Amanda Miller

Amanda Miller is an editor and writer for Military.com specializing in coverage of military and veteran pay and benefits. She became a journalist in the 1990s, began covering the military in 2007 for Military Times, and has since contributed to a number of military-oriented publications including Military Officer Magazine, The War Horse, and Air & Space Forces Magazine.

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Your Projected Military Pay Raise for 2025, Plus Veterans Pension and BAH Updates

Under the National Defense Authorization Act, which received approval in the House on Dec. 11, troops in the ranks of E-1...

Here Are Your BAH Rates for 2025

The 2025 BAH rates (or Basic Allowance for Housing) are designed to meet current housing costs.

Retired Military Paydays for 2025

Military retiree and annuitant pay day is always on the first business day of the month.

Packed boxes are stacked outside military family housing while movers move things around.

2025 BAH Non-Locality Rates

BAH RC/Transient is for members in special circumstances such as reservists on active duty less than 30 days.

An example of homes on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (Courtesy photo)

New Housing Allowance Rates for Troops Have Been Set for the Coming Year

Military households will receive an average 5.4% increase in their Basic Allowance for Housing in 2025.

Military Housing Allowance Rates Are Going Up an Average of 5.4% Again in 2025

Military households will receive an average 5.4% increase in their Basic Allowance for Housing in 2025.

The chest and arms of a soldier in a camouflage uniform, one hand holding a pen, appear poised over a textbook and note paper.

Army Tuition Assistance

The Army's Tuition Assistance (TA) benefit pays up to 100% of educational expenses for college courses.

How Navy SEAL-Doctor-Astronaut Jonny Kim Used 'Generous' Military Benefits to Help His Career Take Off

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim, now a NASA astronaut, wants people to know "how generous" military benefits are, "how much they do...

Army 1st Lt. Courtney Arthur, a registered nurse, checks patient records in the intensive care unit of Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH).

Everything You Need to Know About Tricare Open Enrollment

If you want to make changes to your coverage for the upcoming year, you need to do it during the Tricare open enrollment...

2025 Survivors Pension Rates

The VA Survivors Pension is a tax-free benefit for low-income orphans and widows of deceased wartime veterans.

A row of older male military veterans, seated at a ceremony, mostly wear dark-colored ball caps signifying aspects of their military service.

Overview of VA Pensions

Pension payments are made to bring a veteran's or survivor's total income to a level set by Congress.

2025 Veterans Pension Rates

If you’re a veteran with limited income and unable to work, you may qualify for a Veterans Pension for veterans with...

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Military Child Care Fees

These are the Defense Department's child-care fees for 2024-2025.

Tillman Scholars Program Accepting 2025 Scholarship Applications

The Pat Tillman Foundation's Tillman Scholar applications for 2025 are now open for active-duty service members, veterans and...

Midshipman Natalie Ke'alohilani Turner receives her shoulder boards during the George Washington University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) commissioning ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2024. The spring 2024 commissioning class consisted of 25 graduating midshipmen and enlisted Marines from George Washington University, Georgetown University, and The Catholic University of America. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/Navy)

How to Become a Naval Officer

A Navy officer must assume a variety of duties at sea, in the air and ashore. Officers must be physically fit, at least 19...

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