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...
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members...
Trump Promises $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Troops—Here’s What Service Members Need to Know President Donald Trump's one-time $1,776 payment promise for U.S. service members offers questions about which troops...
Trump Signs Into Law the 2026 Military Pay Raise. Here’s How Much You’ll Get President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military...
2026 Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) Rates Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) pays for the cost of a military member's meals when dining at their permanent duty...
2026 Partial BAH Rates Service members without dependents who live in government quarters receive BAH Partial.
2026 BAH Non-Locality Rates Non-Locality/Reserve/Transient BAH is for members in special circumstances such as reservists on active duty less than 30...
2026 BAH Differential Rates Basic Allowance for Housing Differential is for members with special circumstances such as those who live in government...
Here Are Your BAH Rates for 2026 The 2026 BAH rates (or Basic Allowance for Housing) are designed to meet current housing costs.
$900 Billion NDAA: What Is In, What Was Left Out of Major Defense Spending Bill The massive FY 2026 defense spending bills bolsters aid to Ukraine, targets adversaries like China while cutting IVF, DEI...
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...
