Pay & Benefits

Your 2021 Guide to Military Benefits

Maximizing the options available to you is essential to making the most out of your military career.

Commissary shelves are ‘consistently empty’ customers say

Commissary officials have been fighting to get more products on the shelves. Here's the lay of the land.

4 days ago

Hunt Companies settles housing fraud claim at Dover Air Force Base

A whistleblower lawsuit alleged Hunt Companies officials submitted false maintenance information to the Air Force in order to get higher performance incentive payouts.

6 days ago

Pay & Benefits

Military housing tenants sue their Hawaii landlords over tainted water

Tenants want their rent reimbursed because of the tainted water that forced them out of their homes.

Another 16 million veterans can get Home Depot’s new military discount year-round

But be aware of the new rules for the military discount.

13 days ago

New in 2022: A coming debate over military pay could lead to troops’ biggest raise in 20 years

The 2022 pay raise was 2.7 percent, but 2023 could be much higher.

2 weeks ago

Here’s who gets the biggest military housing allowance bumps in 2022

The Basic Allowance for Housing is going up in 2022 for the vast majority — 86% — of Military Housing Areas across the 50 states.

4 weeks ago

Pentagon IG will investigate management of Hawaii fuel storage facility at center of water crisis

The investigation was requested by Hawaii's congressional delegation in light of the toxic water crisis at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam affecting military personnel and families.

4 weeks ago

Plan to guarantee all troops a $15 minimum wage gets more congressional support

The move could add up to $10,000 in base pay for the lowest paid enlisted troops.

4 weeks ago

Housing allowances, on average, will climb by more than 5% in 2022, and a lot more for some

Your housing allowance increase will depend on your rank, location, dependent status and other factors.

5 weeks ago

Why are so few troops applying for the extra housing money approved to ease financial woes?

The military services have so far approved just 4,167 claims for the temporary increase in Basic Allowance for Housing, far fewer than were anticipated by defense officials.

5 weeks ago

Reminder: Open seasons end Dec. 13 for Tricare, FEDVIP

This is the one time of year when you can make changes in your Tricare plan, unless you have a qualifying life event such as moving, marriage, birth of a child, or retirement from active duty.

6 weeks ago

Military charities step up to assist families affected by tainted water in Hawaii

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Army Emergency Relief and Air Force Aid Society are providing grants.

6 weeks ago