Your BAH Can Buy a House. Here’s How Active-Duty Service Members Are Doing It. A VA loan with zero down and BAH covering the mortgage is one of the few paths to homeownership that does not require years...
When BAH Rules Don't Fit: The Regulatory Gap Facing Unmarried Military Parents BAH regulations have evolved. Current policy recognizes same-sex marriages and allows dual-military couples to designate who...
IRS: Don’t Report $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' on Your Tax Return The “Warrior Dividend” payments of $1,776 made to military service members in December 2025 definitely won’t be subject to...
Pentagon Uses Military Housing Funds for $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” A one-time $1,776 payment was issued to service members, drawing on existing Pentagon housing funds approved earlier by...
Military BAH Housing Payments Are Up 4.2% for 2026 Military households will receive an average 4.2% increase in their Basic Allowance for Housing in 2026.
2026 Partial BAH Rates Service members without dependents who live in government quarters receive BAH Partial.
2026 BAH Non-Locality Rates Non-Locality/Reserve/Transient BAH is for members in special circumstances such as reservists on active duty less than 30...
2026 BAH Differential Rates Basic Allowance for Housing Differential is for members with special circumstances such as those who live in government...
Here Are Your BAH Rates for 2026 The 2026 BAH rates (or Basic Allowance for Housing) are designed to meet current housing costs.
Overview of Military Spouse and Family Benefits Don't know exactly how to get your military spouse and family benefits, or want to know more about what they are? Read on.
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
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...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
