Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are military bases in Alaska. They aren’t the only U.S. military operations there, but it’s where many typically serve when given PCS orders to Alaska. Now, thanks to the 2023 Defense Authorization Act, troops stationed in Alaska can fly back to the “lower 48” and… Read more »
Some serve in the United States military, put in enough time to retire with a military pension, and leave the military for their home of record. Others may retire or separate and move to a completely different part of the country, but a third type of military retiree doesn’t return to the United States to… Read more »
The first draft of the national defense budget for 2024 includes a proposed 5.25% military pay raise for military members. Learn more.
A bipartisan Senate bill seeks to expand eligibility for military spouses to be compensated for expenses related to switching from active duty to service in the Reserve. The Military Spouse Career Support Act is the latest in a wave of bills seeking to improve veteran benefits, spouse employment options, and quality of life. Senator John… Read more »
President Joe Biden has issued an Executive Order to improve job opportunities for military spouses, according to a Department of Defense issued on Friday, June 9, 2023. The executive order also addresses employment opportunities for caregivers and surviving family members. What the Executive Order Does The order includes “a variety of actions to improve hiring… Read more »
A study in May of 2023, demonstrated a link between a contaminant in the water at Camp Lejeune and an elevated risk of Parkinson’s Disease. Learn more.
Military members and federal employees have launched a lawsuit against TSP, The federal government’s tax-deferred retirement plan, also known as the Thrift Savings Plan. The suit alleges these employees lost access to their savings after a TSP system upgrade. What the TSP Lawsuit Alleges According to an article in Federal Times, a major system update… Read more »
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, also known as “the debt ceiling bill” has been signed into law by the President of the United States, eliminating the threat of a federal government loan default predicted as early as June 5, 2023. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 addresses the loan default issue and contains several… Read more »
Update: When Congress passed the Brandon Act in 2021, implementation was delayed. News outlets, including Military.com, report the Defense Department “did not craft the policy in response to the law until this May. In that interim, 440 active-duty service members across the six armed forces died by suicide, according to records kept by the Pentagon… Read more »
In late April 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to learn more about Gulf War Illness which plagues roughly a third of those deployed in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The study is meant to learn more about how to diagnose and treat Gulf… Read more »