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Commissary customers worldwide will soon have curbside pickup
Click2Go starts Sept. 20 at commissaries in Europe, and Sept. 27 in the Far East.
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Mil Money
Temporary hike in BAH imminent for some troops, families caught in housing crunch
Temporary BAH increases from 10 to 20 percent in 56 military housing areas will help ease the financial stress for service members.
The government is looking into ways to slow the growth of military pay
One idea would be to raise both pay and allowances by the same rate every year.
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Drastic changes to military pay, benefits needed to meet rising personnel costs: report
The average cost per active duty service member for the military this fiscal year was $136,000.
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DoD backs away from plan to merge commissary, exchange systems
Costs of merger would be "prohibitive" and the risks to the commissary and exchange benefits are "unacceptable."
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Can military commissaries help you fight food inflation?
Commissaries have seen food prices go up, too, but they have some advantages over civilian grocers that help keep prices increases at a minimum for customers..
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Relief societies step up with more than $200k for pet shipping costs
Relief societies are helping troops facing unexpected PCS costs, including thousands of dollars to transport their pets to and from overseas.
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Here’s what to do if you’re having trouble getting DoD travel discounts now open to veterans
Some veterans haven't been able to get verified to use the site.
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Some VA lenders are still exploiting troops and veterans, report alleges
Lenders are accused of higher interest rates and other fees.
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DoD needs to get a handle on quality of life at remote, isolated U.S. bases, report finds
Driving three hours to get maternity care.... commuting 53 miles to work. Housing, medical care may need more resources in these remote U.S. areas.
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