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Understanding Your Benefits Upon Retirement from The U.S. Military

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, After sacrificing your time and risking your life for your country, the U.S. military makes sure to take good care of its veterans by ensuring they have access to the benefits they were promised upon enlisting. Not everyone is properly educated as to how to best leverage their newly accessible benefits and can lose out on hundreds or thousands of dollars’ worth of claimable perks.

One of the most important documents for securing these benefits is the DD-214, be sure to have this document as well as photocopies of this document on hand for whenever they may be needed. Obtaining the document can be done by individuals by contacting the military directly or by employing a service like DD214direct to go in person to where the military keeps the DD-214 forms and obtaining a copy. The DD-214 denotes your official separation from the U.S. military, it is essential in benefit application process as well as when it comes time to prove your service to employers after you’ve exited the military. It contains all relevant information with regards to the circumstances of your term of service.

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