'They're Not Able to Cover Their Rent': Housing Top Concern as Congressional Panel on Military Life Starts Work Lawmakers in both parties have been expressing concern in recent years that the Basic Allowance for Housing is not keeping...
These Soldiers Say Mold in Barracks Isn't Just Disgusting, It's Making Them Sick Eleven soldiers interviewed by Military.com say they have developed illnesses from exposure to moldy conditions in the Army's...
Army Secretary Says She Wouldn't Want Her Daughters Living in Some Army Barracks Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers that a chunk of the service's barracks are seemingly unlivable
New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
A New Cash Benefit Will Expand to More Military Families This Summer, Pentagon Says More military families could soon be eligible for a new Basic Needs Allowance as the pool of those who qualify increases.
Service Members Are Struggling to Afford Housing. This Lawmaker Says She’s Working to Fix the Problem. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is hopeful that housing and other issues that affect service members' quality of life...
Push to Help More Service Members In Need Get Food Stamps Revived by Senators The bill addresses a problem advocates have pointed to that blocks low-income military families from using the program.
How BAH Is Calculated How is military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) calculated? We know the answer.
Nuclear School Sailors Run into Housing Pay Delays Sailors at the Navy's challenging nuclear power school faced delays getting their housing allowances, the result of a...
Fort Bragg Just Finished Moving over 1,000 Soldiers from Moldy Barracks The move took nearly two months longer than anticipated, and roughly half of the soldiers moved were granted a housing...
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Navy Investigating More Than 100 'Secretly Shot' Sexual Videos of US Troops Uploaded to Adult Website The documents say the Naval Criminal Investigative Service became aware of the videos, some of which contained names and...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable Discharges to Receive Health Care and Benefits Under the new regulation, the VA plans to remove a bar against benefits for those dismissed for homosexual acts, as well as...