Retirement Field Notes

Twenty & Out Retirement Field Notes: what you can actually spend on a military retirement gift, the $525 group cap
What You Can Actually Spend on a Military Retirement Gift
The group gift cap is $525. You can only ask for $10 a head. And they already have a flag. The rules nobody explains before the collection email goes around. Read more...
Twenty & Out Retirement Field Notes: 20-year military retirement gifts that are not a plaque
20-Year Military Retirement Gifts That Are Not a Plaque
Twenty years is a pension, not a going-away party. What to buy for a twenty-year military retirement, by what you actually know about the person receiving it. Read more...
Twenty & Out Retirement Field Notes: what to expect at a military retirement ceremony
Military Retirement Ceremony: What to Expect
What happens at a military retirement ceremony, what to wear, what to bring and what to say. Written for the family and friends who get invited and want it right. Read more...
Twenty & Out Retirement Field Notes: what to get someone retiring from the military
What to Get Someone Retiring From the Military
A retired Senior Master Sergeant on what twenty-year retirees actually keep, what ends up in a box in the basement, and what to buy if the ceremony is this week. Read more...