Benefits organized by Life Event. Click on a Life Event to view the list of benefits in that Life Event.
- Active Duty to Reserve
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Casualty
- Burial and Memorial Benefits
- Burial in Arlington National Cemetery
- 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 Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)
- Federal Taxes on Veterans' Disability or Military Retirement Pensions
- Financial Readiness Program (FRP)
- Fry Scholarship
- Legal Assistance Services
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Presidential Memorial Certificate
- Relocation Assistance
- Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- 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
- Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI)
- TRICARE Dental Program
- TRICARE Prime
- VA Home Loans
- VA Survivors Pension
- Veterans Affairs Aid & Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Pension Benefits
- Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
-
Joining the Army
- Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS)
- Allowances
- Army Credentialing and Continuing Education Services for Soldiers (ACCESS)
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Basic Pay
- Bonuses
- Cancellation of Federal Student Loans
- College Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
- Concurrent Admissions Program (ConAP)
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- Drill Pay
- Financial Readiness Program (FRP)
- Leave
- 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
- The Exchange
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- Tuition Assistance (TA)
- Tuition Assistance Top-up (TATU)
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
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Marriage / Family
- Adoption Assistance
- Army Community Service (ACS)
- Army Emergency Relief (AER)
- Child & Youth Services (CYS)
- Child Development Centers (CDCs)
- DoD Education Activities (DoDEA)
- Employment Readiness Program (ERP)
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
- Family Advocacy Programs (FAP)
- Family Separation Allowance (FSA)
- Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI)
- Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Fry Scholarship
- Maternity
- MG James Ursano Scholarship Program
- Military Parental Leave Program (MPLP)
- Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO)
- Military Spouse Employment Partnership Program (MSEP)
- Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR)
- Mrs. Patty Shinseki Spouse Scholarship Program (formerly known as Spouse Education Assistance Program (SEAP) Scholarship)
- Off-Post Community Based Child Care Programs
- School Age Services and Care
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
- Tillman Scholarship Program
- TRICARE Dental Program
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Special Programs
- TRICARE Young Adult (TYA)
- VA Caregiver Support Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
- VA Home Loans
-
Military to Civilian
- Army Emergency Relief (AER)
- Army Suicide Prevention Program (ASSP)
- Army Transition Assistance Program (formally known as Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP))
- Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
- DoD Disability Severance Pay
- Federal Employees 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
- Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA)
- Tillman Scholarship Program
- TRICARE Dental Program
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Reserve Select
- Troops to Teachers (TTT)
- U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS)
- VA Benefits and Services
- VA Caregiver Support Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
- VA Home Loans
- 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
- Army Emergency Relief (AER)
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
- Legal Assistance Services
- Military OneSource
- Off-Post Community Based Child Care Programs
- Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) CONUS
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) OCONUS
- Relocation Assistance
- School Age Services and Care
- School Liaison Officer
- The Exchange
- VA Home Loans
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Preparing to Deploy
- Cancellation of Federal Student Loans
- Captive / POW / MIA Entitlements
- DoD Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP)
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Family Separation Allowance (FSA)
- Financial Readiness Program (FRP)
- Hostile Fire Pay (HFP)
- Legal Assistance Services
- Military OneSource
- Mobilization, Deployment and Stability Support Operations
- Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
- Recreation
- Re-enlisting
-
Retiring
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Army Transition Assistance Program (formally known as Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP))
- Blended Retirement System
- Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
- Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP)
- Continuation Pay
- DoD Disability Retired Pay
- Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- Federal Taxes on Veterans' Disability or Military Retirement Pensions
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Pay Allowances Continuation (PAC)
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Retired Pay
- Retirement Letters
- Retirement Services Program
- Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)
- Social Security Disability
- Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA)
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- TRICARE and VA Dual Eligibility
- TRICARE For Life (TFL)
- TRICARE Pharmacy
- TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR)
- TRICARE Select
- TRICARE Special Programs
- Troops to Teachers (TTT)
- Unemployment Compensation
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Benefit Program
- Veterans Affairs Aid & Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Pension Benefits
- 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
- Army Emergency Relief (AER)
- Army Suicide Prevention Program (ASSP)
- Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)
- Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE)
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Financial Readiness Program (FRP)
- Hostile Fire Pay (HFP)
- Legal Assistance Services
- Military OneSource
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) CONUS
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) OCONUS
- Relocation Assistance
- Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
- Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
- Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (SCAADL)
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

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 Soldier 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.