The VA’s Home Refinancing Options for Military Members and Veterans If you've been thinking of refinancing your home loan, these brief descriptions will give you the background information...
2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay...
The Cost of Skipping Sick Call: How Active-Duty Service Members Can Protect Future VA Claims Every day you don't document injuries connected to military service, you make a future VA disability claim harder to prove.
One Household, One Set of Benefits: How Military and VA Rules Affect Dual-Service Couples Military and VA benefit systems often evaluate dual-service couples at the household level rather than as two individuals who...
Tricare After Active Duty: What Actually Happens to Your Health Insurance Many service members don't sort out their civilian health insurance until they're already out and scrambling. The confusion...
Who Gets Holidays Off: What Holiday Duty Rosters Reveal About Military Priorities Holiday duty rosters reveal how the military actually allocates rest, fatigue, and sacrifice, showing whose time is protected...
The Most Common Legal Mistakes Servicemembers Make When Leaving the Military Servicemembers leaving the military often make quiet legal mistakes through missed deadlines, incorrect assumptions, and...
Military BAH Housing Payments Are Up 4.2% for 2026 Military households will receive an average 4.2% increase in their Basic Allowance for Housing in 2026.
Here Are Your BAH Rates for 2026 The 2026 BAH rates (or Basic Allowance for Housing) are designed to meet current housing costs.
Tricare Demo in Two Cities Lets Users See a Specialist Without a Referral Through the demonstration, beneficiaries will receive care through the CareSource provider network instead of the Humana...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...
