Benefits organized by Life Event. Click on a Life Event to view the list of benefits in that Life Event.
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Casualty
- Airman and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC)
- Burial and Memorial Benefits
- Burial in Arlington National Cemetery
- Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
- Continued Housing Benefits (for Survivors)
- Death Gratuity
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- DoD Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP)
- Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI)
- Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)
- Federal Taxes on Veterans' Disability or Military Retirement Pensions
- Financial Readiness
- Fry Scholarship - Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
- General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant
- Legal Assistance Services
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Presidential Memorial Certificate
- Relocation Assistance Program
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI)
- Social Security Lump Sum Death Benefit
- Social Security Survivor Benefits
- Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA)
- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
- Survivors’ and Dependents' Education Assistance Program (DEA)
- The HEART Act
- TRICARE Dental Program (TDP)
- TRICARE Prime
- VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Pension Benefits
- VA Home Loans
- VA Survivors Pension
- Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
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Joining the Air Force
- Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
- Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
- Allowances
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Basic Pay
- Bonuses
- Cancellation of Federal Student Loans
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- Drill Pay
- Financial Readiness
- Judge Advocate General's Corps (AFJAGC) Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
- Leave
- Military Parental Leave Program (MPLP)
- Military Tuition Assistance (MilTA)
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Special Leave Accrual (SLA)
- Special Pay
- Specialized Skills Training
- Suicide Prevention Program
- The Exchange
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- Transferring to Space Force
- Tuition Assistance Top-Up (TATU)
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
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Marriage / Family
- Adoption Assistance
- Air Force Aid Society Merit Scholarship
- Child and Youth Programs
- Child Care Fee Assistance Programs
- Child Development Centers (CDCs)
- Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
- DoD Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO)
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
- Family Advocacy Programs (FAP)
- Family Separation Allowance (FSA)
- Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI)
- Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Fry Scholarship - Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
- General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant
- Maternity (Pregnancy) Care
- Military Spouse Employment Partnership Program (MSEP)
- Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR)
- Reimbursement for State Licensure and Certification Costs for the Spouse of an Airman
- Scholarships for Military Children
- School Age Care
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Suicide Prevention Program
- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
- Tillman Scholars Program
- TRICARE Dental Program (TDP)
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Special Programs
- TRICARE Young Adult (TYA)
- VA Home Loans
- VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)
- VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)
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Military to Civilian
- Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (DoD-TAP)
- DoD Disability Severance Pay
- Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Military Spouse Employment Partnership Program (MSEP)
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) CONUS
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) OCONUS
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Social Security Disability
- Tillman Scholars Program
- TRICARE Dental Program (TDP)
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS)
- VA Benefits and Services
- VA Home Loans
- VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)
- VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Benefit Program
- Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD)
- Veterans Disability Compensation
- Veterans Disability Pension
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Permanent Change of Station (PCS) / Relocation
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
- Legal Assistance Services
- Military OneSource
- Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) CONUS
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) OCONUS
- Reimbursement for State Licensure and Certification Costs for the Spouse of an Airman
- Relocation Assistance Program
- School Age Care
- School Liaison Office
- The Exchange
- Transferring to Space Force
- VA Home Loans
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Preparing to Deploy
- Airman and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC)
- Cancellation of Federal Student Loans
- Captive / POW / MIA Entitlements
- Deployment and Mobilization Support
- Deployment Prescription Program
- DoD Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP)
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Family Separation Allowance (FSA)
- Financial Readiness
- Hostile Fire Pay (HFP)
- Military OneSource
- Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
- Recreation
- Re-enlisting
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Retiring
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Blended Retirement System
- Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
- Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP)
- Continuation Pay
- Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (DoD-TAP)
- DoD Disability Retired Pay
- Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Federal Taxes on Veterans' Disability or Military Retirement Pensions
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Pay and Allowance Continuation (PAC)
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Retired Pay
- Retirement Letters
- Retirement Services
- Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)
- Social Security Disability
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- TRICARE and VA Dual Eligibility
- TRICARE For Life (TFL)
- TRICARE Pharmacy
- TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR)
- TRICARE Select
- TRICARE Special Programs
- Unemployment Compensation
- VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Pension Benefits
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Benefit Program
- Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD)
- Veterans Disability Compensation
- Veterans Disability Pension
- Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
- Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)
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Returning from Deployment
- Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2)
- Airman and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC)
- Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE)
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Financial Readiness
- Hostile Fire Pay (HFP)
- Legal Assistance Services
- Military OneSource
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) CONUS
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) OCONUS
- Relocation Assistance Program
- Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (SCAADL)
- Suicide Prevention Program
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
Featured: Reunion

The return home from combat can often leave servicemembers feeling out of place with the most important people in their lives - their families.
"In deployment, Soldiers grow accustomed to a new lifestyle and a new 'family' - those buddies that bond together to defend each other," said Maj. Ken Williams, 14th Military Police Brigade chaplain. "This lifestyle change is prolonged and becomes familiar, i.e., the new normal."
The families also change while the Servicemember is deployed.
"The family is a system," Williams said. "When one family member is absent, the whole system changes. All members of the family adapt to a new 'normal' way of life."
When the servicemember returns, the family may feel uncomfortable with each other, and the servicemember may withdraw from the family.