Divorce and the Military: What You Need to Know
Divorce is never easy, but it can be especially complicated when one or both spouses are in the military. Learn what you need to know to protect your rights and interests.
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Retired Military and Veterans Benefits Guide
In 2024, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense made changes to the rules for accessing VA benefits with military discharges that formerly didn’t allow access. If you received a bad conduct discharge or an other-than-honorable discharge in the past you may have assumed you didn’t qualify for VA benefits. But that… Read more »
Retirement Pay for Guard and Reserve Members
If you are in the National Guard or the Reserve, you earn points toward retirement while serving part-time and when called to active service. You qualify for military retirement as a member of a Reserve Component once you have reached 20 creditable years of military service. What does it take to make it to retirement… Read more »