Can I Pack This? The Items You Should and Shouldn't Ship with Your Household Goods This PCS Season Knowing what can and can’t be shipped, and what probably shouldn't be shipped, can make your move easier.
Military Spouses: Here’s What to Remember About Filing State Taxes As you get ready to file your 2025 taxes, here are some of the basics for military spouses to keep in mind.
Taxed or Not Taxed? These Are the Military and Veteran Pay and Allowances You Do and Don't Need to Report Here are the military and veteran pays and allowances you may or may not need to pay taxes on.
4 Year-End Money Deadlines Veterans Can't Afford to Miss TSP contributions, flexible spending accounts, retirement withdrawals and more need attention before Dec. 31.
2026 Military CONUS COLA Rates The Department of Defense has announced the 2026 Continental United States (CONUS) Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) rates.
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...
5 Spending Strategies to Fight Bill Creep From Inflation How do you maintain a spending plan when your bills are creeping up each month?
When Home Feels Half Empty: Military Families Navigate Holiday Deployments Here are resources and strategies for families spending the holidays separated by deployment.
Military Families Finally Get More Money During Deployments Congress increased family separation pay to $300 a month after the Pentagon did not act on the authority to raise it higher...
‘High Stress, High Stakes’: Behind-The-Scenes Look at Super Bowl Flyover “Celebrating America 250 and Super Bowl 60, we wanted to go big and really have that majestical display of air power for...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
Veteran Who Served for Both Japanese and US Forces Turns 100 "Mino" Ohye, who pulled off quite a rare feat during his military service, celebrated his 100 birthday on Thursday in West...
How Former SEAC Ramón Colón-López Is Redefining Leadership After Service After serving as the nation’s top enlisted leader, Ramón “CZ” Colón-López explains what real leadership requires—and why his...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...