Latest "pay and benefits" stories

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.

By Karen Jowers, Leo Shane III and Meghann Myers

2 weeks ago

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Rinn, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab noncommissioned officer in charge, uses a power saw to cut a metal plank Sept. 1, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. All Airmen are encouraged to use the lab’s equipment to make various items like plaques, racked and 3D-printed models. (Airman William Lunn/Air Force)

Air Force reverses plan to cut special duty pay for enlisted airmen

Hundreds of enlisted airmen in nearly 30 fields stood to lose $75 to $450 a month in bonus pay.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 months ago

Chief Bass talks future pay raises, flexible housing stipends

Leaders hope to give noncommissioned officers a pay raise and change how the military calculates benefits like housing stipends.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

Challenges and triumphs of military family life

Insights, tips, and tools and tools to help military families

14 months ago

‘A national outrage’: Lawmakers seek solutions to food insecurity in military, veteran families

Should junior enlisted families receive automatic SNAP benefits for six months after leaving the military?

By Karen Jowers

22 months ago