Report to Congress on FY 2025 NDAA Military Basic Pay Reform Proposal
The following is the Dec. 30, 2024, Congressional Research Service Insight Report on the FY2025 NDAA Military Basic Pay Reform…
HASC Mark Would Give Sailors Under E-6 Basic Housing Allowance
Sailors under the E-6 pay grade may be eligible for a basic housing allowance under House authorizers’ draft defense policy…
Defense Bill Approves $1B for New Amphibious Warship, Blesses Attack Sub Sale to Australia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress is backing a Marine proposal to continue the San Antonio-class amphibious warship line with $1 billion…
HASC Advances NDAA Authorizing 10 Ships, Creating SLCM-N Program
The House Armed Services Committee passed its annual defense policy bill early Thursday, authorizing the Navy to buy a total…
Pentagon Not Pursuing Separate Reentry Path For Vaccine Separated Service Members
The Department of Defense will not issue a separate policy to bring back service members who were separated for failing…
Navy Lifts Deployment Restrictions on Sailors Not Vaccinated Against COVID-19
SAN DIEGO – The Navy will no longer consider COVID-19 vaccination status when making decisions about sailor deployments – a…
Pentagon COVID-19 Personnel Policy Delays Leave Unanswered Questions
The Pentagon has offered limited guidance in the three weeks since Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin officially rescinded the COVID-19…
Pentagon Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Questions Remain for Separated Sailors
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin officially rescinded the COVID-19 vaccine mandate Tuesday evening in a memo, stopping any more military…
2,100 Sailors in Limbo as Pentagon Grapples With End of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Navy separated 25 active duty sailors between Nov. 28 and Dec. 28 due to their failure to get vaccinated…
Pentagon Unclear How Military Would Manage End of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines
The Pentagon has no ready answers on how the Department of Defense would implement pending legislation that would allow service…