2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans, Military Retirees

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Air Force's Top Enlisted Leader Looks to Merge Maintenance Specialties]( [Updated: Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA)]( [Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees]( Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, tied to inflation. [Read More]( [Holiday Hiring: Job Hunting Resources and Career Advice for Veterans]( [Read More]( [Investigation of SEALs Drowning Also Uncovers Allegations of Performance-Enhancing Drug Use, Secret Surgery]( The Navy investigation stressed that "the allegations raised in the complaint were not root causes" of the decision to conduct the boarding operation or the drowning deaths of the two SEALs. [Read More]( [VA Health Care Enrollment Process]( Veterans are eligible for a comprehensive health care package that is completely portable across the entire VA health care system. 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David Alexander was relieved "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership ability," a spokesperson for the service, confirmed in a statement. [Read More]( [Looking for a Job Today? Get Our Free Postseason Playbook for Veteran Job Hunters]( Once you are out of the military, you are in the postseason, and it is time to get a job. Download our free Postseason Playbook to get a step-by-step guide to finding your next high-impact job. [Read More]( [Here Is the VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate for 2025]( Survivors will receive a slightly-below-average increase in 2025. [Read More]( [Navy Says 26 Ships Affected by Faulty Welds at Newport News Shipyard in Virginia]( Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that poor welds were found on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as well as the attack submarines USS Hyman G. Rickover and USS New Jersey. [Read More]( [Thursday! 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