Military Per Diem Rates Military per diem rates cover military-related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much service members...
CRDP Gives You Military Retirement and Disability Pay at the Same Time A veteran placed on a disability retirement, who would be eligible for military retired pay in the absence of the disability...
What Are CRSC and CRDP, and How Do You Get Them? Among other differences, Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) is a non-taxable, application-based program. The ability...
Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) FAQs CRSC allows eligible military retirees to recover some or all of their retired pay that was offset by their VA disability...
CRDP and CRSC Open Season Is in January Military retirees eligible for multiple forms of compensation can choose their entitlement in January.
Why September's Typical Stock Slump Shouldn't Scare You The “September Effect” makes for catchy headlines, but it shouldn’t dictate your financial behavior.
2025 Blended Retirement Continuation Pay Rates The Blended Retirement System's continuation pay is used as a retention incentive for mid-career members.
Military Enlisted Pay Breakdown Below is a sample of annual Regular Military Compensation for a servicemember at E-4 pay level, with 3 years of military...
Back to School Is a Good Time to Teach Kids Financial Readiness The small, everyday choices you make teach your kids how to think about money, spend wisely, save for the future and talk...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
