Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.8% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2026, thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, tied to inflation. The 2.8% raise for ...

As an example, a military retiree who receives $2,500 in retired pay will see a COLA increase of about $70 a month. For a veteran receiving $1,500 per month in benefits, the increase would be about ...

Veterans receiving disability payments and military retirees will see a new cost of living adjustment (COLA) starting in ...

"Every time Washington shuts down, veterans and service members and their families become collateral damage in these political fights," said Jim Whaley.

The Trump administration has moved money around to pay troops, but by mid-November, military members will likely go without a ...

At a ceremony marking the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump sought to reassure service members affected by the ongoing government shutdown, pledging they would receive "every last ...

As the government shutdown drags on, President Trump's promise of military pay raises is also stalled until an agreement is reached. Even as Trump celebrated the 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy on ...

Time is running out to find the next solution to get service members paid during the government shutdown, as the $8 billion the Trump administration found to cover troops’ paychecks is due to run ...

After years of volatile cost-of-living adjustments, millions of veterans and military retirees are set to receive a 2.8% ...