2019 military pay charts based on a 2.6% pay increase as approved in the FY 2019 Defense Budget. The FY 2019 rates were built by applying inflation assumptions to FY 2017 active component rates. The basic pay rates reflect a 2.6% pay raise, effective January 1, 2019. The pay increase has been approved by Congress […]
2019 Defense Budget Signed by Trump
Updated September, 2018 - The 2019 Defense Budget has been approved by Congress and signed by President Trump in record speed with a 2.6 percent pay increase and a $716 billion national defense budget. This is the earliest the defense budget has been passed in the last 40 years. "I am grateful for the strong commitment of members on both sides of the aisle to pass this year's NDAA in record time. Together, they have demonstrated the deep and abiding bipartisan support our military enjoys," … [Read More...]
Military Family Month 2018
Military Family Month was established in 1996 by the Armed Services YMCA, with the U.S. Government recognizing the occasion every year since. Each November, the President signs a proclamation