Basic Needs Allowance Overview The Basic Needs Allowance can potentially add hundreds of dollars to the paycheck of a military member with a family whose...
Military Per Diem Rates Military per diem rates cover any military-related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much service...
Military Allowances Overview A major component of your overall military compensation is your allowance package.
Overseas COLA The Overseas Cost of Living Allowance is an allowance designed to equalize purchasing power of members stationed overseas.
CONUS Cost-of-Living Allowance The CONUS COLA Rates are now available! Rates have changed for nearly every military housing area.
Family Separation Allowance A servicemember with dependents who serves an unaccompanied tour of duty may be entitled to a family separation allowance
Adoption Expenses Reimbursement The DOD has extended the time frame that you can be reimbursed for an adoption from 1 year to 2 years from the date of...
Slowing Housing, Food Allowance Raises Could Save the Pentagon Billions, Congressional Report Says The idea proposed in the report involves tying housing and food allowances to the same benchmark used for basic military pay...
Defense Bills Would Provide New Food Allowance for Low-Income Military Families The House and Senate bills include an allowance to cover food costs and other basic needs for troops whose families fall...
Frequently Asked Questions About BAH Basic Allowance For Housing is a monthly monetary allowance for service members who are not provided government housing.
Nominee for Pentagon Personnel Chief Grilled Over Comments Calling for Purge of Generals Anthony Tata, whose past Islamaphobic and conspiratorial statements doomed his nomination for a top Pentagon job in the first...
VA Secretary Defends Staffing Cuts, Contract Cancellations in Heated Senate Hearing Lawmakers say the Department of Veterans Affairs has not provided answers for requests for information, while the VA...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Army's M10 Booker Gets Nixed Leaving Question Mark for Future Infantry's Firepower The Army is canning the short-lived M10 Booker, an armored fighting vehicle, amid concerns over its deployability and...
Trump's Plan to 'Save' Michigan Base with New Fighter Jet Squadron Not a Done Deal The lack of environmental analysis, funding and other roll-out details stems from the unusual situation of Trump making the...