Military.com
Type of site | News Website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Owner | Monster Worldwide[1] |
| Editor | Zachary Fryer-Biggs |
| Parent | Randstad Holding |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
| ISSN | 2165-7726 |
Military.com is a website that provides news and information about the United States military, service members, veterans, and their families as well as foreign policy and broader national security issues.
Founded in 1999, the site has been a division of Monster Worldwide since 2004. Among the company's revenue streams are advertising, veteran employment, and lead generation.
About 10 million people have registered on the site, according to the company.[1]
The site offers daily news, investigations and feature reporting, and a dozen newsletters. Sub-channels include information for spouses, resources to use the GI Bill, and entertainment and fitness. Military.com also offers three apps on iOS and Android: Military News App, Military Pay App and Transition App to help servicemembers move to civilian life.
History
The website was founded by Christopher Michel in 1999 and went live in 2000.[1][2] Its advisory board originally included two former members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as other academic and business leaders.[1] In 2004, Military.com was acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2004[1] for around $39.5 million.[3] In August 2016, Ranstad Holding acquired Monster Worldwide.
Previous presidents of Military.com include Greg Smith, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral who was president of Military.com and a vice-president at Monster from November 2014 to August 2017,[4] and Terry McCreary, a retired rear admiral who was president of the company from 2010 to 2014.
In September 2024, Monster merged with CareerBuilder, and funds managed by Apollo Global Management became the majority owner of the website. This acquisition included Military com.[5]
On June 24, 2025, CareerBuilder + Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to facilitate a sale of its job board operations to JobGet. Military.com is to be sold to Canadian media company Valnet. The company listed assets between $50 million and $100 million, and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million.[6][7][8]
Criticisms
Military.com has been criticized for taking advertising from for-profit colleges. Its former partner in lead generation, QuinStreet, previously settled with the U.S. government after being accused of preying on veterans.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "About Us". Military.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ BusinessWeek, Christopher P. Michel
- ^ Monster Worldwide, 16 March 2004, Monster Worldwide Announces Strategic Interactive Acquisition; Acquires Military Advantage, Inc. to Drive Growth and Expansion in United States Government Sector Archived 2013-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Greg Smith LinkedIN profile". linkedin.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Moody, Kathryn (September 17, 2024). "Monster and CareerBuilder complete merger". Industry Dive.
- ^ Basu, Reshmi; Casiraghi, Luca; Hall, Georgia (June 24, 2025). "Job Hunting Firm CareerBuilder + Monster Files Bankruptcy". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Stempel, Jonathan (2025-06-24). "CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Military Advantage, LLC Files For Bankruptcy". BKData. June 24, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Halperin, David (2016-02-01). "Military-Branded Websites Push Veterans to Troubled For-Profit Colleges". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-04-20.