Fortunately for military spouses, you can still save for your own retirement, even with challenges such as unemployment and underemployment that come with military life.

Military retirees have to give up (or waive) part of their retirement pay, dollar for dollar, to get VA disability pay. CRDP allows eligible retirees to receive both when they have more than a 50% ...

However, the military has previously offered earlier retirements under a process called Temporary Early Retirement Authority, or TERA. For instance, from 1993 to 2001 , troops with 15 to 20 years ...

They’re also reviewing the records of another 1,500 combined Reserve and Air Guard members who have already separated from the military and may not have received any retirement funds.