Military Family Watch

Why this is recommended

A BAH table change of $200 a month, a TRICARE fee increase, a childcare fee assistance program or a spouse license that transfers without retesting are each worth more than the membership, and a moving contractor alert before PCS season is worth far more.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 1.3 million active duty families, the Guard and Reserve and the spouses who move every three years.

When it runs

DoD and TRICARE publish changes mid-week; PCS orders and family decisions get made on weekends

Scope

DoD pay tables, BAH, BAS and special pay; PCS, household goods, HomeSafe Alliance and Global Household Goods Contract issues; TRICARE Prime, Select, Reserve Select and pharmacy changes; privatized housing actions and settlements; spouse license reciprocity, MyCAA and employment programs; child development center fees and waitlists; commissary, exchange and MWR benefits; deployment, family separation and hardship pay; Military Lending Act and SCRA rules; scams targeting service members

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Basic allowance for housing and pay table changes, PCS season rules and moving contractor problems, TRICARE plan, fee and pharmacy changes, base housing actions and privatized housing settlements, spouse license reciprocity and employment programs, childcare fee and waitlist changes, commissary and exchange benefits, deployment pay and family separation rules and scams targeting service members, with the program first.

Track benefits and rules for US military families. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: pay table, BAH, BAS and special pay changes; PCS season rules, household goods contractor problems and reimbursement changes; TRICARE plan, enrollment fee, copay, pharmacy and provider network changes; privatized base housing enforcement actions and settlements with claims; spouse license reciprocity, MyCAA, employment and remote work program changes; child development center fee, fee assistance and waitlist changes; commissary, exchange and MWR benefit changes; deployment, family separation and hardship pay rules; Military Lending Act and SCRA rule changes and enforcement; and scams targeting service members flagged by CFPB, FTC or the services. Prefer DoD, the services, DFAS, TRICARE, Military OneSource, court documents and established military reporting; ignore lender marketing. Put the program first in the title with the amount and the date. Use high severity for a pay or BAH change of $100 or more a month, a TRICARE change affecting most families, or a moving contractor alert during PCS season. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.