Life Insurance After the Military: How to Protect Your Family Death is tough on the survivors, and that's especially true if they are squeezed both emotionally and financially. VA- and...
Protecting Your Clearance When Money Is Tight Missing payments can damage a security clearance, so communicate with your superiors every step of the way.
Get Started Building Your Emergency Fund Now Typically called a cash reserve or an emergency fund, whatever its name, the purpose is the same: having some money set aside...
Used Muscle Cars and 30% Interest: A Military Love Affair The sight of a used-car dealership directly outside a military installation should send shivers up your spine.
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Car If you're weighing a purchase in the near future, here are seven questions that can help steer you to a good decision.
How to Save Money on Military Uniforms While Still Meeting Standards Take a look at these alternatives to save money on military uniforms while still meeting uniform standards.
The Military's New Pet Transportation Policy: What It Means to You Military service members will be reimbursed for some of the costs of moving one dog or cat when moving on permanent change of...
Deployed Troops Could Get More Pay for Family Separation. But the Pentagon Is Dragging Its Feet. The FSA is typically an extra monthly $250 that a service member is paid "to defray a reasonable amount of extra expenses"...
5 Ways to Spend Your 2024 Income Tax Refund Are you like most American tax-filers and about to receive a tax refund? Last year, the IRS reported that more than 60% of...
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.
Syrian Soldiers Distance Themselves from Assad in Return for Promised Amnesty Some members of the defunct military told The Associated Press that they had joined Assad's forces because it meant a stable...
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...