NEW Benefit Calculators

Retirement Calculator

Plan for active duty (regular), Reserve Component (non-regular), or medical retirement under the Blended Retirement System (BRS) or any of the legacy retirement systems (Final Pay, High-3, or REDUX) by viewing personalized retirement reports and performing "what-if" exercises to see how benefits change using different criteria.

SBP Premium

Plan for retirement by calculating premium estimates of the various Survivor Benefit Plan/Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP/RCSBP) options and using the estimates and information to help make an informed SBP/RCSBP decision at retirement.

Survivor Benefits

Estimate the benefits provided to the surviving family members of a service member in the event of the service member's death by viewing Survivor Benefits Reports and performing "what-if" exercises to see how your Survivor Benefits might change. Estimates include lump sum amounts and show how the annuity changes over time as the spouse and child(ren) age, providing estimates for estate planning.

Deployment Calculator

Prepare for the pay changes that occur due to deployment by estimating monthly income before departure, during deployment, and after return.

RMC Calculator

Calculate the basic compensation received by every service member based on pay grade, years of service, and family size. This includes the sum of basic pay, average basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the federal tax advantage due to the allowances that are not taxable.

SCAADL Calculator

Estimate the monthly Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (SCAADL) financial assistance provided to eligible catastrophically injured or ill service members who require assistance with activities of daily living or cannot live independently without caregiver support.

Benefit Facts

ESGR

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense organization established to promote cooperation and understanding between Service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from the employee's military commitment. The ESGR Ombudsman Services Program provides neutral counseling and mediation of issues relating to compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Benefit Facts

G.I. Bill

The Post-9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33 benefits) is an education benefit program specifically for military members who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Depending on an individual's situation, provisions of the program may include coverage of tuition and fees, a monthly housing allowance, a books and supplies stipend, Yellow Ribbon payments, college fund, rural benefit payments and transferability to eligible immediate Family members (Spouse and Children).

Benefit Facts

SECO

SECO offers comprehensive information, tools and resources to support career exploration, education, training, licensing, employment readiness and career connections.

Benefit Facts

Dual TRICARE and VA

When leaving active duty, Service members may be entitled to or eligible for benefits offered by TRICARE and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), depending on whether the Service member retires or separates. If retiring, the Service member is eligible for TRICARE as a military retiree and may also be eligible for certain VA benefits. Service members who separate due to a service-connected disease or disability may be eligible for VA benefits and certain TRICARE benefits.

Benefit Facts

VA Home Loans

VA helps Service members, Veterans, and eligible Surviving Spouses become homeowners.

Benefit Facts

TSP

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a Federal Government-sponsored retirement savings and investment plan. It offers the same type of savings and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under "401(k)" plans.

Featured: Reunion

The return home from combat can often leave servicemembers feeling out of place with the most important people in their lives - their families.

"In deployment, Soldiers grow accustomed to a new lifestyle and a new 'family' - those buddies that bond together to defend each other," said Maj. Ken Williams, 14th Military Police Brigade chaplain. "This lifestyle change is prolonged and becomes familiar, i.e., the new normal."

The families also change while the Servicemember is deployed.

"The family is a system," Williams said. "When one family member is absent, the whole system changes. All members of the family adapt to a new 'normal' way of life."

When the servicemember returns, the family may feel uncomfortable with each other, and the servicemember may withdraw from the family.