Basic Training: Sick Call and Receiving Pay In the military, sick call simply means going to see the doctor because you don't feel well, but you better not fake it.
DFAS Increasing Security on the MyPay Website The changes, designed to prevent unauthorized access, will be effective in late April.
Some Air Force Pilots Are Eligible for Up to $420K in Aviation Bonus Payments The bonuses ae part of the Air Force's yearslong effort to get more pilots to stay in the service.
The Military Retirement System There are 4 different retirement pay systems depending on when you joined the military. We explain them here.
Family Separation Allowance Now Covers COVID-19 Restriction of Movement Orders on Ships The new rule mainly affects Navy, Marine and Coast Guard members
Here's How Troops Will Repay Suspended Payroll Taxes in 2021 Most military members have to repay payroll taxes that were not withheld from their paychecks over the last four months.
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...
Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as...
Colonel Retaliated Against Major for Talking to Congress About Red Hill Contamination, Report Says The report said that investigators substantiated an allegation that an Air Force colonel had retaliated against Army Maj...
Air Force Academy Cutting 140 Positions; Majors Affected? As the Air Force works to cut 5,000 positions before October, the Air Force Academy expects to eliminate 140 jobs.
Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship...
