Retired Services
U.S. Army Retired Services
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Mission: Army Retirement Services, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), provides information on benefits and entitlements to active duty Soldiers and Families preparing for retirement and to Retired Soldiers and Families through Army installation Retirement Services Officers (RSO), the pilot Army Reserve RSO at Ft Snelling, MN, and ARNG State RSOs. In accordance with AR 600-8-7, Army Retirement Services develops Army policy and procedures for the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) program; publishes the HQDA bulletin for the Retired Soldier, Army Echoes; develops policy for the operation of the Army Retirement Services Program; and administers the Army Chief of Staff's (CSA) Retiree Council.
Information regarding services for retirees can be accessed through the Army Deputy Chief of Staff website at the following link: www.armyg1.army.mil/rso/
WVA Retiree Services Office
The Retiree Services Office at the Watervliet Arsenal is designed to assist retiring and retired federal employees with the services that are available to them.
The RSO is open Wednesday and Thursday from 0800 - 1300.
You can call the RSO during hours of operation at: 518.266.5810
The RSO at Watervliet Arsenal has further information available on their website, you can view it by clicking here.