Simply put, military retirement pay is unique to each retiree. There is no chart that shows how much military retirees will earn.

This post is about why there is not a military retirement pay chart, and what you can do about it. I get a LOT of email from people asking me to link to the military retirement pay chart.

- Most military retirees are set to receive the largest pay bump since 1982 beginning January 1, 2022. In 2021, most retirees received a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) pay increase of 1.3 percent.

To counter ever-rising personnel costs in the ranks, defense officials should consider radical changes to troops’ compensation packages like replacing annual pay raises with more targeted ...

Driven by inflationary pressures, the Department of Defense on Friday announced a 5.9% increase cost-of-living pay increase for most military retirees and survivors, starting Jan. 1, 2022. It’s ...