Pay and Benefits

Panel advances defense budget despite missing details from White House

The $832 billion defense spending plan provides no increase from current fiscal year funding levels.

5 days ago

Trump’s vow of ‘substantial’ pay raise for troops counters budget plan

The White House spending plans call for a 3.8% pay boost next year, a smaller raise than troops saw in January.

4 weeks ago

Pentagon & Congress

Service leaders laud quality-of-life improvements, but concerns linger

Officials worry that planned Defense Department civilian workforce cuts could hurt base services and military family support.

Pentagon report backs quality-of-life tweaks, not major pay changes

The periodic review of military compensation called troops' pay "strongly competitive" when compared to civilian wages.

5 months ago

Congress to boost junior enlisted pay by thousands of dollars in 2025

Troops E-4 and below will see a 14.5% pay raise under a deal reached by congressional negotiators this week.

6 months ago

New system to improve shipments of troops’ household goods delayed

The new system reportedly will not be ready to move all domestic shipments by the summer 2024.

18 months ago

Then-Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, center, tours one of the renovated homes on Fort Liberty in September 2020.

Fort Liberty families start reaching settlements with housing provider

Fort Liberty military families have started to reach settlement agreements with the post's housing provider after a lawsuit was filed in 2020.

18 months ago

Mold, broken furniture … just a start to this family’s PCS nightmare

This family lost more than 70% of their belongings, valued at over $152K. The claims process added salt to the wound.

20 months ago

Navy offering up to $100K in EOD officer retention bonuses

The Navy is now breaking up the incentives into two-year increments, while also offering larger amounts to those who agree to four more years of service.

20 months ago

Troops: Check new ‘use it or lose it’ rules to avoid forfeiting leave

Some troops could lose accrued leave after Sept. 30.

22 months ago

Staff sergeant promotion rate hits lowest point since 1996

The Air Force chose 17.4% of eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, down from last year’s selection rate of 21.1%.

23 months ago

Funding shortfall forces delays in some airmen’s PCS moves and bonuses

Those without PCS orders in hand by Aug. 1 will likely have their moves delayed.

24 months ago

DoD pauses debt collection for retirees overpaid due to Navy error

“I’m sure DFAS is looking at the Navy like, what the hell did you do to us?," said one affected retiree.

2 years ago

Advocates decry ‘chilling effect’ of housing companies’ subpoenas

Housing advocates oppose efforts to force them to provide confidential information they say could dissuade military families from seeking their help.

2 years ago

Navy error upends pay for more than 1,200 retirees

A Navy "software issue' has led to issues with the pay of 1,283 retirees.

2 years ago

Inside the Navy’s pay and personnel crisis

A sprawling, multiyear effort to modernize sailor HR systems has instead led to lots of pain in the fleet.

2 years ago

Lawmaker revives plan to ensure troops make at least minimum wage

The legislation would promise a salary of $31,200 a year to even the most junior military members.

2 years ago

Better pay for junior troops will be top focus of new House panel

The lawmaker leading the work said he hopes to propose major changes to military pay in early 2024.

2 years ago

Fixing disability and retirement pay is Congress’ next big vets issue

Advocates are hopeful they can finally fix the so-called "concurrent receipt" issue this session, following legislative successes last year.

2 years ago

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