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Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine
As many as 20,000 unvaccinated service members are at risk of being removed from service.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Last chance: Don’t miss these deadlines today for retirement, health care benefits
Want to enroll in the new Blended Retirement System? Change your Tricare plan? Today's the deadline
By Karen Jowers
FEDVIP gift: Military retirees, others get extra three months to enroll in dental, vision insurance
You have until sometime in March to enroll in a FEDVIP vision or dental plan.
By Karen Jowers
This Air Force captain wants to retire at age 44 with the full military retirement.
Here's why this Air Force officer chose to stay with the legacy retirement system.
By Karen Jowers
For this sailor, the new blended retirement system is a safe bet
The BRS is just one military benefit this sailor is using to prepare for the future.
By Karen Jowers
Here’s how two service members made their decisions about the new retirement system
We delved into how two service members made their choices of whether to jump to the new Blended Retirement System or stay with the legacy system.
By Karen Jowers
It’s almost December and time to decide: Will you go for the new retirement system?
The deadline is Dec. 31 if you want to enroll in the Blended Retirement System.
By Karen Jowers
Pompeo backs away from denuclearization goal for North Korea
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo distanced himself Wednesday from a previously stated goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons by the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2021.
Military death benefits won’t be stopped by government shutdowns anymore
Military families mourning the loss of a loved one have been caught up in previous political fights over government spending.
Trump says of possible shutdown: ‘If it happens, it happens’
Lawmakers face a Sept. 30 deadline to pass spending bills to keep the government open.
This GI Bill change was supposed to take effect Aug. 1. It still hasn’t happened.
It’s been more than a month since the Veterans Affairs Department was required by law to change the way it calculates housing stipends for student veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Yet the agency still has not completed the necessary technology updates to make that happen. Meanwhile many veterans are sure to receive checks with the wrong amount.
By Natalie Gross