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.
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.
Iran Fires Missiles at US Base in Qatar but No Early Reports of Casualties, Damage One of the largest U.S. bases in the Middle East was attacked Monday by an Iranian missile strike just days after the U.S...
ICE Detains Marine Corps Veteran's Wife Who Was Still Breastfeeding Their Baby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Oregon Dems Vote to Prevent Trump from Deploying Oregon National Guard, as He Did in California Oregon Democrats and one Republican in the House voted Friday to draw a “line in the sand” to try to prevent President Donald...
Germany Weighs Compulsory Military Service After Suspension 'Mistake' Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is preparing a draft bill aimed at making military service more attractive - while also...
