Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments...
Data Breach Prompts Coast Guard to Take Personnel and Pay System Offline The system will be down until at least Feb. 19 while the service investigates a hacking incident, officials said.
Thousands of Marines Booted for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Get Messaged About Returning Roughly 8,200 service members were separated from the military over their refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccination.
Trump Order on Back Pay for Vaccine Refusers Raises Questions, Offers No Clear Path Forward The heart of the order is a direction to the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security to allow...
What to Do (and What Not to Do) with Your Pay Raise Here's what to do -- and what not to do -- to ensure your pay raise sets you up for financial success.
Troop Pay Is Competitive with Civilian Workers, Pentagon Finds in Quadrennial Review The Quadrenial Review of Military Compensation was unveiled and reported that "the department's compensation package is...
2025 Military Clothing Allowances A military clothing allowance helps pay for a uniform and other costs if appropriate clothes aren't provided. Learn about the...
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.
2025 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and an average 5.4% increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing are...
VA Crisis Line Employees Among Those Fired Amid Federal Workforce Purge Of the 1,000 employees fired last week from the Department of Veterans Affairs, some were employees who had worked for the...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Fort Moore Was Named After My Parents. A Letter Mom Wrote Shows Why It Shouldn’t Go Back to Benning My Dad was a commander in the Vietnam War. My Mom changed how the military cares for widows.
A Comprehensive Look at DOGE's Firings and Layoffs So Far Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump's...
Nominee for VA Deputy Role Questioned by Senate over Firings, Elon Musk Access to Veterans' Info Paul Lawrence served as the VA under secretary for benefits during the first Trump presidency.
