Military Retirement – Where Will You Call Home?
For many people, the decision of where to retire is easy. But for those facing military retirement, the issue may be a little more clouded for several reasons. An individual or family that has been in the military for many years has probably lived in many places. The idea of packing up and moving again may not be a big deal for those facing military retirement. Then again, the idea of moving even one more time might be more than they can bear. The sheer number of times they’ve moved has likely had one of two effects on them – a move is a part of life or a move is to be hated. Either way, it’s going to have an impact on what they’ll do at this point. For many people, retirement is an opportunity to “go home.” This might be back to the place they spent their childhood or the place most of their family lives now. But military families are often split because the adults may very well have met during their military service. Their families and childhood memories may be thousands of miles apart. The military retirement could be a time of stress simply because the