SBP: The Biggest Decision of Your MilSpouse Life Military spouses, one of the biggest decisions at retirement rests squarely on your shoulders: whether to elect Survivor...
5 Reasons To Be Impressed By The Survivor Benefit Plan The SBP gets me fired up because of its value in protecting military families financially. It protects the loved ones of...
What Would Life Look Like If You Were Widowed? It is always sad when a family suffers a loss, and it is doubly sad when the family then faces challenges because they weren...
From The Mailbag: Survivor Benefit Plan Questions You have to understand SBP to make a smart decision about whether to participate in this income-continuation plan for the...
New Rules for VA Loan Refinances The new regulations are designed to protect veterans from unscrupulous lenders.
3 Ways To Save On Halloween Halloween can be that holiday that sneaks up on you. Depending on your family situation, how you feel about the holiday and...
Housing Allowances When Living Apart Have you ever wondered what happens with your service member’s basic allowance for housing (BAH) if you aren’t living...
Tenant-Landlord Questions: What Does Your Lease Say? When determining if your landlords can do what they are threatening to do, ask yourself these two questions.
How to Keep Costs Down On College Dorm Stuff If you're preparing to send a kid to college, you'll want to learn these ways to save money and still send them with the...
Remains of World War II Marine Recovered and Will Be Buried Stateside After 80 Years Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, of Chicago, Illinois, was 25 years old in 1943 when he was killed during the U.S. campaign in the...
After Supreme Court Victory, Some Veterans to Receive Additional Months of GI Bill Eligibility The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the change in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in April favoring a...
Trusted Traveler Program at Bases Across US Suspended Following Las Vegas, New Orleans Attacks The Trusted Traveler Program applied to Defense Department identification card holders -- such as Common Access Cards or...
Troubled Caisson Unit Makes Appearance at Carter Funeral as Horse-Drawn Services Remain Suspended The unit came under public scrutiny in 2022 when CNN reported that two horses had died within days of each other...
Green Beret in Las Vegas Bombing and New Orleans Attacker Had Brief Overlap in Military Careers The men, Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who were both killed in the incidents, never served in the...
