Veteran Benefits Info, News & Resources

Veteran benefits aren't just a nice perk -- they are something you earned through service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, Air Force or Coast Guard.

But knowing what your benefits are and how to use them isn't a simple task. Where do you find them? How do you sign up? What are your veteran state benefits? How do you access your benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs? How do you use your VA loan or GI Bill?

Use Military.com's veteran benefits resources to learn about all of the benefits of military service provided by a grateful nation.

Featured VA Loan Articles

A VA home loan is one of the most useful military benefits. If you qualify, you can buy or build a home, or refinance an existing home mortgage. This section offers helpful articles about the VA loan process.

IRRRL Facts for Veterans

IRRRL stands for Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan,also known as a "Streamline" or a "VA to VA" loan.

VA Loan Guide

A significant benefit of military service is the VA home loan, allowing you to purchase a home with no down payment or refinance a home.

Get the FAQs on VA Home Loans

These VA Home Loan FAQs ensures Military.com members are fully prepared to take advantage of this exclusive benefit.

VA Loan Closing Costs: An Added Benefit

A distinct advantage of using your VA loan is that you may not have to pay some of the additional fees normally paid at...

Step-by-Step Guide to the VA Loan Process

How to secure a VA loan and all of the benefits that go along with it in an easy, step by step guide for active duty...

Tricare Updates

Looking for information about Tricare? Tricare is the U.S. military's government-managed health care and health insurance program. Tricare's various coverage plans provide health care for millions of current and former service members and their families.

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 66-year-old woman from a cruise ship

A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.

U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law...

The PINC Clinic onboard Capodichino offers various forms of short-acting reversible birth control.

No More Copays: Defense Bill Set to Sign Off on Free Birth Control for Military Families

Free birth control will be available to all Tricare users after more than a decade of efforts to eliminate copays for...

Lt. Col. Francesca Desriviere, a certified nurse midwife at Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia, conducts an abdominal ultrasound during a routine obstetrics appointment on March 29, 2023.

Proposed Expansion of IVF Coverage for Troops Scuttled from Compromise Defense Bill

An expansion of coverage for fertility treatments for service members was left out of a compromise defense bill despite...

Children supporting transgender rights protest during a rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Health Care for Transgender Military Kids Could Be Banned by Must-Pass Defense Bill

Transgender children of service members could lose access to gender-affirming health care through the military health system...

Sgt. Jacqueline Speights, from 175th Surgical Detachment, 531st Hospital Center, prepares a sample for COVID-19 testing while Spc. Samuel Mawanda, from 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), records data at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s COVID-19 sample processing section within the hospital’s Department of Pathology, Jan. 24, 2022. (Maria Christina Yager/Army)

Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now

Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...

ultrasound in the Women’s Health Clinic at Wilford Hall Surgical Ambulatory Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

Lawmakers Want More Flexibility for Pregnant Troops to Change Tricare Plans

In an effort to improve prenatal care for troops and family members, a group of lawmakers wants to give Tricare users more...

Routine blood withdrawal on a patient in Baltimore, Maryland

Tricare Costs Are Going Up Again in 2025

Military and retiree households will pay more for Tricare in 2025, with most increases in the 2% to 3% range.

Military History

The United States wasn’t always a military superpower. Many wars and battles shaped the military we know today. Learn about the two centuries of military history that made the United States Armed Forces what it is today.