Navy Rate vs. Rank: The Difference and How to Correctly Address a Sailor
If you’ve ever introduced yourself as an Army or Air Force member at a joint command and tried to address a sailor by rank, you have probably been corrected — politely, or not. The Navy does not use rank for enlisted personnel the way every other branch does. It uses a system of rate and […]
CHAMPVA vs. Tricare: Which Covers Your Family and What the Difference Is
CHAMPVA and Tricare are both federal government health care programs tied to military service. They are run by different federal agencies, cover different groups of people and operate on different cost structures. Confusing them is easy. Losing health care coverage because of that confusion is a real and preventable problem that affects veteran families every […]