May and June are the biggest commissioning time of year. Not only do all the service academies graduate then, but thousands of ROTC students also graduate and enter their active military service. This years’ group of newly commissioned officers face a unique question: should they opt into the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS), or… | Read More…
The Blended Retirement System Decision: Part Math, and Part Life
Well, it’s 11 December – military service members eligible to choose between the old, legacy retirement system and the new, Blended Retirement System (BRS) have just under three more weeks to make their decision. With so much information out there, and with so many opinions, how do you make a smart choice? It is important… | Read More…
50+ Places To Learn About The Military’s New Blended Retirement System (BRS)
Every single day, I meet a service member or spouse who either doesn’t know about the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS), knows wrong information about BRS, or doesn’t know enough about BRS. It’s worrying and frustrating and concerning all at the same time. For anyone who is eligible to opt-in to the BRS, this… | Read More…
Everything About The Blended Retirement System
It’s 2018, and the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS) has begun. What is the BRS and what does this mean to you? Who Does This Affect? Let’s start with the most basic question: who is affected by the implementation of the BRS? Two groups are affected: People who join the military after 1 January… | Read More…