DoD: Squeeze TRICARE, Slash Grocery Savings One big change proposed in the president's 2015 defense budget request would be to roll back multiple health insurance...
Details Revealed About New Retirement System New Blended Retirement System has bonuses, government matching TSP amounts that are transferable, and lump sum retirement pay...
Retirees May Never See the Back Pay They're Due Due to a DFAS error, 55,000 'High-3' Retirees are due back Pay, but if DoD has its way they may never see it.
2016 National Defense Act Contains Retirement and Pay Changes Law contains major upcoming retirement change, increases some special pays but drops BAH, and increases TRICARE pharmacy...
Navy Announces Mid-Year SRB Update SRBs were decreased for 25 award levels and four skills were removed
New Budget Cut Options Include Military Pay, Vets CBO options include rolling back compensation for categories of veterans and raising TRICARE fees for military retirees.
DoD: Slow Compensation or Watch Readiness Fall The Joint Chiefs say that Congress is being too protective of military compensation while defense spending is under siege.
Air Force Increases Bonuses for Drone Pilots In attempt to increase drone controller staffing shortages, Air Force announces $35,000 bonus for RPA pilots.
2014 Military Pay Charts 2014 military pay has received a 1% increase over 2013's rates -- see pay and drill pay charts here.
Promotion Rate Disparities Impact Total Career Pay Air Force enlisted members advance to pay grades E-5 through E-7 faster than before, but still slower than in other branches.
Meink Confirmed as Air Force Secretary in Senate Vote The Senate voted 74-25 to confirm Troy Meink, who has been principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office...
Hegseth's Plan to Cut Senior Military Jobs Could Hit More than 120 High-Ranking Officers Based on the percentages outlined by Hegseth and his senior staff, 20% of the 44 authorized top active duty general and...
Dozens of Air Force Families Disenrolled from Day Care at New Mexico Base as Staffing Woes Grow Dozens of families at a New Mexico Air Force base have been suddenly and unexpectedly warned their children will be...
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
