A New Benefit for Hungry Troops Is at Risk of Failure Before It Even Starts Will the nontaxable housing allowances, which can be thousands of dollars and are calculated by location, be considered...
Reserve Pay Overview If you're serving in the Reserves, you receive regular drill pay and other pay benefits.
Army Ending Once-a-Month Paydays in October The Air Force and Space Force will continue to offer the option, though.
Military Retired Pay Overview The military retirement system is arguably the best one around, but proper planning is needed to ensure you can retire...
Dislocation Allowance Increases by $500 for Many Junior Enlisted As part of the Defense Department's new policy, many will see a nearly 50% increase in the permanent change of station (PCS)...
Military Annual Leave If you are active duty in any of the five branches of the armed forces you earn 30 days of leave (paid vacation) every year.
New Basic Needs Allowance for Military Families Begins in 2023 The new pay is designed to help military families cope during tough economic times .
‘I Apologize’: The Navy’s Pay Boss Says Discharge Paperwork Delays Being Fixed After months of anecdotes and reports of sailors suffering through delayed separation paperwork, the admiral who oversees the...
Your Military and Retired Pay Can Be Legally Taken From You The law allows active, reserve, & retired military members pay to be garnished (or taken) for child and/or spousal support.
Everything You Need to Know About The MyPay Website The military MyPay website is your one-stop-shop for everything pay related.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...