A new Basic Needs Allowance to help low-income troops is expected to be implemented by the military over the next year. (Mark Lennihan/AP) House leaders are pushing military leaders to make ...

The military has announced a new Basic Needs Allowance for military families that will begin on Jan. 1, 2023. The new allowance was announced by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a Sept. 22, 2022 memo ...

Service members saw their biggest pay raise in 22 years — 5.2% — this past January. The pay bump in 2025 likely won’t be as large for all troops, but some junior personnel could get a windfall if ...

Volunteers load a vehicle at a Military Family Advisory Network food distribution event in Norfolk, Va., in May. (Courtesy of MFAN) Low-income military families are now a step closer to getting a new ...

President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay. Congress approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or ...

It would be the smallest raise since a 2.7% boost in 2022 and would continue a downward trend from the 5.2% hike in 2024. The ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — On average, the Basic Allowance for Housing or BAH is going up 12 percent, but here in San Diego an enlisted Sailor or Marine will see much more. A Sergeant or a Petty Officer ...