Pay & Benefits

Your 2022 Guide to Military Benefits

Service members need to know what military benefits have and haven't changed for 2022, whether it’s health care, retirement benefits, education, or housing.

‘Feeding our paycheck to the pumps’: Troops, families deal with inflation

"Our head is above water, but I'm not sure for how long," one soldier said of his family.

30 hours ago

Are commissaries providing the savings they promised to troops?

Providing savings to service members is of particular concern right now due to the inflation in food prices.

3 days ago

Mil Money

Made in China? More than half the products in military exchanges could be banned

A ban on Chinese-made products could affect sales of clothing, shoes, baby items, home appliances, electronics, computers, Apple phones and lots more.

Are overseas retirees about to lose military postal privileges?

One major concern is how military retirees overseas will get their mail-order medications through Tricare Express Scripts.

9 days ago

Troops would get $90 monthly bonuses to counter inflation in House plan

A separate plan to pay all troops at least $15 an hour failed to gain enough support among lawmakers.

9 days ago

Defense electronic health records rollout is halfway done, even as VA’s is delayed

DoD remains on schedule to deploy its Genesis electronic health records system worldwide by the end of 2023.

10 days ago

Bigger military housing stipends, lower commissary costs pushed to fight inflation

The moves are designed to help offset inflation costs hitting military families' finances.

12 days ago

Bigger military bonuses might be on the way to help with recruiting, retention

The year 2022 was publicly dubbed the military's "most challenging recruiting year” in decades.

2 weeks ago

More child care spaces opening to working military families after COVID-19 pause in priority system

With moving season in full swing, this policy helps military families get their children into child development centers.

2 weeks ago

Military families: How are you dealing with inflation?

Tell us: What has inflation done to your family budget?

2 weeks ago

Federal worker wages could cap military pay raise

Both troops and civilian employees are in line for at least a 4.6% pay raise in 2023.

2 weeks ago

4.6% pay raise for troops gets support across Capitol Hill

Lawmakers still could push the raise higher during debate in coming weeks.

3 weeks ago