The Defense Department has been pushing to reduce the number of PCS moves, directing the military services to cut discretionary PCS spending by 10% in fiscal 2027, 30% by fiscal 2028 and 50% by 2030.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., voted against the legislation in 2022, 2023 and 2025, because he said he disagreed with different provisions in the bills, not over military pay raises. He supported ...

Securing safe child care is “a big” point of stress for soldiers preparing for deployments, making it a primary focus for the ...

The White House's proposed budget for fiscal 2027 includes a pay raise for junior enlisted service members and other pay grades, ranging from 5% to 7%.

Members of the military will be paid on Oct. 31 despite a lapse in funding during the ongoing government shutdown, the Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed to USA TODAY. To ...

The Army’s budget request was a “deliberate, generational investment” in soldiers’ combat capabilities and their qualities of ...

The U.S. Army’s $253 billion fiscal 2027 budget proposal calls for a 5–7% pay raise for service members, plus growth of 18,300 troops and major investments in modernization. The plan is part of ...

The pay increases form part of Defense Department’s $1.5 trillion budget, the highest in history, with requested funding including for the Golden Dome, critical minerals investment, munitions and ...

If you're a mid-career soldier enrolled in the Blended Retirement System (BRS), the rules around your continuation pay just changed. The adjustments, which took effect Jan. 1, 2026, affect when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said Sunday that military personnel will start missing paychecks by Nov. 15 if the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the military will be paid on Oct. 31 despite a lapse in funding during the ongoing government shutdown, the Pentagon ...