SBP: The Biggest Decision of Your MilSpouse Life Military spouses, one of the biggest decisions at retirement rests squarely on your shoulders: whether to elect Survivor...
5 Reasons To Be Impressed By The Survivor Benefit Plan The SBP gets me fired up because of its value in protecting military families financially. It protects the loved ones of...
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Increase Announced The benefit will increase by the same percentage as retirement pay every year from now on
SBP Child Coverage Cost and Benefits SBP gives income protection not only to your spouse, but also to your children until they become self-supporting.
Here's How Much Extra Pay Military Retirees Are Likely to Get with the COLA Increase The increase also covers disability payments and survivor benefits.
Pentagon Lifts Onerous Proof Requirements for Student Military Survivor Benefits Students at institutes of higher learning can now self-certify their enrollment.
Have Both Short and Long-Term Plans If Not Selecting SBP If you are electing not to enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan, be sure you have both short-term and long-term plans for...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...