'They're Not Able to Cover Their Rent': Housing Top Concern as Congressional Panel on Military Life Starts Work Lawmakers in both parties have been expressing concern in recent years that the Basic Allowance for Housing is not keeping...
These Soldiers Say Mold in Barracks Isn't Just Disgusting, It's Making Them Sick Eleven soldiers interviewed by Military.com say they have developed illnesses from exposure to moldy conditions in the Army's...
Army Secretary Says She Wouldn't Want Her Daughters Living in Some Army Barracks Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers that a chunk of the service's barracks are seemingly unlivable
New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
A New Cash Benefit Will Expand to More Military Families This Summer, Pentagon Says More military families could soon be eligible for a new Basic Needs Allowance as the pool of those who qualify increases.
Service Members Are Struggling to Afford Housing. This Lawmaker Says She’s Working to Fix the Problem. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is hopeful that housing and other issues that affect service members' quality of life...
Push to Help More Service Members In Need Get Food Stamps Revived by Senators The bill addresses a problem advocates have pointed to that blocks low-income military families from using the program.
How BAH Is Calculated How is military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) calculated? We know the answer.
Nuclear School Sailors Run into Housing Pay Delays Sailors at the Navy's challenging nuclear power school faced delays getting their housing allowances, the result of a...
Fort Bragg Just Finished Moving over 1,000 Soldiers from Moldy Barracks The move took nearly two months longer than anticipated, and roughly half of the soldiers moved were granted a housing...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...