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...
What Every Veteran (and Family Member) Needs to Know About Cohen Veterans Network This story is an interview with the CEO (Anthony Hassan) and Board Chairman (Gen (ret) Joe Lengyel) on how Cohen Veterans...
Federal Open Enrollment Is Almost Over. Beneficiaries Urged to Review Health Plans After 2nd Big Increase Enrollees in federal health benefits need to go online and review their plans.
Start Preparing for the Next Government Shutdown Now, Before It’s Too Late Having a plan can make a pay or benefits disruption an inconvenience instead of an emergency.
Free Cruise Tickets Available for Veterans and Active-Duty Military on This Upgraded Ship Veterans and active-duty troops can sail on a free three-day, two-night cruise aboard Margaritaville at Sea, a 1,680...
Two Heroes, Two Medals of Honor: Inside Trump’s State of the Union Tribute Trump awarded two Medals of Honor during his State of the Union — one to a wounded helicopter pilot, another to a 100-year...
Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now Nobody knows yet whether the current buildup will result in a strike, a deal or a prolonged standoff. What you can control is...
The US Failed to Capture a MiG-15. Then a North Korean Defector Delivered One A secret US operation spent months trying to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. A North Korean defector who never...
25 Years After 9/11: Former CENTCOM Commander’s Strategic Warning on What America Still Gets Wrong The only U.S. officer to lead PACOM and CENTCOM warns in his memoir that America chases short-term wins over strategy—risking...
Why You Didn’t Get the Job: Understanding How Companies Hire In today’s turbulent, unpredictable and frustrating hiring market, job-seekers are seemingly doing everything right and...
