Trump Admin to Pay Military
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Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.8% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2026, thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, tied to inflation. The 2.8% raise for 2026 is up from 2.5 % in 2025 after a string of raises as high as 8.7% in 2023.
After years of volatile cost-of-living adjustments, millions of veterans and military retirees are set to receive a 2.8% increase in their monthly benefits starting December 1, 202