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.

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?

Head To Head Comparison of the Military Branches

Get an overview of all the services and continue exploring details throughout the site.

2019 Military Pay Charts

Check out the 2019 US military pay scale charts for all ranks for active duty, as well as Reserve and Guard components.

Spc. Kevin Holyan, a wounded warrior athlete from the Fort Sam Houston Warrior Transition Battalion, poses with Lt. Col. Eric Kjonnerod, commander of Warrior Transition Battalion-Hawaii, during the 2018 Pacific Regional Trials indoor rowing medal ceremony at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Nov. 10, 2018. (U.S. Army photo/Leanne Thomas)

Soldier who Shot Himself in Head Appeals Army’s Decision to Deny Benefits

Army Spc. Kevin Holyan is in an Army Warrior Transition Unit and on his way to becoming a civilian.

Maryland State Veteran Benefits

The state of Maryland provides several veteran benefits. We describe them on this page.

Time to Move Out of TSP Stock Funds?

If your investment strategy includes timing the stock market, now is a good time to shift your holdings out of the TSP Funds...

Man Ordered to Pay $1 Fine in Scheme to Bilk Veterans out of Pensions

A man accused of misleading veterans to turn over much of their military retirement has been ordered to stop.

Lt. Cmdr. Dagoberto Salinas, a clinical nurse specialist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, checks on a World War II veteran in the multi-service unit, April 3, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Jacob Sippel)

VA Now Has Shorter Wait Times Than Private Clinics, AMA Study Claims

Critics point out that current and former VA executives contributed to the study.

More Than Half Of All States Now Don't Tax Military Retired Pay

West Virginia will soon be joining the growing list of states that don't tax retired military pay, pushing the number of stat...

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The Sea Hunter, a 132-foot-long self-driving ship, made history by traveling from San Diego to Hawaii's Pearl Harbor and back again without sailors aboard to guide its way. DARPA photo

A Navy Ship Sailed to Hawaii and Back With No One on Board

When the Navy christened the Sea Hunter in 2016, officials said it could change the nature of U.S. maritime operations.

In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

These Military Construction Projects Could Be Cut to Fund a Border Wall

"Some generals thinks this is more important," Trump said of funding a wall rather than military construction projects.

The official greeting party stand by on the flightline as the president, first lady and their family depart on Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 29, 2018. (Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/U.S. Air Force)

If This Plane Could Talk: A US President's Plane Rests in Georgia

The jet that served as Air Force One during the Johnson Administration sits at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga.

In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill, in Washington. D.C. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

Duckworth Says Senate Has Enough Votes to Rescind Trump's National Emergency

Sen. Tammy Duckworth says her colleagues are prepared to block President Trump's declaration of a national emergency.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, left, and Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, watch as the crew of the Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Tulsa (LCS 16), brings the ship to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony. LCS 16 is the second Navy combat ship named after Tulsa, the second largest city in Oklahoma. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison/U.S. Navy)

USS Tulsa Commissioned as the US Navy's Newest Warship

The USS Tulsa was commissioned on Saturday at a pier in San Francisco.