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.
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...