2024 Military Pay Rates: What You Need to Know
MILITARY BASE PAY The increase in base pay for 2024 is 5.2%. Military base pay is calculated by rank and time in service. The pay for new enlistees at an…
Family Experience For U.S. Army OSUT at Ft Moore (Benning)
Morgan contributed this article and it reflects her experience with her soldier in OSUT in 2023. Thank you for sharing your experience! COMMUNICATION in OSUT How often did you hear…
Tricare Dental Insurance
There are three types of Tricare dental insurance plans: Active Duty Dental Program This program is for active duty servicemembers and activated National Guard and Reserves. This program mainly provides…
2023 Military Pay & Allowances
Military Base Pay Military base pay is calculated by rank and time in service. For new enlistees at an E-2, the pay is just over $2,100/month. Military Pay Charts (pdf)…
2022 Military Pay & Allowances
Military Base Pay Military base pay is calculated by rank and time in service. For new enlistees at an E-2, the pay is just over $2,000/month. Military Pay Charts (pdf)…
Your Soldier’s Pictures Could Be Used In Dating Scams
Did you know in the past year, more than $143 million has been stolen from people involved in dating scams with people they met online? Did you know that many…
Command Sponsorship for Korea
This article was completely rewritten and updated in July 2019. When your soldier receives OCONUS (overseas) orders, being able to go with him is quite the process. It’s even more…
A Portable Career Is Possible as a Military Spouse
A portable career is a must for most military spouses. Unless you get lucky and your soldier stays at one duty station for a long time, you are going to…
Christmas Decorations for Holiday Deployments
The deployment when my husband was deployed over the holidays was the hardest deployment for him. In fact, Christmas was not the same even after he returned for several years…