Bootcamp · AGR
Full-time Guard or Reserve. You are not TRS anymore.
DEERS has to read active duty. Then Prime or Prime Remote. Family dental flipped to the active-duty TDP story. FSAFEDS is a new cash register.
Do not buy TRICARE Reserve Select while you are AGR.
Still needed
Next official doors.
Check them off after you enroll on .gov / .mil. Ask TOP if the portal fights you.
Force DEERS to show active duty
Do now
Enroll Prime or Prime Remote — not TRS
Do now
Your teeth left TDP. Family stayed.
This month
Keys
Do nowForce DEERS to show active duty
Personnel posts the orders. If BWE still offers TRS, the roster is wrong. DEERS / DMDC: 800-538-9552.
Healthcare
Do nowEnroll Prime or Prime Remote — not TRS
Plan Finder on the ZIP. Zero premium for the sponsor. TPR is often phone or mail if BWE fights you. East 800-444-5445. West 888-874-9378.
Healthcare
This monthYour teeth left TDP. Family stayed.
Sponsor: clinic or Active Duty Dental Program. Family buys TDP as an active-duty family — not the drilling TDP story, and not FEDVIP dental.
Healthcare
When you need itGap recutFSAFEDS health-care FSA (AGR can buy this)
HCFSA and dependent-care FSA. Open season on fsafeds.gov, not milConnect. Recut from FINRED: AGR and regular-component active duty. Drilling Selected Reserve is not this door. Recut from FSAFEDS.
Finance
Do nowTSP / BRS match on full-time pay
The match follows the paycheck. Confirm the contribution on TSP.gov after the first AGR LES.
Finance
When you need it20 active years vs 20 qualifying years
20 years of active federal service is usually a regular retirement with pay now — retiree TRICARE, not TRR. 20 qualifying years without 20 active years is gray area.
Education
This monthGap recutDo not mix TA, Chapter 1606, and Chapter 33
Full-time orders can change which education pot actually pays. Run VA’s Comparison Tool before you spend a chapter on a class TA would cover.
Housing
When you need itGap recutVA home loan COE
Qualifying active service can open the COE while you are still AGR. Not a homeowners policy.
Insurance
Do nowSGLI amount and beneficiary
Full-time pay does not reset the beneficiary. Confirm it in milConnect this week.
Finance
When you need itMilitary OneSource counseling
Free. 800-342-9647. Eligible AGR and family. Type the .mil URL yourself.
Finance
Do nowGap recutmyPay on full-time pay
Direct deposit, W-4, allotments, the first AGR LES. Login.gov or CAC. Confirm TSP came out of that paycheck.
Insurance
Do nowGap recutFSGLI on the spouse and kids
Full-time pay does not max the spouse coverage. milConnect, next to SGLI.
Healthcare
When you need itGap recutFamily vision lives on BENEFEDS, not milConnect
AGR sponsors are not FEDVIP-eligible. Family on a TRICARE health plan often is. Own open season. Recut from BENEFEDS.
Education
This monthGap recutTransfer Post-9/11 GI Bill (TEB) if you mean to
milConnect. Service-obligation rules still apply on AGR orders. The spouse cannot click it for you.
Education
When you need itGap recutCredentialing Assistance vs TA vs GI Bill
Three pots. COOL first, then the service CA office. Full-time orders can change which one actually pays.
Healthcare
This monthGap recutTRICARE Pharmacy home delivery
Prime does not enroll the refill. Recut from TRICARE.mil Rx. Home delivery is usually cheaper than retail.
Housing
This monthGap recutMilitary Child Care waitlist
AGR families use the same CDC / fee-assistance door as active duty. The waitlist is the enrollment.
Healthcare
This monthGap recutEFMP when a family member needs specialty care or an IEP
Mandatory when it applies. It will shape the next set of orders. Recut from Military OneSource EFMP.
Ask TOP
Point me at the enrollment door.
Say the product. I’ll match the recut walkthrough and the official site. Always enroll on .gov / .mil.
Prefer the full finder? Open Ask TOP.