This generation of veterans and servicemembers has access to the best benefits of any era in history. From the VA Home Loan program to the GI Bill, you can save money, enhance your career opportunities, and even change your life. Don’t miss out on any of the military and veteran benefits you have earned.
The Department of Defense is working to better understand brain health and combat. The DoD has expanded career-long cognitive assessments and weapon safety limits under its Warfighter Brain Health initiative to prevent brain injuries from routine blast shockwaves. DoD Brain Health Initiative Studies Effects of Combat According to the Air Force official site, “The Defense… Read more »
Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Military Health System, are deactivating legacy credentials and phasing out long-standing tools like DS Logon. In their place, federal systems require certified identity federation services, such as Login.gov and ID.me, that require multi-factor authentication and identity proofing. DoD and VA Benefits Login Consolidation: Active Portals, Login… Read more »
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a nationwide clinical trial to evaluate whether GLP-1 drugs commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes and weight management can treat alcohol use disorder. Studies indicate that approximately 400,000 veterans live with diagnosed alcohol use disorder, a condition affecting approximately 11% of adults in the United States. Using GLP-1 Weight… Read more »
According to Army.mil, the most recent Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, or QRMC, “revealed that service members’ compensation is not only competitive with but often better than that of their counterparts in the private sector.” That’s the claim, but what’s the reality? Military Pay Review: Bad News for Military Families? The Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of… Read more »
If you’re a military family member who has never been assigned overseas before, those overseas permanent change of station moves mean adapting to different ways of accessing benefits and care. One of those changes is how you get prescriptions filled under TRICARE outside CONUS. Using TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Overseas Moving to an overseas military base… Read more »
A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Air Force acted unlawfully by operating a pre-screening system that bypassed the mandatory disability evaluation process required by federal law. It has also ordered the Air Force to dismantle the system. Federal Court Finds Air Force Ran Illegal Disability Screening System In the case Watts v. Meink,… Read more »
In the summer of 2026, the Government Accountability Office sent a report addressed to VA Secretary Doug Collins. That report includes the following. “Since 2010, we and others have found that VA has faced longstanding challenges overseeing its vast health care system to provide quality and timely access to health care for veterans. “ Government… Read more »
Military pay is taxable, but not all military benefits are. Some are excluded by law, including hostile fire pay and housing allowances. Find out more.
Federal Express Corporation has reached a $900,000 class action settlement to resolve claims that the company failed to pay Guard/Reserve members during short-term military leave while compensating non-military workers for absences like jury duty and bereavement. FedEx Settles USERRA Guard/Reserve Class Action Lawsuit Plaintiffs Charlinda Williams, a former courier and Air National Guard sergeant, and… Read more »
Learn about the obstacles facing the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act and its potential impact on veterans’ benefits.