Ask Lacey: How Service Members Can Stick to a Financial Budget Military-life curveballs such as mobilizations, an unplanned permanent change of station or unexpected moving costs make...
How to Keep Your Finances in Check All Year Long By reviewing your finances throughout the year, you can catch problems early, adjust your plans and make sure you're always...
How the Army's Retiring Top Enlisted Soldier Fought to Make Life Better for Troops by Being Open About Himself Michael Grinston, who has been the service's top enlisted leader since 2019, has been a noncommissioned officer since before...
5 Ways Military Families Can Start to Get Ahead Financially Here are five actionable ideas derived from certified financial planner JJ Montanaro's take on the first Military Financial...
Ask Lacey: Does Paying Off Debt or Investing for the Future Take Priority? It’s usually better to eliminate your debt, or at least reduce it, before investing in long-term savings such as your IRA.
What to Do (and What Not to Do) with Your Pay Raise Here's what to do -- and what not to do -- to ensure your pay raise sets you up for financial success.
The Best Personal Finance Tools and Resources for Military Households These are some of the best resources of financial information and advice tailored to military service members.
What to Do with Your 2025 Military Pay Raise Being strategic with their pay raise can help service members stay out of predatory situations while staying out of debt for...
Investing for Junior Troops: A Guide to Making Your Money Multiply If you have a lot to learn about investing, be aware that some of the information out there is not so good. Where should you...
What to Look for on Your January Leave and Earnings Statement It's important to check your military Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) each month, but the January LES is more important...
'These Are Human Beings': VA Fires 1,400 More Employees It Considers Nonessential The dismissals affect union workers who had served less than one or two years, depending on their jobs.
Army Is Breaking its Own Body Fat Standards to Meet Recruiting Numbers, Watchdog Says The Army has been recruiting applicants who far exceed its body fat standards and not providing them the necessary medical...
Veterans Won Big with the PACT Act. Now, Civilian Military Contractors Are Starting Their Own Campaign When the country goes to war, it isn’t only the military that pays the price.
'People Are Very Scared': Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears Military lawyers and legal experts told Military.com the administration's firings of the Air Force, Army and Navy's top judge...
Air Force Deletes 'CQ' Brown Quote, COVID-19 History and Bias Lesson from New Handbook The new handbook, which was reissued last week, eliminated more than just mentions of diversity within the pages -- some of...
