Thrift Savings Plan Makes Online Access Easier for Deployed Service Members The popular retirement savings plan can now be accessed while in the field or aboard ship.
Why Aren't There Military Retiree Pay Scales? Have you ever wondered why there are no pay charts for military retirees?
'Blended' Military Retirement Plan Not as Popular as Projected Only 280,000 active-duty members and just over 72,000 reserve component personnel chose to shift out of the High-3 plan.
Final Opt-In Rates for Blended Retirement Yield More Surprises Comparisons across branches show the singular effectiveness of the Marine Corps' approach to deepening interest in the BRS.
With Retirement System Opt-In Numbers Low, Officials Make Final Push Only about 19 percent of the 1.6 million troops eligible to switch into the DoD's new Blended Retirement System have done so.
Opting In Sooner for Blended Retirement Can Add Value to TSP 900,000 active duty service members and 700,000 drilling Reserve and Guard members are eligible to opt out of a rigid yet...
Lump Sum 'Take Rates' Projected for New Blended Retirement The lump-sum payment option for the Blended Retirement System is enticing. Should you take it?
Study: Blended Retirement System Won't Harm Retirees or Force A new study commissioned by the Marine Corps concludes that the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) won’t endanger force...
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...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...