Military Retirement and VA Benefit Payments Won't Increase In 2016 Lower gas prices will keep retirement and disability payments from going up next year
Social Security Partners With VA To Speed Up Disability Claims Veterans filing for Social Security disability should see their case processing time sped up greatly.
Pentagon Considers 401(k)-like Retirement Plans In a major shift in how it would pay retired troops, the Pentagon is considering adopting a 401(k)-like retirement plan.
DHS Shutdown Would Halt Coast Guard Active Duty and Retiree Pay Coast Guard operations would be curtailed and paychecks to active duty, reserve and retirees would be suspended if the...
Budget Proposal Includes Major Retiree Tricare Fee Hikes The new Defense Department budget proposal for 2017 sent today to Congress drastically increases the cost of healthcare for...
Supreme Court May Change Divorce Pension Payments The Supreme Court will consider a case that could change the amount disabled military retirees must pay ex-spouses after...
Air Force Halts Force Shaping to Reassess Options The Air Force has temporarily halted processing early retirement and voluntary separation requests to re-assess costs and...
Combat Veterans Support Offering Troops a 401(k)-Style Retirement Plan Organizations that represent combat vets are getting behind a proposal to offer troops a 401(k)-style retirement plan.
Pentagon to Launch Retirement Calculator to Help Troops Navigate BRS These tools are relevant for troops choosing between opting into the new retirement system or remaining with the legacy one.
Service Personnel Chiefs Raise Concerns with Retirement Reforms A 401(k)-style retirement model that emphasizes savings over time may pose a problem for enlisted career troops, personnel...
National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no...
California Police Arrest Marine Recruiter for Alleged Sexual Assault of 17-Year-Old An active-duty Marine Corps recruiter was arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at a...
Former Air Force JAG Lawyer Suspended After Alcohol-Fueled Violent Assaults William McClain, 46, of Franklin Township, Ohio, was a judge advocate general with the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson...
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
‘Something’s Going to Click': Navy Veteran Looks to Reconnect with Baby He Saved in Hong Kong Nearly 60 Years Ago When Steve Mulvihill and his fellow sailor, Jim Kennedy, were spending time in Hong Kong in 1965, they found themselves in a...