Army Secretary Says She Wouldn't Want Her Daughters Living in Some Army Barracks Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers that a chunk of the service's barracks are seemingly unlivable
New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
A New Cash Benefit Will Expand to More Military Families This Summer, Pentagon Says More military families could soon be eligible for a new Basic Needs Allowance as the pool of those who qualify increases.
Service Members Are Struggling to Afford Housing. This Lawmaker Says She’s Working to Fix the Problem. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is hopeful that housing and other issues that affect service members' quality of life...
Push to Help More Service Members In Need Get Food Stamps Revived by Senators The bill addresses a problem advocates have pointed to that blocks low-income military families from using the program.
How BAH Is Calculated How is military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) calculated? We know the answer.
Nuclear School Sailors Run into Housing Pay Delays Sailors at the Navy's challenging nuclear power school faced delays getting their housing allowances, the result of a...
Fort Bragg Just Finished Moving over 1,000 Soldiers from Moldy Barracks The move took nearly two months longer than anticipated, and roughly half of the soldiers moved were granted a housing...
Housing Allowance Shouldn't Stop Hungry Troops from Getting Food Stamps, Senators Say A bill pending in Congress would exclude the military's BAH from income calculations used to determine eligibility for the...
GI Bill Housing Stipend Details Your Post-9/11 GI Bill Housing Allowance is adjusted August 1 of every year
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
