House-Senate conferees have negotiated a final defense authorization bill for fiscal 2018 that rejects most of the Senate's provisions to put a cap on the 2018 pay raise, reduce to housing allowances for most members married to other service members, raise TRICARE fees for retirees, and limit other benefits. The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and leader of House Republican conferees stated that all conferees had "the welfare of service members foremost in our minds..." Read the full article to see how your pay, housing allowance, TRICARE, and other benefits could be impacted.
2018 National Defense Act Update
Current issue of the Military Report
- Purple Heart Vets from Vietnam Could Win a Trip to Former Battlefields
- Former WWII POW Gives Free Toolboxes to Veterans
- Lawmakers to VA: Provide Health Care to All Veterans Made Sick by Burn Pits
- Military Per Diem Rates Are About to Go Up
- Save Big on Military Auto Insurance
- USS Arizona Memorial Reopens After Repairs
- Younger Vets Are on a Mission to Change the American Legion from Within
- Lock in Your Low VA Loan Rate: Buy or Refi Now for Less
- VA Wrongly Denied Some Veterans' GI Bill Benefits, Judges Rule
- Join Our Ranks at Liberty National
- Navy Accepting Applications for Tuition Assistance
- Deployment Really Can Give You a Pain in the Gut. The VA Is Researching It
- Marine Grunts Say Their Skills Won't Get Them Civilian Jobs. The Corps Wants to Change That
- Navy Releases Promotion Score Calculator App
- Mental Health Disorders in Troops Far Below National Average
- Paying Tricare Young Adult Premiums Just Got Easier and More Transparent
- Pentagon Suspends Mental Health Counseling Referral Services for DoD Civilians
- Army Base in Germany Reveals New Crest
- AAFES Launches Exchange Gaming Sweepstakes
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