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Military Retirement

  • Working-age retirees should make sure they've paid their newly required enrollment fees for Tricare Select.
    Retiree’s wife: Here’s what to do if you think you’re still covered under Tricare Select

    “My concern is that we thought we had done it all correctly and were never notified of the error. We ended up spending a month scuba diving without health insurance." -- retiree's wife.

    Karen Jowers
    February 17
  • Plan would help retirees who have lost Tricare Select coverage. (Image by Stock)
    Senators want to extend grace period for reinstating tens of thousands of retirees’ lost Tricare Select coverage

    Plan would give retirees a one-year grace period to reinstate Tricare Select.

    Karen Jowers
    February 2
  • Retirees who didn't set up their payments for new enrollment fees for Tricare Select will find their coverage is dropped. (Image by Stock)
    Nearly 175,000 military retirees, family members may soon have no Tricare Select coverage

    This may mean a rude awakening for retirees who haven't set up payments for Tricare Select. But DoD is cutting you some slack.

    Karen Jowers
    January 8
  • More than 850,000 retirees and their family members who were enrolled in Tricare Select must now pay enrollment fees. (Image by Stock)
    New in 2021: Are you a retiree who will lose Tricare Select coverage Jan. 1? Here’s what to do.

    You'll probably be getting a phone call if you were disenrolled from Tricare Select as a retiree or family member.

    Karen Jowers
    December 29, 2020
  • Residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home campuses in Gulfport, Miss., and Washington, D.C. will soon be offered the COVID-19 vaccine. (Kemberly Groue/Air Force)
    Here’s when Armed Forces Retirement Home residents, staff will be offered COVID vaccine

    Residents and staff members of Armed Forces Retirement Home are a top priority for the initial deliveries of vaccine.

    Karen Jowers
    December 17, 2020
  • Many military bases have tax centers operated through their legal assistance offices, where those in the military community can have their taxes prepared by a trained, certified volunteer. (Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell/Air Force)
    Here’s when your 2020 military tax statements will be ready

    Get your tax statement faster on myPay; retirees' 1099Rs will be available on Dec. 15.

    Karen Jowers
    November 30, 2020
  • Retirees in Tricare Select must set up their payment process for enrollment fees to risk losing their health care coverage. (Image by Stock)
    Don’t let your Tricare Select coverage lapse, officials warn retirees

    Retirees have until Dec. 31 to set up their payment process for new Tricare Select enrollment fees.

    Karen Jowers
    November 16, 2020
  • The rule would enable agencies to front the cost of miscalculated retirement deposits, rather than the employees themselves. (Getty Images)
    OPM proposes rule to fix the burden of vets’ miscalculated pensions

    The rule would enable agencies to front the cost of miscalculated retirement deposits, rather than the employees themselves.

    Jessie Bur
    November 5, 2020
  • There may be fewer parades this year because of the pandemic, but the country continues to honor veterans, in large and small ways, such as offering some discounts to show their appreciation. (Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret/Army)
    From free tacos to haircuts and lube jobs, Veterans Day discounts and deals are waiting

    Some businesses are still offering discounts for military and veterans amid the COVID pandemic.

    Karen Jowers
    November 1, 2020
  • Millions of military family members, retirees and others will be getting new IDs over the next five years. Here, Dr. Nan Pond gets her picture taken for a new ID by Airman 1st Class Jacara Pope at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., in 2019. (Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey/Air Force)
    More than 5 million military family members, retirees are getting new ID cards

    The technology also sets the stage for the future when cardholders will be able to go online and get their ID card through the proper vetting process, without going to an ID office.

    Karen Jowers
    August 24, 2020
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