TOP's Soldier and Veteran Benefit Report

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Bootcamp · Retiree

Retired pay started. This is not gray area.

You have 90 days to reenroll Prime or Select or you drop to space-available. SBP is an election, not a rumor. TFL still waits for Medicare Part B at 65.

Gray-area TRR is the no-paycheck product. You are not that card anymore.

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  1. New retiree ID at RAPIDS

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    RAPIDS / IDDEERS / ID walkthrough

  2. Reenroll retiree TRICARE within 90 days

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    TRICARE retiringRetiree TRICARE walkthrough

  3. FEDVIP dental and vision on BENEFEDS

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    BENEFEDSFEDVIP walkthrough

  1. Keys

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    New retiree ID at RAPIDS

    Retirement is a status change. The CAC is not the retiree card. Book idco.dmdc.osd.mil. Family needs cards too.

    RAPIDS / IDDEERS / ID walkthrough

  2. Healthcare

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    Reenroll retiree TRICARE within 90 days

    Retirement disenrolls Prime. Prime, Select, or US Family Health Plan — confirm on TRICARE.mil. Miss 90 days and you may request retroactive enrollment up to 12 months. Miss that and you lose TRICARE except space-available care. Enrollment fees apply to most retirees. Recut from TRICARE.mil Retiring.

    90 days from the retirement date (retro window up to 12 months)

    TRICARE retiringRetiree TRICARE walkthrough

  3. Healthcare

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    FEDVIP dental and vision on BENEFEDS

    Retirees can buy both. TDP ended with the uniform. Newly retired: 31 days before through 60 days after the retirement date, then Open Season. Recut from DFAS / BENEFEDS.

    31 days before through 60 days after retirement, then Federal Benefits Open Season

    BENEFEDSFEDVIP walkthrough

  4. Healthcare

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    Medicare Part B is the TFL on-switch

    At 65 (or when you first get Medicare Part A), Part B is required to keep TRICARE. TFL is wraparound. Miss Part B and you can owe a late penalty. Recut from TRICARE.mil and Medicare.gov.

    Initial Enrollment Period: 3 months before the birthday month through 3 months after

    TRICARE For LifeTFL clock

  5. Finance

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    DFAS myPay — the retired paycheck

    Direct deposit, tax, allotments. TSP is a different login. Recut from DFAS.mil.

    DFAS retired paymyPay walkthrough

  6. Insurance

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    Survivor Benefit Plan election

    Retired pay stops at death unless SBP is in force. Election is part of retirement processing (DD 2656). Spouse concurrence rules are real. Recut from militarypay.defense.gov.

    SBPSBP walkthrough

  7. Finance

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    TSP in retirement — do not ghost the account

    Contributions stop with the paycheck. Withdrawals, Roth conversions, and beneficiary designations live on TSP.gov. Recut from TSP.

    TSP.govTSP walkthrough

  8. Healthcare

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    VA health and the claim still exist

    A retired ID is not a VA enrollment. 10-10EZ and 21-526EZ are still free on VA.gov.

    VA healthVA health walkthrough

  9. Education

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    Remaining GI Bill / transfer

    Transfer elections have service rules. Remaining Chapter 33 does not vanish because you retired. Comparison Tool first.

    GI BillGI Bill page

  10. Housing

    When you need it

    VA home loan COE

    Retirement does not spend the entitlement by itself. Request or refresh the COE on VA.gov.

    Request a COECOE walkthrough

  11. Insurance

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    VALife if you have a rating

    Whole life, guaranteed acceptance, rating 0–100%, age 80 or under. Not SBP. Not VGLI.

    VALifeVALife walkthrough

  12. Insurance

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    Convert SGLI → VGLI if you just left the uniform

    Retirement ends SGLI. 120 days free, then VGLI. 240 days with no health questions. A premium holiday does not pause that clock. Recut from VA.gov.

    240 days from SGLI ending for no-health-review VGLI

    VGLISGLI → VGLI

  13. Healthcare

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    US Family Health Plan if you live in a designated area

    A Prime option through designated civilian networks — not every ZIP. Recut from TRICARE.mil USFHP. Still inside the 90-day retiree clock.

    US Family Health PlanRetiree TRICARE walkthrough

  14. Healthcare

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    TRICARE Pharmacy after you reenroll

    Pharmacy follows the health plan. No plan, no pharmacy. Home delivery on the TRICARE Rx door.

    TRICARE PharmacyPharmacy walkthrough

  15. Finance

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    CRDP / CRSC if you have VA disability and retired pay

    Concurrent receipt is not a mill product. CRDP is usually automatic if you qualify. CRSC is a service application for combat-related conditions. Recut from DFAS.

    DFAS concurrent receiptFile without a mill

  16. Healthcare

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    TRICARE Young Adult for kids 21–26

    Premium plan. Not automatic at 21. Recut from TRICARE.mil TYA. Separate from the sponsor’s Prime or Select.

    TRICARE Young AdultTYA walkthrough
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