Understanding Military Retirement and Supporting Military Retirees in Your Service Network

FCS3388/FY1528, 10/2023

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1528-2023

Keywords:

military families, retirement planning, survivor benefit plan

Abstract

This publication discusses aspects of military retirement, including retirement systems, planning processes, pay and taxes, survivor benefits, and planning resources. Written by Kristen Jowers and Martie Gillen, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2023.

Author Biographies

Kristen Jowers, University of Florida

social media specialist and program coordinator for OneOp, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Martie Gillen, University of Florida

associate professor and specialist, family and consumer economics for older adults, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL

References

Defense Finance and Accounting Service. (2019). Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act Legal Overview. https://www.dfas.mil/garnishment/usfspa/legal/

Internal Revenue Service. (2020). Federal Income Tax Withholding after Leaving the Military. Lifecycle Series. Publication 4782, Catalog Number 53298M. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4782.pdf

United States Department of Defense. (n.d.). Military Compensation. https://militarypay.defense.gov/Pay/Retirement/

United States Department of Defense. (2018). Military OneSource is now available to veterans and their families for a full year after separating from the military. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/1600957/military-onesource-is-now-available-to-veterans-and-their-families-for-a-full-y/

EDIS Cover Issue number 5 September October 2023

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Published

2023-10-20

How to Cite

Jowers, Kristen, and Martie Gillen. 2023. “Understanding Military Retirement and Supporting Military Retirees in Your Service Network: FCS3388 FY1528, 10 2023”. EDIS 2023 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1528-2023.

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Vol. 2023 No. 5

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Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

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