Active duty service members stationed in San Diego will receive a cost of living allowance (COLA) for the first time in at least two decades.
Under new 2026 guidelines, an enlisted sailor with the rank of E-4 who has dependents will receive $46 per month.
The change reflects a move toward paying COLA to high cost-of-living areas within the continental US (known as CONUS). Seattle, Wash. and parts of the Bay Area in San Francisco, Calif., have also become eligible in 2026…