Generally, there is one thing that everyone in the military has in common across all bases: you have way too much to do! Why not find technology to make things more efficient? Whether you are in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Department of Defense, or Coast Guard, these are our picks for the 10 ten best mobile apps.
1 – Outpatient App
Healthcare Workflow & Medical Readiness Automation
Outpatient App is a healthcare workflow and medical readiness automation app for military medical services, families and health systems. It enables scheduling, video and messaging communication, task assignments, automatic notifications and updates – all inside a simple and easy to use interface. The system is private, secure and HIPAA-compliant.Today, the Outpatient app is used by professional and family caregivers across all 50 states and military medical services on 5 Air Force bases.
2 – Military News
Military News delivers top United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard headlines alongside pay and benefit updates. Now you can access military news all in one place from anywhere with the News App from Military.com. The latest update allows you to customize your news feed by military branch or news topic to see stories you’re most interested in. Share breaking news with your social networks, get notified of critical pay and benefit updates, or choose exclusive military discounts all from your phone.
https://www.military.com/about-us/apps/military-news-app-by-military-com.html
Additional News Apps:
US Army News & Information – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/us-army-news-information/id342689843
Stars and Stripes – https://ww2.stripes.com/subscribe/apps
American Military News – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/american-military-news/id1050705440
3 – United Through Reading
United Through Reading keeps military families reading ready, no matter the distance, providing the opportunity for service members to video-record story time for a child they love. You can download the FREE United Through Reading App from your favorite app store and send you a story today.
4 – Sesame Street for Military Families
A collection of 4 apps available for Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon to help children explore their feelings and help them cope with changes. “The Big Moving Adventure” app makes moving fun. Laugh and learn as you help a monster friend calm down and solve everyday challenges with “Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame”. “Sesame Street: Divorce” provides parents and caregivers with tools to help children ages 2-8 cope with the many transitions related to divorce or separation. “Sesame Street: Incarceration” provides parents and caregivers with bilingual (English & Spanish) tools to help children ages 3-8 cope with the many transitions related to a parent’s incarceration.
5 – Transition
Transition provides members of the armed forces (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard), the National Guard and Reserve, and their spouses with a personalized approach to the transitioning out of the military with an interactive checklist.
https://www.military.com/about-us/apps/transition-by-military-com.html
6 – Military Pay
Military Pay for Android and iOS delivers a world-class mobile app for United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard to calculate service pay and stay ahead. The Military.com Pay App makes it easy to estimate monthly and annual allowances with updated military pay rate information including current BAH, BAS and special pay. Just input your information and we calculate the rest.
https://www.military.com/about-us/apps/military-pay-app-by-military-com.html
7 – Sandboxx
Navigate your military career with confidence, and keep your loved ones connected with Sandboxx. From recruitment to retirement, Sandboxx supports you through your journey – giving you access to career content, lifestyle utilities, and more.
8 – Calculated Industries Apps
Calculated Industries has developed several useful apps for the military including “Army First Aid”, “Army Ranger Handbook”, “Wild Plant Survival Guide”, “Army Survival Skills”, “Hand-to-Hand Combat”, “Marine Martial Arts”, and more.
9 – My Military OneSource
Connect fast to support and answers personalized for you and your MilLife. Gain 24/7 access to powerful tools and help from the Department of Defense—in your hands, anytime, anywhere.
10 – U.S. Army ASVAB Challenge
This app challenges users in arithmetic reasoning, mathematics knowledge, paragraph comprehension and word knowledge. Each area offers practice questions and provides question reviews.
https://recruiting.army.mil/News/Article/2213560/us-army-asvab-challenge-app/
Honorable Mention : Military Flashlight
The ultimate flashlight companion for all military lovers, veterans, soldier families and personnel with different strobe light blinking frequencies including Morse code SOS signal as well as a standard compass dial.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lmtgroup.flashlight&hl=en_US&gl=US
Currently, this app is only available for android, but here is one with morse code in the Apple App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/dk/app/flashlight-morse-utility/id386426585
Is your favorite app not on this list, contact us and let us know what your favorite military app is. Check out Outpatient App’s Air Force page for more information: https://getoutpatient.com/air-force/
