70K Vets Still Have Chance to Gain Retiree Status Vets who served on active duty after 9/11 and were discharged with disability ratings under 20% could gain "retiree" status.
Will You Get a Bigger Retirement Check in 2019? Will you see a bigger check next year? All signs point to yes, just how much remains to be seen....
New Navy Boards Will Send Underperforming Officers to Early Retirement The Navy on Thursday announced the creation of a new Selective Early Retirement Board, set to convene this fall.
Conferees Urged to Reject Senate-Passed TRICARE Fee Increases The Military Coalition is urging House-Senate conferees to reject Senate-passed language that would impose higher TRICARE...
Blended Retirement's Lump Sum Feature Enticing But Is It Fair? Those who opt into the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) will face a decision on retired pay so unusual that the DoD has...
Personnel Chiefs Worry Over Deployment Pace, New Blended Retirement DoD personnel chiefs are worried about too frequent deployments, erratic budget practices, and the new Blended Retirement...
'Chained CPI' Shaves Tax Breaks. Will Your Retired Pay Be Next? The “chained” Consumer Price Index will dampen future adjustments to federal tax brackets and standard deductions, some fear...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures It's time to get back in step with the veteran community -- not with fanfare, but with follow-through.
The Best Running Workouts to Improve Your Time on Military Fitness Tests If you want to ace a timed run over the 1.5- to three-mile distances used in most military running tests, the pacing strategy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...
