Pentagon Backs 401(K)-Like Plan in Military Retirement Overhaul Troops could take the proposed 401(K)-like plan with them after they leave the service.
Vets Groups 'Encouraged' by Pentagon's Changes to 401(K)-Like Proposal Some vets groups are encouraged by the Pentagon's version of a 401(k)-like plan and other proposed changes to the military...
Panel Proposes Overhauling Military Retirement and Tricare A panel recommended overhauling the decades-old retirement system and dismantling the existing health care program for...
Marines' Longest-Serving Assistant Commandant Retires After 42 Years Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he insisted on being a speaker at the retirement Thursday of Gen. John "Jay" Paxton
Lawmakers Noncommittal on Military Retirement and Health Care Changes President Obama and members of Congress on Thursday were quick to praise the Military Compensation and Retirement Commission...
Pentagon Makes Push to Educate Troops on New Retirement Plan The U.S. Defense Department is in the midst of a push to educate troops about the military's new blended retirement system.
Dempsey Retires as Joint Chiefs Chairman in Emotional Farewell Army Gen. Martin Dempsey turned over his post Friday as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford.
IG: Retiree Removed from Ceremony for Disobedience, Not Religion A retired airman was kicked out of a retirement ceremony because he didn't follow an order to avoid participating in the...
Retirement-Trimming Budget Heads to Senate Floor The Senate on Tuesday agreed to vote on the budget deal that includes a reduction in cost of living adjustments for working...
Lawmakers Praise Commission in Debating Military Benefits Changes U.S. lawmakers this week praised the work of a commission on military compensation and retirement reform.
Portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee with Slave Rehung at West Point The reinstallation marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to reverse the work of a congressionally mandated...
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump's Shift of Presidential Hero Says About His Evolving Goals Trump's shift, rather than merely swapping one infatuation for another, demonstrates how his mindset and priorities have...
Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Naval Aviator and Corrupt Appropriator, Dies at 83 Cunningham, a California Republican, joined the Navy at age 25 and during the Vietnam War became the first “ace,” an honor...