4 Bad Excuses to Opt Out of the Military's Thrift Savings Plan Here are four themes driving service members' decision not to contribute to the military's Thrift Savings Plan and why I...
Get the FAQs on VA Home Loans These VA Home Loan FAQs ensures Military.com members are fully prepared to take advantage of this exclusive benefit.
Veterans Jobless Rate Drops Sharply Amid Unexpected September Hiring Blitz The unemployment rate for the generation of veterans who served after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks fell by a full...
How the Fed's Interest Rate Cut Could Affect Military Families From deployments to frequent moves and everything in between, the military experience doesn't always directly match the...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
Here's the 2024 Pay Raise for Vets and Military Retirees Retired military pay, VA disability pay, federal retirement and Social Security payment increases coming in 2024.
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
Confusion, Misinformation and the VA Loan The VA loan is designed to help and protect service members as they buy a home.
Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from...
Understanding VA Minimum Property Requirements The VA minimum property requirements for mortgages backed through the veterans benefits program can help determine whether...
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.
Frantic Refugees, Helicopters Pushed Overboard: Memories of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later Fifty years later, the surreal images of U.S. sailors and Marines scrambling to push, drag and muscle helicopters overboard...
Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent. After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss...
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a...
![Marines at the border wall](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-04/staff-border-wall-marines-wire-1800.jpg?itok=a3dIOHTu "Marines were deployed here to reinforce barriers during President Donald Trump's first term, but they were not armed with the long guns their Guardian Angels carry now, NPR reported. An old policy from the very unit these Marines come from said Guardian Angels must watch over their units' security with an "ambush mentality." (Drew F. Lawrence/Military.com)")