What a Government Shutdown Looks Like for the Military and Veterans A federal government shutdown can have a direct impact on U.S. service members and military families.
2025 USAA Military Pay Deposit Dates If you are a USAA customer, you can actually get your money before payday. Here are the USAA military pay dates.
2025 Navy Federal Military Pay Dates Did you know you can get your pay early? If you’re a Navy Federal member, your money is available before payday.
What to Do with Your Pay Raise Since your paycheck is changing, you should make changes to your budget.
Senate Panel Adds Billions to Defense Budget But the Extra Money Wouldn’t Go to Troop Pay Raises A Senate panel has agreed to supersize President Biden’s defense budget request, but that money would not go toward a beefed...
Basic Training: Sick Call and Receiving Pay In the military, sick call simply means going to see the doctor because you don't feel well, but you better not fake it.
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures It's time to get back in step with the veteran community -- not with fanfare, but with follow-through.
The Best Running Workouts to Improve Your Time on Military Fitness Tests If you want to ace a timed run over the 1.5- to three-mile distances used in most military running tests, the pacing strategy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...
