military retirement
Veteran's earned exit
Military retirement is the status of a service member who has completed a career in the armed forces, typically after twenty or more years of service.
Unlike civilian retirement, military retirees often receive pensions while still in their forties or fifties, enabling second careers.
The term also refers to the pension and benefits themselves: His military retirement covers the mortgage.
Ceremonies marking the transition are called military retirement ceremonies.
- twenty yearsPair of decades
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- service recordDocumentation of employment history
- final saluteCeremonial farewell gesture
- gold watchTimepiece of precious metal
veterans' organizations · pension · job training · veteran status · healthcare · family counseling · mental health support · survivor benefits · base housing · education benefits · mentorship programs · annuities · tax exemptions · VA benefits · medical evaluations · relocation assistance · cost-of-living adjustments · career fairs
- retirementretirees, pension plan, pension, pensioner, pension fund
- demobilizationdemob, demobilize, demobilization, disband, disbanding
- military benefitsVA benefits, veteran benefits, base pay, health benefits, disability benefits
- retirement savings403b, 401(k), 401k, pension fund, pension pot
- veterans benefitsVA benefits, veterans pensions, VA disability, veteran benefits, VA claims
military retirementmilitary enlistment
Joining armed forces voluntarily
military induction · basic training · military recruitment · military commission · active duty
military retirementactive duty
Current military employment status
active service · military deployment · combat duty · tour of duty · military career
military, retirement, militarily, militarism, militarist, militaristic, militia, militant, militancy