Pay & Benefits

Your 2022 Guide to Military Benefits

Service members need to know what military benefits have and haven't changed for 2022, whether it’s health care, retirement benefits, education, or housing.

Feds allege online lender ‘overcharged and deceived’ troops, families

Troops had to agree to a monthly membership fee before they could get a loan, feds allege.

2 days ago

DoD considers universal pre-kindergarten for 4-year-old military kids

Other efforts include programs to allow kids outside the installation to attend on-base DoD schools and rural kids to attend DoDEA's Virtual High School.

3 days ago

Pay & Benefits

Here’s how DoD is helping commissary shoppers save more money

More details emerge on how DoD is upping the overall commissary savings to 25%.

Nearly 14,000 community pharmacies leaving Tricare network next month

Nearly 400,000 beneficiaries, or roughly 4% of the Tricare-eligible population, will be affected by the change.

9 days ago

Housing allowances are about to go up for more than 100K troops

DoD has unveiled a number of initiatives to improve quality of life for service members, including a boost in Basic Allowance in Housing for some troops.

9 days ago

DoD ponders one-time payments to lower ranks to ease economic stress

High-level discussions are underway about a one-time payment to help lower-paid military families deal with inflation struggles.

10 days ago

Will roadblocks end soon for military household goods contract?

A court decision is expected soon on the new military household goods contract.

10 days ago

Veterans hunger bill aims to connect those in need with more resources

One in 10 working-age veterans lived in food-insecure households between 2015 and 2019, including 5% in households with the most severe level of hunger.

2 weeks ago

Military spouse unemployment financial fallout is far-reaching

Active duty spouses have saved a small fraction of what they'll need in retirement, according to a new report.

2 weeks ago

Housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022.

Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances.

6 weeks ago

DoD misspent more than $100 million on ambulance rides, audit reveals

One patient took an $880.72 ambulance, paid for by the Defense Health Agency, because of a cancerous tumor of the mouth — not a medical emergency.

6 weeks ago

Tech. Sgt. Jordyn Rayot, Airman 1st Class Cole Whitmore and Airman 1st Class Jason Wilson, weapons loaders assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, remove munitions from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training exercise in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2022. The 180th FW is the only F-16 fighter wing in the state of Ohio, whose mission is homeland protection, effective combat power, and defense support to civil authorities, while developing airmen, supporting their families and serving in the community. (Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes/Air National Guard)

Year-round health insurance for National Guard proves elusive

“The last thing we want is to get mobilized and then somebody say, ‘Hey, I’ve had this injury, but I haven’t had health insurance to get it addressed.'"

7 weeks ago