Bookmark the real cash registers.

milConnect

DEERS, BWE, SGLI elections.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Reserve Select

Selected Reserve medical. A purchase.

.gov / .mil

When inactive (≤30 days)

Drill, AT, orders of 30 days or less. TRS + LOD.

.gov / .mil

Activation / deactivation

More than 30 days is active-duty TRICARE. Then a 90-day QLE.

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Line of duty care

Injury on short orders. Family is not on LOD.

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TRICARE Dental Program

Teeth are a different contract.

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BENEFEDS / FEDVIP

Vision. Own open season.

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TSP.gov

The match does not enroll itself.

.gov / .mil

IPPS-A

Army points and the AYE.

.gov / .mil

RAPIDS / ID card

Book the appointment. Do not walk up blind.

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SGLI

Amount and beneficiary.

.gov / .mil

MGIB-SR (Chapter 1606)

Drill-status education. Not Post-9/11.

.gov / .mil

USERRA (DOL)

Reemployment law. DOL VETS administers it.

.gov / .mil

ESGR

Free mediation. They do not enforce USERRA.

.gov / .mil

Military OneSource counseling

Free financial counseling, tax, the rest of the stack. 800-342-9647. Type the .mil URL yourself.

.gov / .mil

myPay

LES, direct deposit, W-4, allotments.

.gov / .mil

DoD COOL

MOS-to-license map. CA is the cash register.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Pharmacy

Home delivery and retail network.

.gov / .mil

National Guard Bureau

The .mil map to your state. Education support lives here.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Guard/Reserve

Status changes. Title 32 is not SAD.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Reserve Select

Traditional Guard medical. Technicians: FEHB lockout through 1 Jan 2030.

.gov / .mil

When inactive (≤30 days)

Drill, AT, short Title 32. TRS + LOD.

.gov / .mil

Activation / deactivation

More than 30 days is active-duty TRICARE.

.gov / .mil

VA Guard/Reserve benefits

Traditional and technician VA stack.

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VA home loan eligibility

Guard Title 32 90-day path. SAD does not count.

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MGIB-SR (Chapter 1606)

Drill-status education. Not the state waiver.

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ArmyIgnitED

ARNG federal TA. ANG uses the Air Force door.

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IPPS-A

Army points. NGB-23 / RPAM is the print.

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eVetRecs / NGB-22

NPRC does not hold current Guard jackets.

.gov / .mil

USERRA (DOL)

Title 10 and Title 32. SAD depends.

.gov / .mil

ESGR

Free mediation. They do not enforce USERRA.

.gov / .mil

Military OneSource

Counseling, tax, the rest of the stack.

.gov / .mil

Active duty TRICARE

AGR is this door, not TRS.

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TRICARE Plan Finder

ZIP code. Prime vs Prime Remote. Do not guess.

.gov / .mil

Beneficiary Web Enrollment

milConnect → Benefits → BWE. Prime enrolls here.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Prime

Active duty enrolls. Confirm DEERS first.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Prime Remote

If you live and work remote.

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Active Duty Dental Program

Sponsor teeth. Family is TDP.

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TRICARE Dental Program (family)

Family buys TDP as an active-duty family.

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milConnect / DEERS

Status has to show active duty.

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FSAFEDS

AGR can buy a health-care FSA. Open season.

.gov / .mil

BRS / AGR retirement

20 years active federal service vs reserve retirement.

.gov / .mil

TSP.gov

The match does not enroll itself.

.gov / .mil

myPay

Full-time LES. Confirm the first AGR paycheck.

.gov / .mil

DoD COOL

Credentialing Assistance vs TA vs GI Bill.

.gov / .mil

Active duty TRICARE

Regular-component sponsor and family. Not TRS.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Plan Finder

ZIP code. Prime vs Prime Remote.

.gov / .mil

Beneficiary Web Enrollment

milConnect → Benefits → BWE.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Prime

Enroll based on the duty station. Zero premium.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Prime Remote

Live AND work more than 50 miles / one-hour drive from a military hospital or clinic.

.gov / .mil

Prime Overseas

Overseas duty station. Command-sponsored family.

.gov / .mil

Prime Remote Overseas

Remote overseas. Same command-sponsorship rule.

.gov / .mil

MHS GENESIS patient portal

The military clinic. Not enrollment.

.gov / .mil

Active Duty Dental

Sponsor teeth. Family is TDP — not ADDP.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Dental Program (family)

Family buys TDP as an active-duty family.

.gov / .mil

milConnect / DEERS

Status, BWE, SGLI.

.gov / .mil

SGLI

Amount and beneficiary. milConnect, not GENESIS.

.gov / .mil

TSP.gov

BRS match. Separate from TRICARE.

.gov / .mil

Military OneSource counseling

Free. 800-342-9647. Type the .mil URL yourself. Not a mill.

.gov / .mil

myPay

LES, direct deposit, W-4.

.gov / .mil

FSAFEDS

Active duty can buy a health-care FSA. Recut from FINRED.

.gov / .mil

DoD COOL

Credentialing Assistance. Different pot from TA.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Pharmacy

Home delivery. Military pharmacy is still $0 for you.

.gov / .mil

milConnect / DEERS

Add the person. milConnect lies until DEERS has the name.

.gov / .mil

RAPIDS / ID card

Dependent ID is a different appointment.

.gov / .mil

VA family benefits

The map of spouse and child benefits.

.gov / .mil

CHAMPVA 10-10d

Health for some families of disabled veterans. Not TRICARE.

.gov / .mil

DEA Chapter 35

School money for qualifying spouses and children.

.gov / .mil

FSGLI

Spouse and child life insurance next to SGLI.

.gov / .mil

SpouseWorks Scholarship

Formerly MyCAA. Up to $4,000. Spouse portal, not the sponsor’s.

.gov / .mil

Military OneSource counseling

Free. 800-342-9647. Eligible family, not a mill.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Young Adult

Premium plan after the child ages off. Not automatic.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE ECHO

Extra help for qualifying family disabilities.

.gov / .mil

FEDVIP vision

Family on a TRICARE health plan can often buy vision. Not dental while the sponsor is in.

.gov / .mil

EFMP / special needs

Mandatory when it applies. Drives the next PCS.

.gov / .mil

PCAFC caregiver

VA Form 10-10CG. Veteran in VA health first.

.gov / .mil

VA DIC

Survivors compensation. Not SBP. Not SGLI.

.gov / .mil

TAMP

180 days, zero premium, if DEERS shows it.

.gov / .mil

BDD

File 180–90 days before ETS.

.gov / .mil

VGLI

240-day clock. Holiday does not pause it.

.gov / .mil

CHCBP

60 days after TRICARE/TAMP ends. Premium bridge.

.gov / .mil

DD-214 / service records

eVetRecs and SF-180.

.gov / .mil

National Archives

OMPF and older STRs.

.gov / .mil

DoDTAP

The TAP modules. TAP does not file BDD.

.gov / .mil

Intent to file

If you missed BDD. One year to finish.

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TRICARE Retired Reserve

Premium plan until retired pay.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE For Life

Medicare Part B is the on-switch. Wraparound at 65.

.gov / .mil

Medicare.gov

Part B enrollment. Miss it and you can owe a penalty.

.gov / .mil

BENEFEDS dental

FEDVIP dental lives here, not TDP.

.gov / .mil

RAPIDS

The ID that matches the status.

.gov / .mil

DFAS RCSBP

90 days from the 20-year letter. DD 2656-5.

.gov / .mil

HRC Gray Area Retirements

Apply for retired pay. It does not start itself.

.gov / .mil

VALife

Gray area is still a veteran. Rating 0–100%.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE retiring

90 days to reenroll Prime or Select. Retro up to 12 months.

.gov / .mil

Beneficiary Web Enrollment

The cash register. DEERS has to read retired.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE For Life

Medicare Part B is the on-switch at 65.

.gov / .mil

Medicare.gov

Part B enrollment. Miss it and you can owe a penalty.

.gov / .mil

SBP

DD 2656. Spouse concurrence rules are real.

.gov / .mil

DFAS retired pay

The paycheck. TSP is a different login.

.gov / .mil

BENEFEDS

Retiree dental and vision. TDP ended.

.gov / .mil

RAPIDS

Retiree ID. The CAC is not this card.

.gov / .mil

US Family Health Plan

A Prime option in designated ZIPs.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Pharmacy

Follows the health plan. No plan, no pharmacy.

.gov / .mil

CRDP

Concurrent retired pay and VA compensation.

.gov / .mil

TRICARE Young Adult

Adult kids 21–26. Own premium.

.gov / .mil

Create a VA.gov account

Login.gov or ID.me. Then everything else.

.gov / .mil

Apply for VA health

Form 10-10EZ. Free.

.gov / .mil

File a disability claim

VA does not charge a fee to apply.

.gov / .mil

Intent to file

Locks a potential effective date. One year to finish.

.gov / .mil

Evidence needed

What VA actually asks for. Buddy statements included.

.gov / .mil

Request the C-file

Online 20-10206. Ask for the claims file and the exams.

.gov / .mil

Public DBQs

The forms. Not a product. VA will not reimburse a private one.

.gov / .mil

VA claim exam

Free. Show up. A contractor may do it.

.gov / .mil

TDIU / unemployability

Form 21-8940. Not a mill upsell.

.gov / .mil

GI Bill Comparison Tool

School, housing, entitlement.

.gov / .mil

VALife

Whole life if you have a rating. Not VGLI.

.gov / .mil

VGLI

Convert leftover SGLI. 240-day no-health-review clock.

.gov / .mil

Request a COE

Home loan eligibility, not insurance.

.gov / .mil

Compensation rates

What the combined rating actually pays.

.gov / .mil

VA travel pay / BTSSS

File the mileage. VA does not guess it.

.gov / .mil

eCFR Part 4

The rating schedule.

.gov / .mil

Decision reviews

HLR, supplemental, Board.

.gov / .mil

Accredited representatives

Confirm the person before they file.

.gov / .mil

Find a VA location

Clinic, regional office, Vet Center.

.gov / .mil

PACT Act

Toxic-exposure claims. File on VA.gov.

.gov / .mil

Veterans Pension

Need-based. Not the combined rating.

.gov / .mil

VA dental

Outpatient dental is not automatic with 10-10EZ.

.gov / .mil

Add a dependent

Extra compensation is not automatic because DEERS has them.

.gov / .mil

Pre-need burial

VA cemetery eligibility before anyone needs it.

.gov / .mil

VA direct deposit

Not myPay after you separate.

.gov / .mil

Login.gov

Government key. Keep backup codes.

.gov / .mil

VA.gov sign-in help

When to pick ID.me instead.

.gov / .mil