Average 2014 Housing Allowance Will Rise 5 Percent The DoD said housing benefits will remain in place for the year regardless of calls to curb military personnel costs.
Panel Clashes with Pentagon on Cuts to Pay and Housing Allowances Members of the panel on military compensation and retirement reform said raises and housing allowances are"operating...
Cut Tricare Rather than Military Housing Allowance: Defense Analyst Spending reforms should increase retention by cutting back benefits that serving troops don't highly value, one expert says.
Lawmakers Negotiate 2.1% Troop Raise, Drop BAH Cut The legislation still must pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by President Barack Obama before becoming law.
Defense Budget Would Cut Troop Pay and Benefits The Defense Department is proposing limiting troop pay raises, reducing housing allowances and cutting funding for...
Average BAH Rate Set to Increase for 2017, BAS Unchanged The Basic Allowance for Housing rate will increase an average of $41 per month nationwide Jan. 1.
Military Budget Includes 6% BAH Cut, 1% Pay Raise Under the proposed budget, service members would receive a 1 percent pay raise and eventually lose an average of 6 percent in...
GI Bill Housing Allowance Increases Due to New Law Due to a change in the law, the GI Bill housing allowance is now more than the corresponding military BAH.
Conservative Group Calls for Curbing Troops' Housing Allowances A conservative think tank is calling for reducing the cost of troop housing allowances as part of the fiscal 2018 budget.
House Panel Moves to Block Cuts to Troop Benefits A House subcommittee offered legislation to reject proposed cuts to benefits including housing allowances and Tricare.
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
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...
