u/darquid

Recently retired August 1 and put my family and myself on Tricare prime select.

Edit: Tricare select

Took my kid to the doctor today for a cough and the prescribed some meds.

Went to CVS and they couldn’t find my insurance. I gave them my retiree card but they said it wouldn’t process the insurance of some reason.

I ended up paying for the medication because my kid needed it.

I’ll call Tricare west tomorrow to see what’s up, but anyone have an idea?

Before I retired I never had this problem.

Applied for an administrative position and the hours of the city building are 7am-6pm Monday through Thursday.

Are these jobs usually 4x10 hour days? The posting didn’t mention anything about a standard workday for salaried employees.

Any idea if admin positions get WFH at all? Flexible hours?

I retired a month ago and quickly got my retiree ID from the DEERS office, before I had found out my disability’s

Fast forward to getting 100%, I was under the impression I’d get a new ID showing 100% on it so I made another appointment at DEERS.

Got there and was told they don’t do that. The 100% is only for people who got out before retirement and were 100%.

He updated my info in DEERS though, once I provided my eligibility letter from the VA.

Is that accurate?

Moving into a new house in northeast Mesa and we want to get a few citrus trees that will fruit within the next year.

Any suggestions on companies and how much we would expect to pay? Looking for a grapefruit, orange, and lemon tree.

I recently retired from the military and am 100% P&T.

Before I retired, I logged into VA.gov and split my post 9/11 gi bill benefits between my two kids.

They are only 5 and 7 years old, but I’m trying to think of what I need to / can do to set them up for college later.

With the disability, I know chapter 35 eligibility
Is a thing. From the little I understand, you can’t have a kid double dip from the 9/11 bill and ch. 35 at the same time.

There’s always a possibility one or both kids get scholarships, etc, but how would you play my hand? Would you also try to do a 529 or UTMA?

I’ve got a new job and I know I’ll continue saving for my retirement (and my wife’s) prior to putting money aside for them for college, but I’m just trying to plan.

I’m 44 and recently retired from the military after 20+ years as an officer. I’m a CPA with an MBA and MS in Finance, and my background includes financial management, accounting/finance instruction, tax preparation, and internal audit.
I came across the current IRS-CI Special Agent announcement and it honestly looks like something I’d really enjoy. Financial investigations seem much more in my wheelhouse than spending the rest of my career in corporate accounting/audit.

I’m planning to apply, but I have a few questions for anyone familiar with IRS-CI or who entered the 1811 world later in life:

Age: My understanding is that veterans’ preference can allow someone over 37 to be considered. Has anyone here actually entered IRS-CI in their 40s using veterans’ preference? How did the age waiver/mandatory retirement piece work?

VA disability: I’m 100% P&T. I’m physically active (regularly run 3 miles around a 9-minute pace, cycle, etc.), and I’m not concerned about the basic fitness requirements. I’m more curious about the medical clearance process. Has anyone gone through IRS-CI medical with a high VA disability rating? Is the focus primarily on your actual ability to perform the job, or does the rating itself create issues?

Thanks-just want to see if it’s worth starting the process or if that door has already closed due to the above.

I retired August 1 and on the 4th I was moved to step 5, where I stayed until this morning. Next thing I knew in the afternoon I’d jumped right to step 7!

So…what can I expect for a wait time now?

How long should processing of this take? I submitted all the forms about a month ago and nothing yet. I've also inquired twice to PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil with no response.

We just moved here and my wife’s big concern was finding sushi. I used to live here but she’s from New England and was worried even though I kept telling her it will be fine.

Today was her birthday so I looked up some places and got a reservation for the Chandler location.

I’m honestly not normally into sushi but I knew it was important to her. Luckily, the waitress was on point with recommendations without talking down to me like I rightfully knew not a whole lot. We figured we’d just get a few rolls like we normally do and be on our way, but we did a chefs choice of some of the fish flown in from Japan and didn’t regret a thing.

Pricey? Yes. Best restaurant and sushi experience we’ve ever had? Also yes.

Just landed a new job after retiring from the military. I don’t know what my disability percentage will shake out to be but let’s plan on it being between 50-80%.

I’ve got a wife and 2 kids and my wife is a stay at home mom. The kids are 7 and 5.

As I understand, we’ll have Tricare select for life which I’ll pay into.

My kids are fortunately not special needs and are generally healthy so far. Same with my wife.

Is there any benefit to getting the second jobs health insurance or dental or vision? Health insurance is so expensive but maybe dental/vision could be worth it?

I’m transitioning out of the military after 20 years and recently accepted a role with a defense manufacturer as a Cost & Materials Analyst. During the interview process, it was also described as a Program Financial Analyst role.

The position will focus on reviewing quarterly EACs, challenging forecast assumptions, analyzing labor and material costs, identifying margin risk, supporting revenue recognition, and partnering with program managers. The company uses Deltek Costpoint, and the role is very Excel-heavy.

I have an MBA, an MS in Finance, an active CPA, and a background in budgeting and financial management, but this will be my first true corporate finance role.

My long-term goal is to move into FP&A. For those of you in the field:

How well does this type of program finance/cost analysis role translate into traditional FP&A?

What skills should I focus on over the next 2–3 years to become a strong FP&A candidate?

If you were in my position, what would your ideal next role be?

Compensation-wise, I’m starting at $105k base (plus bonus and retirement contributions). After 2–3 years in this role, what type of salary range would you realistically target? Would this experience position me for a Senior FP&A role, or is there typically another step in between?

I’d appreciate any advice from those who have made a similar transition.

I did a factory reset and erased all settings. Is there anything I need to do besides that before the new buyer picks it up?

I’ve had a OG bike since 2021 and love it and the classes. I want to find a used bike+ on marketplace because the accuracy of the power meter and the better seat adjustment.

Besides that, we had a sole treadmill (f63) at our old house and I’d use an iPad to do peloton classes. For classes that were doing interval training, my sole was way to slow to keep up. Like if Olivia did a 15 second sprint, I’d only be sprinting for maybe 3-5 seconds before slowing down again. Plus the iPad was such a small screen it was hard to see much.

We just moved and I sold the sole. I’m thinking of getting a tread (the tread+ is just way too much money).

Is the tread quick to adapt to changes for interval classes? Also, is it reliable? My bike has had no issues (save the seat post Allen bolt slipping), and my sole treadmill needed the belt replaced after minimal usage.

We just moved back to Arizona after 20 years. Ok, I moved back, but it’s brand new for my wife and two boys (5 and 7). Yes, the scorpions and the heat are already making them second guess their decision to come with me. We’re in northeast Mesa right now.

Anyways, a month ago I drove down to check out some schools and went from Winslow and then down to Payson and strawberry and thought those places are close enough to plan a trip to for July during the week before school starts.

We are not campers. We did a KOA once that had a prebuilt tent with mattresses and all the amenities, and we liked that, so we would be good with a cabin or something. My kids have said they’d like to try fishing, so that would be on the radar, along with some good restaurants and things like that in addition to the natural bridge if we could do that.

Where would you recommend we look to stay?

I want to upgrade to a bike+ but I feel like I wouldn’t be able to sell my OG bike anywhere. My local FB marketplace has them listed for as low as $200.

Has anyone sold one recently with any advice?