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Troops and families: How has the shutdown affected you?
Military Times wants to hear about your experience during the federal government shutdown.
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Troops, families use credit card relief at commissaries amid shutdown
In the days since a 90-day, interest-free offer for Military Star card holders at commissaries was announced, use of the cards jumped about 14%.
Pay & Benefits
Comprehensive news and information from Air Force Times about military pay and benefits
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Military hospitals, clinics resume billing civilians following 3-year pause
An estimated 137,000 civilians are expected to receive bills for medical care they received at military hospitals and clinics since 2023.
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Bigger military bonuses might be on the way to help with recruiting, retention
The year 2022 was publicly dubbed the military’s “most challenging recruiting year” in decades.
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More child care spaces opening to working military families after COVID-19 pause in priority system
With moving season in full swing, this policy helps military families get their children into child development centers.
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Military families: How are you dealing with inflation?
Tell us: What has inflation done to your family budget?
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Federal worker wages could cap military pay raise
Both troops and civilian employees are in line for at least a 4.6% pay raise in 2023.
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4.6% pay raise for troops gets support across Capitol Hill
Lawmakers still could push the raise higher during debate in coming weeks.
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Is Juneteenth a federal holiday?
Juneteenth has been celebrated annually around the country since 1865 when a Union General arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the enslaved African Americans that the Confederacy had lost the war and that they were free as per the Emancipation Proclamation, which was inked in 1863.
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Overseas military spouses struggle to continue teleworking for their federal agencies
Telework was becoming a solution for federally employed military spouses moving overseas, but major roadblocks have appeared.
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Armed Forces Retirement Home’s chief operating officer sexually harassed employees, IG finds
His behavior was “particularly egregious” given his position as the Armed Forces Retirement Home’s COO, investigators said.
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Brain disease affecting pro football players appears to be rare in the military, study suggests
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, linked to contact sports like football and boxing, is “uncommon” in the brains of deceased service members, according to a new study.
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House lawmakers eye 4.6% pay raise for troops in 2023
Advocates have expressed concerns that the biggest pay raise in 20 years still might not be enough for military families to cover expenses.
