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.
More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration More than half of the Army's senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of...
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care. U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law...
101st Airborne Division Troops Return to Bastogne to Mark 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge The siege of Bastogne was lifted on Dec. 26, 1944, when a tank column from the 4th Armored Division of then-Lt. Gen. George...
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training...
1 Dead, Suspect Arrested After ‘Active Shooter’ Situation at Georgia Army Base The victim, whose identity has not been released, was shot “in on-post housing” at Fort Eisenhower.
