Category Archives: Military Retirement

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


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


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?


(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


[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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Lifestyles in early retirement: long-term travel


    Veteran blogger Janette from “Ground Level in Kansas” offered her feedback on the “WordAds” post about types of ads that readers want from this site: I come here not only for me (spouse of retired Army), but for … Continue reading →

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