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Benefits & Pay

Fake Marine convicted of claiming Purple Heart for $140,000 in VA benefits

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 10, 2025) U.S. Sailors handle line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (TAO-E 8) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
Benefits & Pay

Sailors can voluntarily extend Navy service as government shutdown continues

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 10, 2025

Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Tony Grinston, currently the CEO of Army Emergency Relief, talks to troops in South Korea.
Benefits & Pay

Army charity offers grants to soldiers missing SNAP payments

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 3, 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hector Orenga, 305th Air Mobility Wing crew chief, conducts engine inspections on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 24, 2024. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in deployed areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos)
Benefits & Pay

Troops, families and military civilians: How is the shutdown affecting you?

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 28, 2025

Troops and their families reported missed or incorrect paychecks last week after the Defense Department shifted $8 billion to dish out pay and a Pentagon official said all troops with active pay accounts were paid on Oct. 15th.
Benefits & Pay

Some troops report mid-month pay issues after Pentagon shifts billions amid shutdown

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 23, 2025

US Navy sailors listen to US President Donald Trump speak as he visits the USS Harry S. Truman during the US Navy's 250th anniversary celebration, "America's Navy 250: Titans of the Sea - A Salute to the Fleet", at Naval Station Norfolk Pier 14 in Norfolk, Virginia on October 5, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Benefits & Pay

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops 

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Oct 12, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 8, 2025) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy class of 2029 participate in noon meal formation in T-Court. Afterwards they are given the opportunity to meet with their families during Plebe Parents Weekend, a time for the families of the incoming class to see the progress made during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey)
Benefits & Pay

Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 11, 2025

A Combined Action Program Marine and a Navy corpsman using diesel fuel to burn the human waste from Combined Action unit Papa Three's outhouse in Cam Hieu village, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, on September 20, 1967. (Photo by Ed Palm Photo/Getty Images)
Benefits & Pay

Federal watchdog calls out lack of research on burn pits in Vietnam

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Close-up on a man gambling online using a mobile app on his cell phone while drinking beer at the pub
Mental Health

Gambling addiction in the military may be going unnoticed, advocates warn

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 3, 2025

Royce Williams
Military Awards

Proposed law would open the door for more troops to be awarded the Medal of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 25, 2024. After demonstrations, recruits complete various physically and mentally challenging obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Mental Health

Two-thirds of troops who left the military in 2023 were at risk for mental health conditions, survey found

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 6, 2025

Vets hope thousands will rally against VA cuts in nationwide protests
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Vets hope thousands will rally against VA cuts in nationwide protests

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

U.S Airmen assigned to the 81st Security Forces Squadron along with members of the U.S. Navy stand in formation during the Police Week Retreat Ceremony on May 15, 2025 at Keesler Air Force Base. The retreat ceremony was one of several events held by the 81st Security Forces Squadron commemorating National Police Week. National Police Week was established in 1962 as a collaborative effort to honor America’s law enforcement community and pay special recognition to those law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)
Benefits & Pay

Bipartisan bill would nix federal taxes on military bonuses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 22, 2025

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Caserta died when he intentionally walked into a spinning helicopter propeller on June 25, 2018. Hi parents, Teri and Patrick, lobbied for The Brandon Act, which mandates that troops get mental healthcare and other assistance when they need it.
Mental Health

Parents of ‘Brandon Act’ sailor ask to meet with Hegseth about military suicides

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 15, 2025

A new bipartisan bill would establish centers across the U.S. to treat and study veterans with innovative therapies like psychedelics.
Mental Health

New bill could create VA centers to treat vets with psychedelic therapies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

A new pilot program offers Marine Corps and navy moms on active duty or spouses access to registered nurses for help with unique physical and mental health conditions that moms face throughout pregnancy and after giving birth.
Mental Health

New program helps Navy, Marine Corps moms with pregnancy and infant care

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 13, 2025