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Plan to guarantee all troops a $15 minimum wage gets more congressional support

The move could add up to $10,000 in base pay for the lowest paid enlisted troops.

18 months ago

Money for Afghan refugees but not military pay boost in latest federal budget plan

The budget plan would avoid a partial government shutdown set for Friday night.

18 months ago

Pentagon & Congress

Military pay and readiness won’t be hurt by flat defense budget plan, White House promises

The $715 billion defense spending plan for fiscal 2022 is expected to face intense scrutiny from Congress in coming months.

Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Plan would extend Tricare coverage for dependents to age 26 without additional costs

Currently, military families must pay an additional premium to keep dependents older than 21 on their Tricare plans.

3 years ago

Veterans disability exams to resume at some sites as backlog hits 114,000, nearly doubling in six months

Currently 114,000 veterans are waiting for compensation and pension exams to finalize their disability claims.

3 years ago

La. Guard supports multiple response efforts in Ouachita

Trump extends Guard coronavirus missions until mid-August

The move extends the deployments from 89 days to more than 120.

3 years ago

Cpl. Remigio "Ray" Barela funeral

Cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits next year passes House

The legislation would tie the 2021 Social Security COLA to veterans benefits increases.

3 years ago

Hawaii National Guard, coronavirus (COVID-19)

Push is on to get National Guard troops on coronavirus duty health care help once their missions end

Guard advocates want lawmakers to guarantee TRICARE coverage for six months after the coronavirus deployments.

3 years ago

Troops should expect a big pay raise next year, despite budget uncertainty

The White House has proposed a 3.0 percent pay raise in 2021.

3 years ago

Delaware National Guard assists Food Bank of Delaware

Senator pushes for hazard pay for guardsmen, active-duty troops on coronavirus response deployments

Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa National Guard veteran, is pushing for the move to recognize troops' risky work.

3 years ago

Guardsmen and reservists could see big boosts in hazard pay, education benefits under new plans

Plans to increase the part-time troops compensation have bipartisan support but an unclear path ahead.

3 years ago

Troops would see another big pay raise under White House budget plan for 2021

The request calls for a 3.0 percent pay raise starting next January, following a 3.1 percent pay raise this year.

3 years ago

Biggest military pay raise in years takes effect Jan. 1; check out the complete chart

For the first time since 2010, troops will see a pay raise of more than 3.0 percent. And they may not have to wait another decade before the next one arrives.

3 years ago