New Survey Confirms Military Service Is a Financial Differentiator The results of the 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey confirmed what I have long believed: Military service is a...
Funding for 5.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise Included in Senate's Pentagon Spending Bill A proposed 5.5% pay raise next year for junior enlisted troops has won the backing of a key Senate panel in charge of...
Financial Trade-Offs: Is Your Money Aligned? People have to live and do things in a way that aligns with their priorities.
Space Force Guardians Who Reenlist in Certain Jobs Could Make Up to $360,000 The bonuses are aimed at retaining skilled Guardians in some of the service's most crucial job fields.
From Debt to College to the Unexpected, 4 Reasons to Start Saving Money Now Here are four examples of what I will call "worthy whys" as you look for your own motivation to save.
Guard and Reserve Deployment: Pay Benefits If you are a Reserve or Guard member who is deployed, you become eligible for basic pay, along with some extra pay benefits.
National Guard Pay Overview If you're serving as a member of the National Guard, you're eligible for regular drill pay and might qualify for some special...
Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, concerned that service member pay was not keeping pace with the private sector or inflation...
The 'A-B-C' Path to Credit Card Debt Elimination Go back to the basics -- the A-B-Cs, if you will -- of turning credit-card debt into a piece of your personal history.
Here Are the Air Force's Toughest Jobs That Earn a Bonus, But the Service Won't Explain Planned Cuts The Air Force has approved 78 jobs to receive special duty assignment pay for 2025, an increase from the 70 for 2024, but...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
