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...
Combat Zone Tax Exclusion If you are a military member who serves in a combat zone you can exclude certain pay from your income when figuring your...
Military's 3.1% Pay Raise Passes Senate as House Prepares to Do Battle Over Iran The $750 billion defense policy bill, including the 3.1% military pay raise, passed the Senate and now moves to the House.
Lawmakers Align on 3.1% Pay Raise, Efforts to Slow Cuts to Military Medical Billets The draft House defense authorization bill also contains health and child care provisions.
Coast Guard to Take $11.3 Billion Budget Proposal to Capitol Hill The service's fiscal 2020 budget request seeks funds for new ships and aircraft and shore upgrades.
It’s Official: 2020 Budget Proposal Has Largest Troop Pay Raise in a Decade The White House backed a 3.1 percent military pay raise beginning in January 2020.
Next Troop Pay Raise Could Be Largest Since 2010 Though the raise is meant to be based on economic indicators, the White House and Congress often set a different rate.
Here Are the 2019 CONUS COLA Rates Fewer troops will receive a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) payment stateside in 2019
Retirees, Disabled Vets Get Biggest Raise in 7 Years for 2019 The cost of living increase gives more cash to one in every five Americans.
4 Things Every Soldier Should Know About The Army's New Mobile Pay System The Army is moving its pay and personnel-management system onto a smartphone-friendly platform.
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base The new military zone is located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas and will be transferred from land overseen by the...
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated...
Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. The Iranians "were very nice. They gave us warning," Trump told reporters. "They said, 'We're going to shoot 'em. Is one o...
Fort Bragg Officer and Ex-Wife Accused of Murdering Adopted Children Now Behind Bars Warrant Officer Anthony Rivera, 36, of Fayetteville, and his former wife Danielle Kennedy, 36, of Arizona, were charged May...
