in politics last night are significant, but Duckworth’s is especially notable because of what she represents on so many fronts.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/tammy-duckworth-all-round-badass-elected-to-congress http://www.xojane.com/issues/tammy-duckworth-all-round-badass-elected-to-congress Issues Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0500 s.e. smith <![CDATA[The Air Force Doesn't Want Single Mothers]]>

The claim that the Air Force, and by extension the military in general, doesn’t want single mothers would hold more water if a 2009 study hadn’t shown that 30,000 single mothers had been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/the-air-force-doesnt-want-single-mothers http://www.xojane.com/issues/the-air-force-doesnt-want-single-mothers Issues Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500 s.e. smith <![CDATA[FIND IT FRIDAY: "A LIGHT Spring Jacket That I Can Layer Over Sweaters and Sh*t"]]>

Little Olivia needs new outerwear without dropping too much cash.

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