Military Report: Military Retirees, Disabled Veterans to See Largest Pay Raise in Decades for 2022

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[Read More]( [VA and Tricare Warn Sleep Apnea Patients of CPAP Machine Recall]( More than 3.5 million of the machines to help treat sleep apnea and snoring are being recalled. [Read More]( [Colin Powell Has Died of COVID-19 Complications, Family Says]( In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. [Read More]( [See Your 2022 VA Disability Pay Rates]( The current VA disability pay rates show compensation for veterans with a disability rating 10% or higher. Read more. [Read More]( [Get a VA Home Loan for $0 DOWN]( [Read More]( [Senior Army Enlisted Can Soon Be Temporarily Promoted Without NCO Schooling]( Noncommissioned officers who haven't yet graduated from the Army's Master Leader Course may still get promoted beginning next month. [Read More]( [Anger over Afghanistan and the Imperfect Example of Stu Scheller]( Lt. Col. Stu Scheller has become a symbol in some military and political circles of a need for military accountability and reform. 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[Read More]( [VA Will Hire 2,000 New Staffers as It Seeks to Cut Back on Increasing Backlog of Claims]( VA officials hope the new hires will help them slow the backlog which is expected to grow to some 260,000 claims by the end of October. [Read More]( [Navy Recovers Remains of 5 Sailors Killed in Helicopter Crash Off San Diego]( The service said it recovered the lost aircraft from a depth of about 5,300 feet with the help of a salvage and dive team from Naval Sea Systems Command. [Read More]( [Election and Cyber Experts Warn Lawmakers Against Online Voting for Overseas Troops, Citing Security Risks]( At issue is language in the House-passed version of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that sets Pentagon policy and spending priorities. [Read More]( [Army Tweaks Testing so More Soldiers Can Try to Earn Infantry, Soldier and Medical Badges]( Stringent rules for badge testing make the process incredibly time-consuming for units. [Read More]( ['The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies' -- Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer]( From fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2015, Veterans Affairs saw the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer increase by five times for women ages 45 to 64. [Read More]( [Navy Prepares for Discharges of Sailors Who Refuse COVID Vaccine]( Sailors who refuse the shot can be reassigned while their cases are heard, and will not be promoted or given any other orders. [Read More]( [US Troops Have Hundreds of Relatives Still Stuck in Afghanistan, and Congress Is Trying to Help]( At least 48 service members in the Army and Marine Corps are trying to help 509 relatives evacuate Afghanistan more than a month after a U.S. military withdrawal. [Read More]( [See More Content Now]( Download our Military News App! [App Store]( [Google Play]( You are subscribed to the Military Report. 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