Category Archives: Military Retirement

Military Retirement Lessons Learned

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Doug Nordman

A friend’s spouse retired from the military a little over a year ago, and I asked them to review “The Military Guide”. This relatively new retiree has a shadowbox full of awards and medals. They didn’t make E-9 (or O-9) … Continue reading →

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Guest Post Wednesday: “My Road to a Reserve Retirement”

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Doug Nordman

This guest post is brought to you by a servicemember who’s approaching Reserve retirement after an unusual career path… and you can too! If you’re interested in guest posting, please see our guest posting guidelines. I enlisted in the Army … Continue reading →

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Reader questions on Reserve retirement Tricare and points

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Doug Nordman

I see that Reserve retirement is a popular search term on the blog again, even more popular than financial independence or military retirement. Here are the recent top three searches: Navy Reserve retirement calculator Air Force Reserve retirement calculator Navy … Continue reading →

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Will you work after military retirement?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Doug Nordman

(You’re reading today’s post while I’m starting the USAA blogger conference.  Sorry, I won’t be livecasting to Facebook or Twitter every 10 minutes– I’ll be paying attention to the speakers and asking good questions!  I’ll also try to have a … Continue reading →

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Navy Reserve Retirement Credit for ROTC Summer Training

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Doug Nordman

[August 2015 update:  The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has started issuing letters to Reserve retirees who have claimed credit for ROTC summer training.  According to the comments on this post and some Facebook posts, it appears that DFAS is … Continue reading →

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