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.

FILE - In this June 21, 2013 file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Veterans Affairs Department building in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak, File)

VA and California Fight over Which Schools Vets Can Attend

VA has assumed the duties of approving the schools where veterans can use their GI Bill benefits.

See the New 2020 Rates for Vision and Retiree Dental Insurance

Open Season begins Nov. 11 allowing you to choose or switch plans, check out the new rates now.

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.

There's More to Life Than SGLI and VGLI

If you died unexpectedly, how would your survivors get by? Would the financial strain be as bad as the emotional one?

Can My Grandson Be Registered in DEERS?

Their grandson is living with them. Can they get him military benefits?

Overview of Military Education Benefits

The military offers great education benefits. See what's available and take advantage of the benefits you've earned.

VA Loan High-Cost Counties Map 2019. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency

VA Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties: Updated for 2019

The VA loan limit for 2019 is $484,350, but it could actually be more in high-cost counties

GI Bill Overview

There are several GI Bill programs to choose from. We help you easily find out which is best for you

Montana Air National Guard Airman and Family Readiness Program Manager Paige Held poses with two happy family members. Senior Airman Nikolas Asmussen/U.S. Air National Guard

Active Duty to Guard or Reserve: A Spouse Benefits Guide

If you think the active-duty personnel system is clueless, get ready for a higher level realm of disorganization and confusio...

Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard salute during a welcome home ceremony held at Fort Stewart, Ga., last April. More than Guardsmen from across the state are receiving special training -- aimed at countering insider attacks from insurgents infiltrating the Afghan military. (Georgia National Guard photo/Shye Wilborn)

How Do I Get Tricare When We Go Guard?

They're leaving the active-duty Air Force to join the National Guard, but they're finding Tricare transition confusing.

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M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to Bravo Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, tactically conducts a route reconnaissance mission during Gila Focus at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 9. 2019. Bravo Troop supported the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion and other Spartan units by carrying out Area, Zone, and Route Reconnaissance missions. (Christian Davis/U.S. Army)

Fort Stewart Training Accident Leaves 3 Soldiers Dead, 3 Injured, Officials Say

The six soldiers were riding on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when the accident occurred.

Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV), belonging to Second Marine Division (2d MARDIV), are staged in a motor pool lot at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 6, 2019. The AAVs will be utilized in 2d MARDIV’s execution of MAGTF Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 1-20, from mid-October through early November. MWX is set to be the largest operation conducted by 2d MARDIV in several decades. (Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps)

'Unlike Any Exercise': A Massive Marine Corps War Game Is Happening at 29 Palms

Ten thousand Marines, sailors and NATO troops will be pitted against each other in a force-on-force battle in the Mojave Dese...

Red and blue lights of police car in night time, crime scene. Night patrolling the city. Abstract blurry image. (Getty Images)

11 Men, Many in the Military, Attacked or Sexually Assaulted in NC City

The assaults are believed to stretch back to January 2018, with "sporadic" timing in between, according to Wilmington police.

Here's Your 2020 Military Retiree, VA and Social Security Pay Bump

The 2020 military retiree, VA disability and social security pay increase is smaller than the one received in 2019.

Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the Army, answers a question from the media after the opening ceremony of the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Dana Clarke)

New Army Chief Wants to Let Soldiers Stay Longer at Favorite Duty Stations

Could soldiers be able to put off PCS moves for nine years?