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.

Commissary home delivery test a hit with customers, officials say

We tested the commissary home delivery process, and it worked well.

7 days ago

Fort Drum preschoolers learn about 'big Army trucks'

DoD hasn’t properly tracked lead exposure in military kids

DoD's 2021 report to Congress says 83 children had elevated blood lead levels. Is that an undercount?

2 weeks ago

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New program to cut child care costs for military families coming to more states

Officials also are in discussions in California, North Carolina and more parts of Florida.

More infant formula is coming to commissary shelves

Customers will still see some shortages of infant formula for the time being, but commissary officials are optimistic that things will start to 'normalize' within 90 days.

3 weeks ago

Survey raises serious questions about the future of the all-volunteer force

Military life isn't conducive to family life, survey participants say.

4 weeks ago

Here’s DoD’s plan to help the 24% of troops experiencing food insecurity

Helping troops and families get the food they need, and longer-term fixes for financial security.

4 weeks ago

Troops’ use of TikTok may be national security threat, FCC commissioner says

A U.S. regulator says troops' and families' use of TikTok on personal devices could pose a national security threat.

4 weeks ago

Military families suffering from higher costs? Here’s some relief.

Here are some ongoing efforts to ease the effects of inflation for service members and families.

4 weeks ago

‘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.

6 weeks 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.

6 weeks ago

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.

7 weeks ago

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.

7 weeks ago