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Your Last Year in Uniform: The Separation Money Checklist
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Your Last Year in Uniform: The Separation Money Checklist

Terminal leave or sell it back, your final paycheck, SGLI, TRICARE, unemployment, and the cash cushion that keeps the pay gap from wrecking you.

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SkillBridge: Your Runway to a Civilian Job
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SkillBridge: Your Runway to a Civilian Job

Spend your last 180 days in uniform working at a civilian company, on military pay, with military benefits. Here is how it works and how to get it approved.

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VA Disability Claims and Ratings: The Basics
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VA Disability Claims and Ratings: The Basics

What a rating actually is, how to file before you separate, what the monthly check looks like, and why you shouldn't pay anyone for help you can get free.

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Your TSP When You Separate: Keep It, Roll It, or Cash It Out
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Your TSP When You Separate: Keep It, Roll It, or Cash It Out

Your account doesn't vanish with your CAC. Here are the three real options at separation, and what cashing out young actually costs.

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TRICARE When You Separate: TAMP and CHCBP
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TRICARE When You Separate: TAMP and CHCBP

The coverage windows after service: who gets 180 free days, and what it costs to buy a bridge after that.

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