Dempsey Retires as Joint Chiefs Chairman in Emotional Farewell Army Gen. Martin Dempsey turned over his post Friday as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford.
DoD Seeks to Delay Matching Retirement Contributions for Junior Troops DoD's proposed budget for 2017 seeks to rein in the military’s new retirement system by delaying when junior troops can begin...
Budget Proposal Includes Major Retiree Tricare Fee Hikes The new Defense Department budget proposal for 2017 sent today to Congress drastically increases the cost of healthcare for...
Service Personnel Chiefs Raise Concerns with Retirement Reforms A 401(k)-style retirement model that emphasizes savings over time may pose a problem for enlisted career troops, personnel...
Marines' Longest-Serving Assistant Commandant Retires After 42 Years Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he insisted on being a speaker at the retirement Thursday of Gen. John "Jay" Paxton
Pentagon Makes Push to Educate Troops on New Retirement Plan The U.S. Defense Department is in the midst of a push to educate troops about the military's new blended retirement system.
IG: Retiree Removed from Ceremony for Disobedience, Not Religion A retired airman was kicked out of a retirement ceremony because he didn't follow an order to avoid participating in the...
Supreme Court May Change Divorce Pension Payments The Supreme Court will consider a case that could change the amount disabled military retirees must pay ex-spouses after...
Pentagon to Launch Retirement Calculator to Help Troops Navigate BRS These tools are relevant for troops choosing between opting into the new retirement system or remaining with the legacy one.
Pentagon Seeks Tricare Fee Increases for Military Retirees Retirees and troops who later enter the military retirement system would face higher Tricare fees under the DoD's budget...
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...
