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Important Health Care Benefit Update
One of the little known provisions in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is tucked away in section 702. It's so small; anyone could pass right over it. And the language looks so innocuous that some might think it to be a technical correction. It has a...
California Cannot Afford Not to Pass AB 46 – Statistical Data
Jeffrey L Breiten, 3rd Vice-President. Legislative Affairs, CALMOAA In light of California Governor Newsom's proposed 2024 budget, State Legislators must pass AB 46, exemption of Military Retirement from State Income Taxes or risk losing even millions more in revenue...
2024 Pay Raises
Active duty and drilling Guard and Reserve members' pay will increase 5.2% over 2023 rates. It will be the largest increase in pay in two decades. DFAS is due to issue the official pay tables in January 2024. Military pay is taxable in most States. Basic...
What to Expect from the 2nd Session of the 118th Congress
What to Expect from the 2nd Session of the 118th Congress (or what Congress will be up to from January to December 2024) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA for 2024 was signed into law on December 22, 2023 (Public Law 118-31) and will be in effect...
Open Season for Scholarships for Military Children
Applications have now opened for Fisher House Foundation’s Scholarships for Military Children program for academic year 2024 – 2025. The program, entering its 24th year, recognizes the contributions of military families to the readiness of America’s fighting force and...
Bill Would Create Air Guard Federal Tuition Program
Drill-status Air National Guardsmen would have a permanent federal tuition assistance program under bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate last week. Army Guard soldiers have long had access to federal TA, but the Air Guard has only in recent years been...
