Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic ...

Editor's note: This is the first installment of New Year, New You, a weeklong look at your financial health headed into 2026. U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and ...

Basic pay is just one component of servicemember compensation. Analysts generally compare military and civilian pay using regular military compensation (RMC), defined in law as the total of “basic pay ...

Junior enlisted service members will soon see a significant boost in their pay as the Pentagon rolls out a targeted raise aimed at improving quality of life for the military’s lowest-paid ranks. The ...