Family Matters

The Department of Defense (DoD) has stated that family support is critical for service members. It supports service members who decide to adopt children and tries hard to support families during the adoption process.

This is a quick summary of several important benefits. The chart shows whether you may qualify, based on your discharge status.

Many benefits are available to veterans after separation from the military. However, these benefits often depend on the type of discharge status received.

The Department of Defense has created a special website page to help individuals calculate how much military retirement pay will be available to them. Click here for more information on military retirement pay.
 

The website page includes the following calculators: