Basic Needs Allowance Overview The Basic Needs Allowance can potentially add hundreds of dollars to the paycheck of a military member with a family whose...
Thrift Savings Plan Contribution Limits for 2025 The Internal Revenue Code places specific limits on the dollar amount of contributions military service members can make to...
Military Per Diem Rates Military per diem rates cover any military-related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much service...
Army Promises New Flat-Rate Bonus During Deployments, Nixing Earlier Idea Based on Rank In a move aimed at supporting service members during prolonged deployments, Army Secretary Wormuth announced that soldiers...
4 Bad Excuses to Opt Out of the Military's Thrift Savings Plan Here are four themes driving service members' decision not to contribute to the military's Thrift Savings Plan and why I...
Marine Corps Unveils Retention Bonuses, Suspends ‘Broken Service’ Bonus Program for Upcoming Year Marines reenlisting between now and the end of September 2025 are eligible to receive the bonuses, but all the cash awards...
2024 Mileage Rates for Official Travel Here are the 2024 PCS and TDY/TAD privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rates.
How the Fed's Interest Rate Cut Could Affect Military Families From deployments to frequent moves and everything in between, the military experience doesn't always directly match the...
Here's the 2024 Pay Raise for Vets and Military Retirees Retired military pay, VA disability pay, federal retirement and Social Security payment increases coming in 2024.
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and...
Colorado Could Lose US Space Command. Trump Is Expected to Move It to Alabama. Trump's original decision to place Space Command -- the combatant command tasked with military operations in space that was...
Trump Won. Here's What That Could Mean for the Military. Trump's election victory means he will have the opportunity to enact plans to use the military against what he calls domestic...
'Army Brat' Michael Strahan Honors Veterans a Day After National Anthem Controversy Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan faced backlash after standing with his arms draped in front of him, instead of his...
'It Could Be Very Hard to Do Our Job': Top Military Officers Brace for Trump's Potential Loyalty Review Boards The Wall Street Journal reported on a draft executive order that is under consideration by the Trump transition team that...
