The Service Member’s Financial Blueprint

Your military career will end someday. The financial decisions you make during it can last a lifetime.Every service member learns how to do the job. Almost none are taught what to do with the pay, benefits, and opportunities that come with it.Written by a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer with thirty-seven years of combined active duty, National Guard, and Army Reserve service, including twelve years as a Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent, The Service Member’s Financial Blueprint is the conversation the author wishes someone had with him the day he enlisted.Inside, you’ll learn how to:Build wealth through the TSP, a Roth IRA, and a taxable brokerage accountUnderstand military retirement, the Blended Retirement System, and the Survivor Benefit PlanFile for VA disability compensation and protect the records your claim depends onUse the VA home loan, the GI Bill, TRICARE, and the benefits most service members never hear aboutCompare the three paths: a full twenty-year career, the Guard or Reserve, or separating completelyBuild a guaranteed income floor with the Fortified Position ModelAvoid the financial mistakes the author made, laid out honestly so you don’t have to repeat themWhether you’re twenty days in or twenty years in, this book meets you where you are, with a stage-by-stage checklist you can come back to at every point in your career.You served this country with everything you have. Let this book serve you back.