There are many military benefits that you earn during your service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, Air Force or Coast Guard. Keeping track of them can sometimes be challenging, since your benefits have so many moving parts and factors that change based on years of service, current status, location and more.
Military.com has the latest news, information and tips to help you understand your military and veteran benefits.
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- Military pay information
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- VA loan news and information
Military Pay Charts
The military pay charts reflect the current monthly base pay for all military members. Use our military pay calculator to compute your personalized base pay, plus allowances and special pays.
Top Military and Veteran Benefits News
Education Benefits
The GI Bill is one of the best benefits of serving in the military. The Post-9/11 GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill and dependent GI Bill programs help service members, veterans and families reach their education goals. The articles in this section provide a wealth of information to help you make the most of those educational benefits.
VA Loans
One of the most useful military benefits, VA loans make home buying more affordable for millions of veterans and active service members.
Veteran Benefits
Benefits Directory
VA Loans and Homebuying
- The VA’s Home Refinancing Options for Military Members and Veterans
- Confusion, Misinformation and the VA Loan
- Veterans Buying Homes with VA Loans May Have to Pay Their Own Real Estate Agents
- Veterans at Risk of Losing Homes Could Get More Time as VA Urges Extended Pause on Foreclosures
- VA Introduces New 'Last Resort' Loan Program to Help Roughly 40,000 Veterans Keep Their Homes
Most Popular Military Pay Articles
Veteran Benefits Updates
- Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay
- Food Assistance Cuts Softened, Veterans Education Benefits Protected in Senate Version of Trump Agenda Bill
- Iowa Congresswoman Pushes to Expand Benefits for Vietnam Vets Exposed to Agent Orange
- Who's Winning the Multi-Billion Dollar Battle over Veterans Benefits?
- That Time the Army Gassed Veterans Protesting for Benefits
