What to Do with Your 2025 Military Pay Raise Being strategic with their pay raise can help service members stay out of predatory situations while staying out of debt for...
Investing for Junior Troops: A Guide to Making Your Money Multiply If you have a lot to learn about investing, be aware that some of the information out there is not so good. Where should you...
Tricare West Region Woes: Reserve Members Mistakenly Told They Owe Up to $1,200 More Each Month Letters were sent to an undisclosed number of military reservists from Tricare saying they could expect to pay between $577...
2025 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and an average 5.4% increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing are...
What to Look for on Your January Leave and Earnings Statement It's important to check your military Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) each month, but the January LES is more important...
Deadline Extended for Tricare Beneficiaries in West Region to Update Payment Info, Keep Health Coverage Some Tricare patients in the West Region, including those in states that joined Jan. 1, have until Jan. 30 to update their...
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...
2025 Military CONUS COLA Rates The Department of Defense has announced the 2025 Continental United States (CONUS) Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) rates.
Military Households: What Are Your Financial Questions Heading into 2025? As 2025 approaches, along with the potential for junior troops to earn thousands more a year thanks to a likely raise, we...
Free Cruise Tickets Available for Veterans and Active-Duty Military on This Upgraded Ship Veterans and active-duty troops can sail on a free three-day, two-night cruise aboard Margaritaville at Sea, a 1,680...
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...