2025 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and an average 5.4% increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing are...
What to Look for on Your January Leave and Earnings Statement It's important to check your military Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) each month, but the January LES is more important...
Deadline Extended for Tricare Beneficiaries in West Region to Update Payment Info, Keep Health Coverage Some Tricare patients in the West Region, including those in states that joined Jan. 1, have until Jan. 30 to update their...
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...
2025 Military CONUS COLA Rates The Department of Defense has announced the 2025 Continental United States (CONUS) Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) rates.
Military Households: What Are Your Financial Questions Heading into 2025? As 2025 approaches, along with the potential for junior troops to earn thousands more a year thanks to a likely raise, we...
Free Cruise Tickets Available for Veterans and Active-Duty Military on This Upgraded Ship Veterans and active-duty troops can sail on a free three-day, two-night cruise aboard Margaritaville at Sea, a 1,680...
No More Copays: Defense Bill Set to Sign Off on Free Birth Control for Military Families Free birth control will be available to all Tricare users after more than a decade of efforts to eliminate copays for...
Your Year-End Financial Action Plan, Part 2: Stay Ahead of the Tax Man By proactively managing your taxes at the end of the year, you can avoid surprises and ensure that your finances are in top...
Your Year-End Financial Action Plan, Part I: Setting the Stage A year-end financial review, when done right, acts as a recalibration for the goals that matter most to you and your family.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
