Military Benefits
‘INDEF’ ID Cards: Your Questions, Answered
Find the information you need to know, and learn how to stay up to date.
Find out the annual cost-of-living adjustment for military retirees, Social Security recipients, and others.
Ready to make the move? This expert advice can help.
Retirement planning is the process of developing your retirement investing and savings goals and programs for a future retirement. Plus, it will help you create income and make your assets last throughout your retirement years. Sources of retirement income can include:
Even if you plan to make the military a career, don't assume that you military retired pay and Social Security will be enough to meet your needs. Too many people wait until their mid-to-late 40s to start seriously planning their retirement. This is a big mistake. Saving $250 a month at age 25 will yield approximately $872,000 at age 65 with an 8 percent return. Waiting until age 45 to start saving yields only $147,000 at age 65 - a $725,000 difference!
Below you'll find articles, publications, links and more as you begin your planning. Some of the resources are available only to MOAA Premium and Life members; click to learn more about the benefits of membership.
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Some will launch new exemptions for those who retired from service, while others will expand existing ones.
Delayed and canceled reports will make for an unclear start to the new fiscal year.
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Our expert makes sense of these sometimes-confusing programs.
MOAA continues its fight to restore coverage for TRICARE For Life beneficiaries.
As shutdown aftershocks continue, MOAA works to protect what those in uniform have earned from future funding lapses.
Find out what you’ll pay in the new year, including adjustments for higher income levels.
Our expert has important details about when this rule applies ... and what other options you may consider.
More than 20 locations are part of the nationwide effort, the Pentagon's top doctor told attendees at MOAA's TotalForce+ event.
Be sure you’ve covered all the bases before setting your savings goals.
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MOAA's expert lays out key factors you should consider.
September’s inflation figures will be released later than scheduled, but will come out despite the shutdown.