Pay & Benefits

Your 2023 Military Times Pay and Benefits Guide

Service members should know how their pay and benefits have changed in 2023, whether its for health care, retirement, education, housing or something else.

Congress eyes protecting military pay ahead of government shutdown

Paychecks to troops could be delayed next month unless lawmakers pass measures to guarantee military pay.

11 hours ago

Medical care, child care: How shutdown could affect military families

Inpatient care and acute and emergency outpatient care in DoD medical facilities would be immune from a shutdown.

2 days ago

Pentagon & Congress

Tips for stretching dollars, saving money during a government shutdown

Senate Democratic leaders and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., face a looming Oct. 1 deadline to avoid a government shutdown

Military pay could be a casualty of looming government shutdown

Lawmakers are warning that a political budget fight could have severe financial consequences for troops and their dependents.

2 weeks ago

New tool helps military parents with firearm storage, safety issues

'We really need to be focused on access to firearms' by young children.

2 weeks ago

Rates for Tricare premium plans on the rise again

Increase in rates for Tricare Young Adult Prime is especially stunning, one advocate says.

3 weeks ago

Troops: Check new ‘use it or lose it’ rules to avoid forfeiting leave

Some troops could lose accrued leave after Sept. 30.

3 weeks ago

Military families stretch their grocery dollars with September deals

Baby products, toilet paper, cleaning products, pet food, and more will be offered at extra savings at commissaries in September.

4 weeks ago

New program accelerates military spouses’ job opportunities

Nearly three-fourths of spouses in the program have been hired by their employer who hosted their fellowship. More employers are needed.

4 weeks ago

These genetic tests are now part of Tricare’s covered benefits

These preconception and prenatal screenings can help identify people at risk for having children with certain genetic conditions.

4 weeks ago

Their bulldogs died on a military flight, the family wants to know why

The Surette family boarded a Patriot Express flight in South Korea Aug. 17. But a power outage during a layover in Japan may have doomed their pets.

4 weeks ago

Protest of $65 billion Tricare West health contract goes to court

In light of the continuing legal challenges, the timing of the new Tricare contracts is unclear.

5 weeks ago