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"...
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.
New Arctic Pay for Troops Was Passed by Congress a Year Ago. But the Pentagon Waved It Off. More than a year after it was passed in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon has not enacted a new...
5 Ways to Prep Your Military Finances for 2024 Annual increases in pays and allowances give military service members the opportunity to do a financial reset every year...
Military Pay - A Mobile App for Military Pay Calculations The Military Pay App delivers updated military pay rate information including current BAH, BAS and special duty pay. Download...
Biden Signs Law Backing Military Pay Increase for 2024. Here's How Much More You’ll Get. Current troops get a big bump in basic pay for the second year in a row in 2024. Veterans receive an above-average increase...
Aviator Retention Bonus The Aviation Retention Bonus is for pilots who agree to continue in flying duties after their original service commitment.
Historical Military Pay Rates The Defense Finance Accounting and Service (DFAS) maintains an archive of historical pay charts dating back to 1949.
Biggest Military Pay Raise in 20 Years Heads to Biden's Desk for Signature as Part of Annual Defense Bill The sweeping defense policy bill that locks in a 5.2% pay raise for service members next year is on its way to President Joe...
Did Sherrill Violate Naval Academy’s Honor Code? Classmates Speak out About Notorious Cheating Scandal Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey Democratic congresswoman running for governor, says she did not cheat but was penalized because...
Trump Calls for Using US Cities as 'Training Ground' for Armed Forces in Unusual Speech to Generals President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces, with U.S. military might...
Marines Say They Hit Recruiting Goals and Point to 'Unapologetic' Standards Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active-duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over...
Bill Would Allow Noncitizen US Military Members to Become Naturalized Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House have reintroduced a bill that would protect noncitizen military members from being...
5 Unsung Vehicles from ‘Band of Brothers’ HBO’s legendary World War II series featured inspiring characters, unforgettable story lines and several vehicles worth...