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.
Panel Approves Troop Reductions, Not Benefit Cuts A House subcommittee on military personnel is reluctantly going along with troop cuts but not on changes to retirement and...
2016 BAH Rates Released; Average Rate Increases Basic Allowance for Housing rates are going up by an average of $54 per month for service members nationwide next year.
Congress Unlikely to Expand Military Food Stamp Eligibility This Year A change that would've increased the number of military families who qualify for food stamps is unlikely to be considered in...
Senators Back Lower Pay Raises, Housing Allowances A U.S. Senate subcommittee has backed the Pentagon's plans to curb military pay raises and housing allowances next year.
Stateside Housing Allowances to Rise Only 3.4 Percent Defense pay officials are executing a five-year plan, which Congress approved, to dampen stateside housing allowances...
House Passes Defense Bill, Boosts Troop Pay Raise The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $601 billion defense bill that would spare cuts to military benefits next year.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.