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@bevm Yeah that's fair I'll add it to my list of calculations. I appreciate the suggestion. It definitely helps to look at current values as well because the pension is over your life compared to having access to 3mil at 40ish range. I just like the fact that most of the money isn't coming from...

@bevm Yes that's something I can use but most of the military retirement isn't from the 401k it's from the pension that the government sets passed of of rank, time in service, and time after retirement. The 401k calculator can be good for calculating what I would get on the outside but to do...

@monkeyroo Yeah I mean most people just don't understand it. Inflation still going to exist inside or outside the military. It still solid because you get basically the same amount of money every year that you get just by showing up everyday. In my opinion it's fine if like free money where even...

@monkeyroo The pension also increases every year which makes it harder to compare but in a general to get roughly the same evaluation it will take a lot of money. Where the pension you get from the military is mostly from them so if you really wanted to keep most of your salary instead of...

Basically what the title says. I want to know how accurate the BRS calculator is for comparison reasons. For someone who is currently active duty in the military and wanting to be apart of FIRE movement it doesn't make sense to get out the military even at a high salary if FIRE is the MAIN goal...