5 Reasons to Pay Attention During the Military's Financial 'Touchpoint' Training Taking full advantage of financial touchpoint training can be one of the smartest moves service members make to build a...
'Military House Hacking' Wants to Reshape Your Definition of Retirement The military teaches its troops financial "readiness," but that doesn't necessarily mean financial success. This group of...
4 Things 'Gray Area' Reservists Need to Do When They Turn 60 Finally receiving that hard-earned military retirement pay at age 60 is a big deal, and you definitely want to get that...
Disabled Veterans to Congress: Move Out on Stalled Bill to Allow Payment of Both Retirement and Disability Benefits Despite wide bipartisan backing, the Major Richard Star Act has languished for years, increasingly frustrating the veterans...
Want to Ruin Your Finances? Here Are 8 Ways to Do It You may be on a path that leads to financial ruin, and that's not funny.
Federal Appeals Court Finds Coast Guard Illegally Forced Senior Enlisted into Retirement The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court's 2021 decision that the Coast Guard's use of "Career...
Retirees, Civilians, Want to Live in Base Housing? Yes, You Can! Living in base housing isn't just for active-duty military personnel. Retirees, civilians, and other eligible individuals can...
Pieces of a Pie: How to Start Saving for Retirement Right Now Your retirement income will likely come from a variety of sources. Imagining retirement income as pie pieces can make the...
Military Advocacy Group Seeks to Prevent Changes to Tricare for Life After Fees Suggestion The Military Officers Association of America, or MOAA, wants to prevent any discussion of enrollment fees for Tricare for...
Marines Leaving Service Must Now Notify Corps at Least 6 Months Before Departure Previously, Marines could resign or retire with as little as four months of advanced notification. The update went into...
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...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
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...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
