Benefits

Navigating the many military benefits can be daunting and confusing. The following are our latest articles relating to military benefits news along with articles to assist active duty, veteran and retired service members and their families.

VA Is Changing GI Bill Payment Amounts for Some Online Classes

The change will mean more money for most people.

Your Questions About Joining The Marine Corps Answered

Ever wonder - What is the Marine Corps? What do they stand for? What is there mission? How can I join?

Purple Heart Recipients Can Save Thousands on VA Loan Fees

New law effective Jan. 1, 2020 could save you thousands!

Texas National Guardsmen aid citizens in heavily flooded areas of Houston after Hurricane Harvey. Lt. Zachary West/Army

Here's How Harvey Is Impacting Military, Veteran Benefits

If you're a military family member, retiree or veteran in the impacted areas, several benefits have been temporarily changed.

DANTES Offers Free Test Retakes for College Credit Exams

Thousands of schools recognize the exams for credit.

Ex-Sailor Sentenced for Lying About Husband to Steal $140,000 in Benefits

Camesha Walters was a petty officer 3rd class living in Norfolk. Her husband was a foreign national living in Bangladesh.

Colleagues working together in server control room

VA Accepting Applications For New STEM GI Bill Soon

The new program will be available to those whose GI Bill has run out.

Specially Adapted Housing Program Must Expand to Meet Disabled Vets' Needs

When service members are injured in training or wounded on the battlefield, they often face unique challenges in recovering.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Intrepid (CVS-11) steams in the South China Sea on Sept. 13, 1966, with aircraft of Attack Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) parked on the flight deck. CVW-10 was assigned to the Intrepid for a deployment to Vietnam from April 4 to Nov. 21, 1966. V.O. McColley/Navy

Senate Passes Blue Water Navy Bill, Cementing Victory for Ill Vietnam Veterans

The unanimous vote paves the way for President Trump's signature.

Inspector General Finds VA Overcharged Disabled Vets on Home Loans

Thousands of veterans are owed refunds, the IG says.

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Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Bradley Peterson, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) runs to a bean-bag dropped on the flight deck during an exercise to communicate with USS Boxer from an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, Aug. 4, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo)

The Navy Is Dropping Bean-Bag Messages onto Ships Like It Did to Evade WWII Enemies

The Navy is resurrecting tricks sailors used almost 80 years ago to outsmart their enemies.

The Army and the Marine Corps show off the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at a test track at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Marines Declare Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Ready for the Front Lines

The Marine Corps will begin fielding new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Marine expeditionary units next month.

In this June 11, 2014, file photo, former Blackwater Worldwide guard Nicholas Slatten enters a taxi cab as he leaves federal court in Washington, after the start of his trial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ex-Blackwater Contractor Sentenced to Life in Iraq Shootings

Federal judge Royce Lamberth issued the sentence after a succession of friends requested leniency for Nicholas Slatten.

Lt. Gen. Bradley Becker (Photo: U.S. Army)

Head of Army Installation Management Command Relieved

The U.S. Army announced that the general in charge of all of the service's installations has been relieved of command.

This undated photo provided by the Montana Department of Corrections shows Curt James Brockway. (Montana Department of Corrections via AP)

Army Vet Who Thought Trump Ordered Him Pleads Not Guilty in Anthem Attack

Defendant Curt Brockway believed he was doing what President Donald Trump wanted him to do, his attorney said.