Making a military move? The road may be bumpy; these tips will help
As the moving season — from May to September — gear ups for service members and families, persistent problems with labor shortages make it difficult to predict what those moves…
Last-minute tax tips: Changes and resources for military members
The good news about filing your tax return this year is that it may be a simpler process, according to the Defense Department’s tax counsel. For example, since there weren’t…
The cost to rename 9 Confederacy-honoring Army bases has doubled
Fort Polk, Louisiana is one of nine Army bases that are changing their names and removing all Confederate references. (via Military OneSource) The cost of renaming the nine Army bases…
DoD to offer tax-saving child care accounts, other benefits for troops
Dependent care flexible spending accounts, which help defray the cost of child care by providing tax savings, are coming for active duty service members. The new benefit is one of…
Military seeks funding for universal prekindergarten at DoD schools
Defense officials have announced plans to fund universal prekindergarten at DoD schools. Here, first-grade students at Kadena Elementary School in Okinawa work with engineers and architects from Navy Facilities Engineering…
Army now screening soldiers for Basic Needs Allowance eligibility
Although the Army is a little late to the table, soldiers are now being screened for potential eligibility to receive the new Basic Needs Allowance, which is designed to help…
Commissary director to leave post March 31
The director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced he will retire March 31. Bill Moore, who is winding up a 40-year career in government civilian service, has been at…
Proposal would give tax incentives for hiring military spouses
Companies would get tax incentives to hire military spouses under bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate and the House Wednesday. The bills, if passed, would amend the Internal Revenue Code…
MCPON: Sailors need speedier, easier access to counseling
A sailor in crisis can’t get the mental health help they need when they need it, the top enlisted sailor told lawmakers this week. Tricare bureaucracy means they have to…
Tricare now covers new costly insulin device for Type 1 diabetics
Tricare now covers the Omnipod 5 insulin delivery device. (Used with permission. ©2022 Insulet Corp. All rights reserved.) Military family members who are Type 1 diabetics can now get Tricare…