Pay & Benefits

Your 2023 Military Times Pay and Benefits Guide

Service members should know how their pay and benefits have changed in 2023, whether its for health care, retirement, education, housing or something else.

Volunteers load a vehicle at a Military Family Advisory Network food distribution event in Killeen, Texas in March 2022.

Army now screening soldiers for Basic Needs Allowance eligibility

Will more soldiers qualify for this safety net than service members in the other branches?

10 days ago

Troops would see biggest pay raise since 2002 under Biden budget plan

The big pay boost is part of a $842 billion Defense Department spending plan unveiled by the White House on Thursday.

11 days ago

Pay & Benefits

Commissary director to leave post March 31

When he was hired more than two year's ago, Bill Moore's mandate was to bring the stores 'into the 21st century.'

MCPON: Sailors need speedier, easier access to counseling

Families don't have to get referrals for mental health telehealth. Why do service members?

3 weeks ago

Tricare now covers new costly insulin device for Type 1 diabetics

The new device makes it easier to manage Type 1 diabetes with constant monitoring, automatically adding needed insulin.

3 weeks ago

Troops will get part of a $5M settlement in alleged title loan scam

Vehicle title loans to military troops and dependents are prohibited by law, period. Feds allege TitleMax doctored information about military status.

3 weeks ago

Troops will get an extra $100,000 in life insurance coverage March 1

Troops will automatically get $500,000 life insurance coverage, even if they previously reduced or declined SGLI, and must take action to opt out.

4 weeks ago

Nearly half of junior enlisted spouses coped with food insecurity

Higher percentages of Marine Corps and Army spouses reported food insecurity, in the DoD survey.

4 weeks ago

DoD pulls back Tricare contract in West Region for ‘corrective action’

It's not known whether the action will affect the timeline for starting the newest iteration of Tricare contracts.

5 weeks ago

New program opens up more jobs for overseas military spouses

Military spouses can be hired quicker overseas using this new hiring authority, some DoD agencies say.

6 weeks ago

How to use VA disability benefits to pay for dependents’ education

DEA benefits can be a smart way to pay for dependents' schooling.

7 weeks 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.

7 weeks ago