4 Year-End Money Deadlines Veterans Can't Afford to Miss TSP contributions, flexible spending accounts, retirement withdrawals and more need attention before Dec. 31.
Retired Military Pay Dates for 2026 Military retiree and annuitant pay day is usually on the first business day of the month.
Mark Kelly’s Lawsuit Against Pete Hegseth Tests the Limits of Executive Power Over Retired Officers Senator Mark Kelly is suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing the Pentagon unlawfully retaliated against his political...
Hegseth’s Move Against Sen. Mark Kelly’s Retirement Rank Raises Broader Stakes for Military Retirees War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to review Sen. Mark Kelly’s retired rank highlights legal boundaries over retiree...
Most Military Retirees Will See Medicare Costs Increase in 2026 Medicare premiums will go up 9.7% on average for 2026.
Louisiana Gets Multi-Billion-Dollar Economic Boon From Military Spending New data from Louisiana shows major increases including in employment boosts compared to numbers from 2021.
Costs for Tricare Are Going Up in 2026 Most Tricare health plan costs for military and retiree households will go up between 2% and 3% in 2026, with some steeper...
Tricare Retired Reserve Coverage The Tricare Retired Reserve program offers health insurance to retired reservists, guard members, and their families
Want Extra Vision Insurance? Get It Through FEDVIP Military families and retirees qualify for the FEDVIP vision insurance program.
The Recruiting Surge Was Engineered. Can It Last in a War with Iran? The military’s recruiting surge didn’t happen by accident. New programs drove gains, but as the war with Iran grows...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
Army Speeds AI Warfighting Push as US Troops are in Active Combat An Army test used AI tools to hit 15 targets in one hour, signaling a rapid shift in how battlefield decisions are made and...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
