Military Retirement

Comprehensive news and information from Army Times about the military retirement system

Skip the trip: More military ID cardholders can now renew online

About 1 million military family members, retirees and others now benefit from the change.

3 months ago

Financial troubles cloud enlisted retirement home’s future

Without financial fixes, the enlisted retirement home may not be able to serve its veteran residents in the future, a new watchdog report warns.

4 months ago

Pay & Benefits

Retirees to see smaller Social Security COLA boost as inflation eases

The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades.

The last military move: 7 things to know about your post-service relocation benefits

It's not quite a typical PCS, but there's one more move in your military career. Here's how it works.

6 years ago

Sailors bounced from recruit training thanks to dependent medical records, parents say

The Navy has clarified how it can access the medical history of sailors and Marines whose parents are, or were, in uniform.

6 years ago

Click fix: Web-design tweak may end BRS opt-in confusion

DoD fixes glitch that caused some BRS confusion

6 years ago

Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress

Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.

6 years ago

IRS to apply hardship test before garnishing military retirement pay

The levy rule began applying to military retirement pay just last year.

6 years ago

DoD: One mistaken click won’t force you into the new retirement system

While the website may have some confusing language and be prone to errant clicks, one mistaken mouse-button push won't change your retirement pay.

6 years ago

Tricare allotment snafu hits more than 4,000 Prime beneficiaries

The error will force some Tricare Prime beneficiaries to make one-time payments for January.

6 years ago

New in 2018: 1.6 million troops will choose between old and new retirement systems

Troops will have to decide to stay with the traditional military retirement system or move to the new Blended Retirement System.

6 years ago

Tricare addressing ‘isolated’ problems with retiree allotments

Officials assure Tricare West retiree patients their Tricare Prime allotments aren't being stopped

6 years ago

Retirement Guide: Guardsman plans for 20-year career

Army Sgt. John Bernert, an air traffic controller in the Kentucky National Guard who is about to start warrant officer school, said the numbers make sense for him to stay with the military’s legacy retirement system.

6 years ago