'They're Not Able to Cover Their Rent': Housing Top Concern as Congressional Panel on Military Life Starts Work Lawmakers in both parties have been expressing concern in recent years that the Basic Allowance for Housing is not keeping...
These Soldiers Say Mold in Barracks Isn't Just Disgusting, It's Making Them Sick Eleven soldiers interviewed by Military.com say they have developed illnesses from exposure to moldy conditions in the Army's...
Army Secretary Says She Wouldn't Want Her Daughters Living in Some Army Barracks Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers that a chunk of the service's barracks are seemingly unlivable
New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
A New Cash Benefit Will Expand to More Military Families This Summer, Pentagon Says More military families could soon be eligible for a new Basic Needs Allowance as the pool of those who qualify increases.
Service Members Are Struggling to Afford Housing. This Lawmaker Says She’s Working to Fix the Problem. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is hopeful that housing and other issues that affect service members' quality of life...
Push to Help More Service Members In Need Get Food Stamps Revived by Senators The bill addresses a problem advocates have pointed to that blocks low-income military families from using the program.
How BAH Is Calculated How is military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) calculated? We know the answer.
Nuclear School Sailors Run into Housing Pay Delays Sailors at the Navy's challenging nuclear power school faced delays getting their housing allowances, the result of a...
Fort Bragg Just Finished Moving over 1,000 Soldiers from Moldy Barracks The move took nearly two months longer than anticipated, and roughly half of the soldiers moved were granted a housing...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...