Military pay, BAH, BAS, SGLI, TSP, and financial resources.
You have $500K in SGLI at $26/month — but most Soldiers don’t know what their family actually gets, what FSGLI covers, or that their coverage ends 120 days after they sign ETS paperwork. Here’s what you need to know before it matters.
BAH increased 4.2% in 2026. Here’s how it works, what the DA Form 5960 requires, rate protection rules, PCS impacts, CONUS and OCONUS COLA supplements, and the dual-military rules most Soldiers get wrong.
The 3.8% pay raise is official. Here’s every number that changed in 2026 — basic pay by grade, BAH, BAS, the Warrior Dividend — and how to verify your LES is right.
