Imagine that you, your family, and your military career were able to thrive under the disruptive conditions of moving regularly, deployments, and unending policy changes....
It's possible!
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The Service Member's Playbook:
A Guide on How to Live Your Best Military Life on Your Terms
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How often you felt like you were a pawn on a chess board, not knowing your next move?
In a career where we take orders, it can be hard to imagine that you have more say than you think.
How often you heard an unhappy veteran vent that they weren't ready for the civilian world, both in pay and career fulfillment when they separated?
All you can do is learn how not to be this person. Leverage and capitalize on every tool, benefit, and opportunity the military has to offer while serving.
How often have you felt like you were missing something, but you didn't know what?
There are key benefits that will improve your current military life as well as your post-military career once you understand how to use them.
Introducing....
The Service Member's Playbook
A Guide on How to Live Your Best Military Life on Your Terms
The Playbook might be for you if....
- You've recently joined the military, ROTC, or a service academy
- You're thinking of joining the military and want more information than any recruiter has the time to get into (or even knows about)
- You want to get 100% college paid for but are unsure how
- You want to maximize and exploit every entitlement and benefit the military offers so that you are set-up for success in the future
- You're a parent of a kid interested in the military and you want to help guide them
- You want to be a more knowledgeable and well-rounded leader
- You have a family while serving
- You want to be in control of your military destiny
- You want to live your best military life on your terms!
The Service Member's Playbook:
A Guide on How to Live Your Best Military Life on Your Terms
This transformational course is a one-stop shop that goes over the crucial and in-depth topics your recruiter never told you about. No matter what branch, service, or status, understanding each topic will make all the difference in your and your family's life. You will learn how to navigate your career throughout the various chapters of your military journey so that you look back on your service with pride.
What will you learn? Glad you asked!
Play 1: Your Job, Your Journey
- Career mapping: Developing a map that will help guide you
- Cracking the mile marker code: Understanding requirements that help grow you as a leader
- Ranking up with professional military education: Get smart and appreciate PME
Play 2: Military Money
- Saluting your salary: Military pay basics at its finest
- Mastering the Blended Retirement System: Learn the convoluted system and how to maximize each component
- Get thrifty with your Thrift Savings Plan: Introduction to the military's civilian-equivalent retirement system, learn the differences between each TSP product, and how to maximize growth
Play 3: Education
- Learning in uniform: Getting acquainted with all the free programs
- Schooling up after service: Playing smart with the government's money
- Education perks for your pack: Planning ahead to share the education wealth with your family
Play 4: Military Healthcare
- Military healthcare literacy 101: Basic course in US health insurance and TRICARE
- Teeth, eyes, and other things, oh my!: No, these aren't part of TRICARE
- Managing healthcare management: Important tips and tricks which will impact your post-service life
Play 5: Making it Work through Changes
- Tearing down invisible walls: How to gain confidence and momentum
- Preserving the family ecosystem: Understanding special considerations to look out for
- Pivot as needed: Learn how to stay in the military on your terms when things aren't working out
Play 6: The Big Transition
- Laying the groundwork for the inevitable: Preparing for separation throughout your career
- T-minus 12 months to DD214: Active steps when you know your final out date
- Making the move: How to transition to veteran life with confidence
Imagine five, ten, or twenty years from now.....
You did your time in the military. You look out the window in a peaceful trance past the Master's and Bachelor's degree certificates hanging on your wall, neither of which you paid for. After a few minutes of reflection, you log-on to your TSP account. You smile from ear to ear as you see your earnings graph show significant gains. You're on track to have a million dollar nest egg by the time you reach 60. You're proud that you made the smart choice to stock away money when you were younger. Suddenly, your kid calls you from university, a school you are "paying" for since you transferred some educational benefits to him during your mid-career. He rambles on about a girl he met in chemistry. You interrupt his excitement because you have a doctor's appointment. You arrive at your check-up happily, even though you have some on-going medical issues. No co-pay for you. You retired with full medical coverage for the rest of your life the day you left active duty. Life isn't perfect, but you sigh with relief while you sit in the waiting room across from other patients who have a look of despair. You're going to be ok...maybe even great, because you made smart choices all those years ago.
Learn how to make those smart choices with The Service Member's Playbook.
