Supplemental Health Insurance for Retirees Even though you are covered by TRICARE, a supplemental insurance policy is a good idea for retirees.
Calls to Enhance Retired Guard/Reserve Benefits Readers of Tom Philpott’s Military Update Column sound off on retired Guard and Reserve benefits, TRICARE co-pays, and more.
Details Revealed About New Retirement System New Blended Retirement System has bonuses, government matching TSP amounts that are transferable, and lump sum retirement pay...
SC Increases Retirement Pay Deduction New law substantially reduces state income tax on military retirees.
Combine Military and Federal Civilian TSP Accounts The TSP website explains that if a contributor has both a civilian and a uniformed services Thrift Savings Plan account, and...
Ryan-Murray Deal Hits Younger, Future Retirees Under a bipartisan budget deal, the lifetime value of military retirement could be cut up to $124,000.
Veterans Disability Compensation & Retirees 2017 COLA Announced The increase, while small is better than last year when the rates didn't go up at all.
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.
Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated...
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...
The Italian WWII Frogmen Who Inspired the U.S. Navy SEALs While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined...
New Mexico's Health Care Crisis Is Forcing Military Personnel to Decline Assignments At New Mexico's three Air Force bases — Kirtland in Albuquerque, Cannon near Clovis and Holloman outside of Alamogordo — the...
Democratic Candidate for Governor of New Jersey Pushes Back After GOP Questions Her Service Record Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy...
