Biden Signs Defense Bill with Junior Enlisted Pay Hike, Ban on Treatments for Transgender Military Kids A massive raise for junior enlisted troops next year and a ban on some health care for transgender children of service...
2025 Military CONUS COLA Rates The Department of Defense has announced the 2025 Continental United States (CONUS) Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) rates.
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
Troop Pay Could Be Delayed Under Elon Musk-Inspired Government Shutdown The potential loss of pay in the midst of the holiday season was looming Thursday after plans negotiated by Republicans and...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Here Are Your BAH Rates for 2025 The 2025 BAH rates (or Basic Allowance for Housing) are designed to meet current housing costs.
2025 BAH Non-Locality Rates BAH RC/Transient is for members in special circumstances such as reservists on active duty less than 30 days.
Defense Bill with Massive Junior Enlisted Raise, Restriction on Health Care for Trans Military Kids Passes House Despite anger from Democratic lawmakers at language that would restrict health care for transgender children of service...
Compromise Defense Bill Would Give Junior Troops 14.5% Pay Raise in 2025 Junior enlisted service members will get a 14.5% pay raise next year under a compromise defense bill expected to pass...
Basic Needs Allowance Overview The Basic Needs Allowance can potentially add hundreds of dollars to the paycheck of a military member with a family whose...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
