Money for 19.5% Pay Hike for Junior Enlisted Troops Included in House's Defense Spending Bill Funding to support a 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops is included in the House's initial version of the annual...
No Retirement Required: How JROTC Aims to Combat an Instructor Shortage The program has hundreds of vacancies, but Congress has set a new policy reducing the number of years of service needed by...
White House Threatens to Veto VA, Military Construction Spending Bill over GOP Policies The White House is threatening to veto the annual Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction funding bill over...
Air Force's Controversial Plan to Transfer National Guard Units to Space Force Gets Gutted by House The amendment to the House Armed Services Committee's National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, would also make...
Airmen, Space Force Guardians Could Grow Beards Under Pilot Program Proposed by House The legislation would also order the services to analyze "the effect of beard growth on discipline, morale and unity within...
Over 1 Million Claims Related to Toxic Exposure Granted Under New Veterans Law, Biden Announces The law requires the VA to assume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit or other toxic...
After Failing to Overturn VA Abortion, LGBTQ+ Policies, House Republicans Try Again with Must-Pass Bill Kicking off the fiscal 2025 appropriations process with controversial policy riders sets the stage for a replay of the...
Marijuana Testing for Recruits Could End Under House's Must-Pass Defense Policy Bill The provision comes as policies and laws about marijuana are being relaxed around the country, including a move by the...
House Votes to Require Delivery of Bombs to Israel in GOP-Led Rebuke of Biden Policies Debate over the bill, rushed to the House floor by GOP leadership this week, showed Washington's deeply fractured outlook on...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...
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...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
