Natalie Gross

Military Times contributor and former reporter Natalie Gross hosts the Spouse Angle podcast. She grew up in a military family and has a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University.


  • New GI Bill passes Senate
    New GI Bill passes Senate

    Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have unanimously passed legislation to make major changes to education benefits for military veterans. Now all that’s left is for President Trump to sign it into law.

  • GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University
    GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University

    Days after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it was pulling Ashford University’s eligibility to enroll students using the GI Bill ― a move that could also jeopardize its tuition assistance eligibility ― the school believes it has found a fix.

  • Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate
    Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate

    Major reforms to veterans’ education benefits are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of the legislation Monday.

  • VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass
    VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass

    Proposed changes to expand and extend the Post-9/11 GI Bill would mean a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes work for the agency in charge of administering the updated benefits.

  • Veteran unemployment rises again in June
    Veteran unemployment rises again in June

    The first month of summer may have brought an extra 200,000 jobs for Americans, but veteran employment took a slight hit.

  • Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit
    Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit

    A healthy, educated veteran is a better employee. That message was at the heart of a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Friday, where leaders in government, healthcare, education, philanthropy, and corporate America met to discuss strategies that can help improve veterans’ transitions out of the military. The event, hosted by…

  • Unemployment for post-9/11 vets back up in May
    Unemployment for post-9/11 vets back up in May

    After a record-low unemployment rate in April, the percentage of unemployed post-9/11 veterans ticked up again in May.

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill education guide
    Post-9/11 GI Bill education guide

    Tips and advice on using your GI Bill benefits

  • Fewer students use TA, GI Bill in fiscal 2016
    Fewer students use TA, GI Bill in fiscal 2016

    The number of service members using military tuition assistance dropped again in fiscal year 2016, continuing a years-long downward trend, while Post-9/11 GI Bill usage saw a slight decrease, the first since the benefit took effect in 2009, federal data indicate.

  • Tuition assistance education guide
    Tuition assistance education guide

    Tips and advice on using tuition assistance