Personally Procured PCS Moves Are Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know. If you’re considering a personally procured move (PPM) this year, how can you keep any potential out-of-pocket costs as low...
What You Should Do with Special Duty Pay and Bonuses Receiving special duty pay, such as jump, dive or flight pay, is great news for your financial planning. That said, be...
What if Future Wars Were Fought by Mercenaries and Giant Robots? “MechWarriors 5: Clans” and its new expansion, “Ghost Bear: Flash Storm,” imagines intergalactic combat in 3050 with a...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: My Active-Duty Son Is Slowly Cutting Off Contact. What Should I Do? “I have several military mom friends who are experiencing similar circumstances with their children, including no contact at...
Understanding Military Pay: A Key to Building Your Financial Future Let's take a look at how military pay works, the built-in advantages it offers and how you can use it to pay down debt, save...
Summer Insurance Checkup: Protecting Your Fun (and Your Wallet) Summer should be about fun, relaxation and making great memories, not financial stress. A little insurance review before the...
Military Spouses Fight Back Against Pentagon Book Bans Military Families for Free Expression has plans for virtual events and "activations" in communities around military bases...
Base Child Care Crunch Could Be Solved by Partnerships, Home-Run Day Cares, Pentagon Says As the Pentagon continues to struggle with limited availability at its child care facilities, officials say that they are...
Services Ordered to Cut PCS Moves by 50% over Next 5 Years The services are tasked with cuts that amount to an initial 10% of the $5 billion PCS budget in 2027 and that increase...
PCS Season Survival Guide: Financial Tips for Military Families on the Move Here are four steps to help make your PCS smoother, smarter and less financially frustrating.
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...
