Senate Committee Wants to Cut Marine Corps Even Smaller, Keeps 3% Troop Pay Raise Like the House version, the Senate's bill would fund a 3% pay raise for active-duty troops, a guarantee that U.S. service...
Individual Ready Reserve Reenlistment Bonus Active duty members who join the active reserves may qualify for an enlistment bonus.
Marines Who Volunteer for Special Duty Assignments Can Earn Thousands with New Bonus New VSIs are available to Marines who opt to serve in some of the Corps' most demanding special duty assignments.
Senators Push to Give Troops a Way Out of Payroll Tax Deferral Plan A new bill would make the Trump administration's controversial payroll tax deferral plan optional for service members.
On the Issues: Presidential Candidates Reveal Policy Plans for Military, Veterans Both candidates have pledged increased support for military families in housing, child care and spousal employment.
First Checks for Troops Go Out Under Trump's Controversial Payroll Tax Deferral Plan Most troops and DoD civilians began receiving more in their paychecks Tuesday under the payroll tax reduction.
The Coast Guard Is Getting a New Raise in Sea Pay Sea pay is paid to members assigned to ships or to commands who are deployed aboard a ship.
Trump Says Troops Won’t Have to Pay Back Deferred Payroll Taxes -- If He Wins President Donald Trump said troops won't have to pay back money owed under his own plan -- if he wins re-election.
Troops, DoD Civilians Won't Be Able to Opt Out of Payroll Tax Deferral Plan Most troops will see paychecks increase by about 6.2% but will have to pay back all of that money next year.
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...
