Pentagon Moves to Educate Troops on Its New Retirement Plan

"...The Defense Department has begun to educate military leaders, rank-and-file service members and their families about the coming changes to its retirement plan, a months-long effort to provide personnel with enough financial literacy to confidently, competently navigate this new "blended" system.

The first of four programs, unveiled Wednesday at the Pentagon, is called the “Leader Course.” It’s available to anyone and doesn’t require access with a Common Access Card. It provides an introduction to and an overview of the new blended retirement system, with information about who is affected, and the options available to them. A link to the information is on the Joint Knowledge Online site; it can also be found through MilitaryOneSource.mil...."


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