House, Senate Agree on 2.4% Pay Raise, 20K More Troops for 2018 The agreed-upon level surpasses the 2.1% bump proposed by President Donald Trump.
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.
Concurrent Receipt Expansion Efforts Falter Over the last two years, amid the debt crisis and federal budgets cuts through the 2011 Budget Control Act, support for...
Legion Disappointed With 1-Percent Pay Cap The American Legion's new national commander, Michael D. Helm, took issue with President Obama's support for a 1-percent pay...
Gains in Military Pay and Benefits Stalled in 2013 2013 seemed to leave a high water mark on the wall of more than a decade of steady gains to pay and benefits.
Shutdown Stings Military Multiple Ways The shutdown is stinging military communities, and the hurt is enhanced by the tough budget choices forced by sequestration.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...