I often get asked how to find and vet a financial planner. Just as often, I find myself talking to someone who doesn’t have a financial planner but, from their description of their situation, clearly ...

Episode 9: MOAA member Col. Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret), discusses a dynamic career cut short by a surprising illness. After several deployments flying the F-15E Strike Eagle, Malachowski became ...

Maj. Bob Johnson, USA (Ret), worked with fellow woodcrafters in Hendersonville, N.C., to repurpose old military shovel ...

The canceled contract brings a new opportunity to support those who serve throughout the PCS process. Find out what MOAA ...

The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium could nearly double over the next nine years, according to the annual report from the program’s trustees, reaching $347.50 by 2034 – up from $185 this year ...

I’ve been looking at my crystal ball to see the future of the federal civil service, and while some changes are clearer than others, I’m sure other changes are coming across the entire workforce. Here ...

Servicemembers are poised to receive a 3.8% pay increase in FY 2026 under the draft defense appropriations bill advanced by ...

A bipartisan House bill would remove a statute of limitations on claiming some survivor benefits, ensuring next of kin receive what they’re owed after losing a loved one. The Supporting our Surviving ...

More than 13,000 current and former airmen may have been left out of the Blended Retirement System by mistake.

A planned change in how some military retirees pay Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) or Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) premiums will be delayed, but affected retirees still can update their ...

The “90-10 rule” would stay put under this proposal, preserving a MOAA-backed benefit and helping #DefendTheGIBill.

(This article by Kimberly Lankford originally appeared in the June 2025 issue of Military Officer, a magazine available to all MOAA Premium and Life members, who can log in to access our digital ...