Fort Detrick
Retirees
Fort Detrick All-Services Retiree Council
1520 Freedman Drive
Room 155
Fort Detrick, MD 21702
Hours: Mon-Fri, 0800-1630 (Closed 1130-1300)
Phone: 301-619-9948
Fax: 301-619-2884
E-mail: DetrickRSOTC@Amedd.Army.mil
Retirement Services Mission
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Retiree Appreciation Day
Provide information and services on benefits and entitlements to active duty Soldiers and families preparing for retirement and to retirees and families.
Retiree Council Charter [PDF]
Meetings
Fort Detrick All-Services Retiree Council meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 1900 in classroom 4 in Bldg 1520, the Community Support Center.
All Services Retiree Newsletter
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Services/Resources at this Office
Pre-retirement Services
- Conducts Pre-retirement briefings. This seminar is mandatory for retiring service members and is highly recommended for family members. Call 301-619-2174 to register for a briefing date.
- Individual SBP to completed DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of Retired Personnel)
- Conducts one on one SBP counseling for retiring service member and/or family member
- Processes DD Form 2656 electronically to Defense Finance & Accounting Service
- Provides Career Status Bonus/Military Retirement Reform Act Retired Pay Option (CSB/REDUX) retirement pay option counseling and complete DD Form 2839 to initiate payment and document counseling
Post-retirement Services
- Publishes retiree bulletin at least annually
- Conducts the annual Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD)
- Counsels and assists survivors in applying for SBP annuity
- Counsels and assists survivors of Soldiers who die on active duty with understanding their benefits and entitlement as it relates to SBP, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Reviews retirees pay account
- Reviews annuitant pay account
- Request copies of the Retired Account Statement
- Request copies of the 1099-R form for tax filing
- Changes mailing address
- Changes bank information
- Changes beneficiary information
- Changes allotments
- Assists retirees and family members obtain lost DD Form 214, reissuing military awards, & medical records
- Provides retirees with information on Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
- Provides retirees with information on Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP)