Basic Needs Allowance Overview The Basic Needs Allowance can potentially add hundreds of dollars to the paycheck of a military member with a family whose...
Military Per Diem Rates Military per diem rates cover any military-related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much service...
Military Allowances Overview A major component of your overall military compensation is your allowance package.
Overseas COLA The Overseas Cost of Living Allowance is an allowance designed to equalize purchasing power of members stationed overseas.
CONUS Cost-of-Living Allowance The CONUS COLA Rates are now available! Rates have changed for nearly every military housing area.
Family Separation Allowance A servicemember with dependents who serves an unaccompanied tour of duty may be entitled to a family separation allowance
Adoption Expenses Reimbursement The DOD has extended the time frame that you can be reimbursed for an adoption from 1 year to 2 years from the date of...
Slowing Housing, Food Allowance Raises Could Save the Pentagon Billions, Congressional Report Says The idea proposed in the report involves tying housing and food allowances to the same benchmark used for basic military pay...
Defense Bills Would Provide New Food Allowance for Low-Income Military Families The House and Senate bills include an allowance to cover food costs and other basic needs for troops whose families fall...
Frequently Asked Questions About BAH Basic Allowance For Housing is a monthly monetary allowance for service members who are not provided government housing.
Fired: Joint Chiefs Chairman, Top Navy Leader, Air Force Vice Chief, Service Judge Advocates General In a historic and unprecedented move, the Trump administration on Friday night fired the Joint Chiefs chairman, the Navy's...
Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Trump Purge Begins The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8%...
VA Crisis Line Employees Among Those Fired Amid Federal Workforce Purge Of the 1,000 employees fired last week from the Department of Veterans Affairs, some were employees who had worked for the...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Fort Moore Was Named After My Parents. A Letter Mom Wrote Shows Why It Shouldn’t Go Back to Benning My Dad was a commander in the Vietnam War. My Mom changed how the military cares for widows.
