2025 Military CONUS COLA Rates The Department of Defense has announced the 2025 Continental United States (CONUS) Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) rates.
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
12,000 More Troops Based in US to Get Cost-of-Living Allowances in 2024 About 17,000 service members will receive a total of about $26 million in CONUS COLA payments in 2024.
Overseas Cost-of-Living Cuts Are About to Take a Bite Out of Paychecks. Some Bases Are Already Warning Troops. Cuts to service members' overseas cost-of-living allowances are coming, and some areas are starting to warn troops about the...
A Key Survivor Benefit Plan Deadline Was Moved Up. Here’s What You Need to Know The deadline to enroll in the military's Survivor Benefit Plan during this year's open season has just shortened --...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
Pay Cuts for Military Families Overseas Coming This Month as Pentagon Delays Run Out Cost-of-living allowances for service members and their families stationed overseas will decrease starting this month, the...
Days Ahead of Massive Allowance Cuts for Some Military Families, Pentagon Allegedly Working on a Fix Officials are already working behind the scenes to prevent the cuts from happening, a defense official with knowledge of the...
How to Avoid the Military 'COLA Trap' by Getting Smart About Your Retirement Date To understand how pay inversions happen, you'll need to get your head around how your retirement will be calculated.
Army, US Allies Battling Swampy Terrain to Find 4 Soldiers Missing Since Tuesday in Lithuania The troops, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, were last seen aboard an M88...
Military Troops, Armored Vehicles Deployed to Big Bend National Park The U.S. military is deploying troops and armored vehicles to West Texas, including inside Big Bend National Park, as part of...
Roadrunner and Coyote: Navy Set to Deploy Land-Based Anti-Drone Systems at Sea Ever since the Navy repelled its first wave of drone attacks from the Houthi rebels, there has been criticism over the fact...
Senate Confirms Deputy VA Secretary as Department Preps for Mass Firings The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new No. 2 official after the Senate voted along party lines Thursday to approve Paul...
'Different Spanks for Different Ranks': Hegseth's Signal Scandal Would Put Regular Troops in the Brig Despite what amounts to among the most startling security snafus in recent memory -- one that would almost certainly trigger...