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.

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%.

4 days ago

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.

5 days ago

Pay & Benefits

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.

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.

6 days ago

Will roadblocks end soon for military household goods contract?

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

6 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.

12 days 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.

14 days 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.

5 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

Commissary home delivery test a hit with customers, officials say

We tested the commissary home delivery process, and it worked well.

8 weeks ago

Fort Drum preschoolers learn about 'big Army trucks'

DoD hasn’t properly tracked lead exposure in military kids

DoD's 2021 report to Congress says 83 children had elevated blood lead levels. Is that an undercount?

2 months ago

New program to cut child care costs for military families coming to more states

Officials also are in discussions in California, North Carolina and more parts of Florida.

2 months ago