Purpose: Provides
information and services on benefits and entitlements to active duty
Soldiers and families preparing for retirement and to retirees and
families.
Retirement
Ceremonies:
Retirement Ceremonies are mandatory. The standardized BIO and Data
Sheet must be completed in Word format and returned to;
sharon.l.brown124.ctr@mail.mil no later than 45 days prior to the
ceremony. The format is attached below. In addition, include
a copy of the Retirement Order and POC for the Retirement Award.
Any questions contact Retirements Clerk at 757-878-1869.
Sample BIO
Data Sheet
2012 Retirement
Ceremonies Dates:
16 February; 20 April; 17 August; 19
October
Pre-Retirement Briefings: 21
March 2012; 16 May 2012; 18 July 2012; 19 September 2012 and 21 November
2012.
All Retirement Briefings are held in the conference room (Room 129) in Bldg 650
@ 1330 Hrs. Please contact Retirement Clerk for additional dates 757-878-1869.
Fort Eustis Retirement Appreciation Day: 19 May 2012
Retiree Council
Fort Eustis Newsletter:
2011
Survivor Benefit Plan: Individual Soldier
and spouse call (757) 878-3220/3648 for an appointment.
Pre-Retirement Services:
- Coordinates, conducts, and facilitates
detailed periodic Pre-Retirement and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
group briefings for all retiring Soldiers (highly encourages
Family Members to attend).
- Counsels Soldiers and Family Members
concerning retirement rights, benefits, and privileges.
- Conducts one-on-one SBP counseling for all
retiring Soldiers, and their Family Members.
- Conducts one-on-one (desk-side)
Pre-Retirement briefings as needed.
- Assists retiring Soldiers and Family
Members with completion of the DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of
Retired Personnel).
- Processes the DD Form 2656 electronically
using TRANSPROC to the Department of Defense Finance and
Accounting Services, Cleveland (DFAS-CL).
- Provides CSBIREDUX retirement pay option
counseling, and processing of the CSBIREDUX pay option election
form, DD
- Form 2839 (If assigned as the Installation
CSBIREDUX Program Manager).
- Other services and related information (if
assigned those duties) related to pre-retirement services, such
as, retirement application processing, retirement orders and DD
Form 214 processing, and final out-processing procedures.
Post Retirement Services:
- Counsels and assists survivors of retired
Soldiers, and Soldiers who die on active duty regarding their
SBP options and entitlements, and the proper processing of their
SBP elections, which includes counseling on Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
and its relationship to SBP.
- Publishes mails retiree newsletters at
least annually.
- Publishes periodic articles for
installation and local newspapers.
- Conducts an annual Retiree Appreciation
Day (RAD).
- Provides information and filing assistance
for the "Annuities for Certain Military Surviving Spouses" -or
ACMSS, also known as "Forgotten Widows".
- Provides information and assistance to
Soldiers, spouses, and former spouses regarding the Uniformed
Services Former Spouse's Protection Act (USFSPA).
- Assists/advises retired Soldiers in
understanding and applying for Combat-Related Special
Compensation (CRSC).
- Provides information to retired Soldiers
on Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP).
- Assists retired Soldiers and Family
Members in obtaining: copies of lost documents (i.e., DD Form
214, retirement orders, and medical records); re-issuance of
military awards; and issuance of military ID Cards.
- Request your DD 214 at
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
- Provides retired Soldiers and their
families with information and referrals on a myriad of other
benefits entitlements including Veterans Affairs (VA), TRICARE
medical dental; Social Security Medicare benefits; and others.
Other Post-Retirement Services Available:
The following services
are provided using the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Cleveland
(DFAS-CL) Defense Retired Annuity Pay System (DRAS):
- View retired Soldier's pay account
- View annuitants pay account
- Change allotments
- Change beneficiary information
- Change mailing address
- Change bank information
- Change tax filing and withholding status
- Request copies of the 1099-R form for tax
filing purposes
- Request copies of the Retired Account
Statement
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