New Survey Confirms Military Service Is a Financial Differentiator The results of the 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey confirmed what I have long believed: Military service is a...
Funding for 5.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise Included in Senate's Pentagon Spending Bill A proposed 5.5% pay raise next year for junior enlisted troops has won the backing of a key Senate panel in charge of...
Financial Trade-Offs: Is Your Money Aligned? People have to live and do things in a way that aligns with their priorities.
Space Force Guardians Who Reenlist in Certain Jobs Could Make Up to $360,000 The bonuses are aimed at retaining skilled Guardians in some of the service's most crucial job fields.
From Debt to College to the Unexpected, 4 Reasons to Start Saving Money Now Here are four examples of what I will call "worthy whys" as you look for your own motivation to save.
Guard and Reserve Deployment: Pay Benefits If you are a Reserve or Guard member who is deployed, you become eligible for basic pay, along with some extra pay benefits.
National Guard Pay Overview If you're serving as a member of the National Guard, you're eligible for regular drill pay and might qualify for some special...
Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, concerned that service member pay was not keeping pace with the private sector or inflation...
The 'A-B-C' Path to Credit Card Debt Elimination Go back to the basics -- the A-B-Cs, if you will -- of turning credit-card debt into a piece of your personal history.
Here Are the Air Force's Toughest Jobs That Earn a Bonus, But the Service Won't Explain Planned Cuts The Air Force has approved 78 jobs to receive special duty assignment pay for 2025, an increase from the 70 for 2024, but...
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last...
Coast Guard Loopholes Could Be Linked to Miami Barge Crash, Maritime Experts Say If a commercial tugboat is under 26 feet, it is subject to fewer requirements and restrictions, a retired ferry, barge and...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Quick Thinking by Rookie Seaman Saves Drowning 97-Year-Old During Coast Guard Festival A 97-year-old man who lost his balance and fell around 6 feet into the Grand River is expected to make a full recovery...
Navy Leader Confirmed by Senate After Half-Year Vacancy After nearly half a year without a Senate-confirmed uniformed leader, the Navy has a new top admiral.