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.

Military spouse unemployment could change after pandemic

Military spouses have historically faced high rates of unemployment.

2 days ago

Are military spouse employment programs working?

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent by DoD, nonprofit organizations and employers, but spouse unemployment is still high, advocacy group says.

4 days ago

Pentagon & Congress

Lawmakers urge SECDEF to drop TRICARE copays for birth control

The extra costs are waived by most private insurers but not for members of the military.

Troops would automatically be enrolled in VA health care under House plan

The move could affect about 60,000 separating service members annually.

5 days ago

Utility bills for base housing are returning; few details offered

Defense officials intend to reestablish the Resident Energy Conservation Program, which would monetarily reward tenants who conserve energy and charge more to those who don't. But details are scant.

6 days ago

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.

11 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.

13 days ago

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.

3 weeks ago

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.

3 weeks 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.

3 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.

5 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.

5 weeks ago