The 2026 BAH increase comes at the same time as a likely pay raise for service members. As of Dec. 11, the House of Representatives had approved the 3.8% increase in basic pay. The proposed pay raise ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

No matter what branch of the military you are interested in joining, you're essentially going to follow the same process. Before sending in your application, you'll have to decide what branch you want ...

As military training ramps back up, personnel will face 14-day quarantines when they arrive at their destination, at least for the rest of 2020. Usually, quarantines will be held in dorm rooms or ...

If you have a loved one bound for basic training, you may find yourself struggling to find ways to show your support. If military service isn’t something you’ve done or been around much throughout ...

More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...