Navy Spouse and Family Support Discussion Forum

“Cutting SNAP exemptions for veterans is an unacceptable betrayal. Research consistently shows that military and veteran families face food insecurity at alarming rates. While Congress bipartisanly acknowledged these struggles, giving lower-enlisted service members a much-needed pay raise in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, these proposed SNAP cuts directly contradict that progress. They ignore the unique challenges veterans face, from service-connected disabilities to navigating the transition to civilian life. SNAP isn’t a handout; it’s a vital lifeline that keeps food on the table for those who serve,” Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) said in a statement.

The consortium includes groups like Quaker House and The Center on Conscience & War, which assists service members with applications for conscientious objector status, and has seen a similar uptick in requests for help. So far this year, the center has helped 30 service members submit applications — more than they typically submit in an entire year. A high percentage of these applications are usually successfully accepted, according to the center.

A U.S. Navy reservist has pleaded guilty to paying for a civilian contractor at Naval Air Station Jacksonville to create bogus Navy ID cards for two Chinese immigrants, one in the country illegally. Raymond Andres Zumba, 27, could face up to 15 years behind bars for bribery of a public official, the charge he admitted to July 2 in Jacksonville’s federal court.

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- The U.S. Navy Sailor who died in a parachute training mission out of the Porterville airport in Tulare County has been identified as Noah Tobin. Tobin was a Special Warfare Boat Operator 2nd Class who was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare command.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China, an official briefed on the talks said, contradicting Beijing’s public position of neutrality in the conflict.