Retired Military Pay Dates for 2026 Military retiree and annuitant pay day is usually on the first business day of the month.
This Is the Best Thing to Do With Your 2026 Military Pay Raise Two experts in military pay and personal finance -- a retired admiral and a retired general, each at the top of their...
2026 Military CONUS COLA Rates The Department of Defense has announced the 2026 Continental United States (CONUS) Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) rates.
2026 Dislocation Allowance Rates The purpose of the Dislocation Allowance is to partially reimburse a service member for expenses related to a PCS move.
2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay...
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members...
Trump Signs Into Law the 2026 Military Pay Raise. Here’s How Much You’ll Get President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military...
2026 Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) Rates Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) pays for the cost of a military member's meals when dining at their permanent duty...
2026 Partial BAH Rates Service members without dependents who live in government quarters receive BAH Partial.
2026 BAH Non-Locality Rates Non-Locality/Reserve/Transient BAH is for members in special circumstances such as reservists on active duty less than 30...
The Recruiting Surge Was Engineered. Can It Last in a War with Iran? The military’s recruiting surge didn’t happen by accident. New programs drove gains, but as the war with Iran grows...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
Army Speeds AI Warfighting Push as US Troops are in Active Combat An Army test used AI tools to hit 15 targets in one hour, signaling a rapid shift in how battlefield decisions are made and...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
