Military personnel are entitled to certain payments even upon discharge from service. What payments can retiring military personnel expect:
- pay;
- monetary compensation for the value of unclaimed property;
- a one-time cash payment to those mobilized;
- monetary compensation for unused annual and additional leave;
- lump-sum financial assistance;
- a health improvement allowance;
- material assistance in resolving social and domestic issues.
The grounds for discharge of a service member, even during wartime, may include:
- reaching the age limit (sergeants, petty officers, and officers from lieutenant to colonel—60 years old; generals—up to 65 years old);
- unsatisfactory health condition (based on a military medical board’s determination of unfitness for military service, except for military registration);
- deprivation or restriction of liberty, or deprivation of military rank (in connection with a court conviction that has become final);
- family circumstances and other valid reasons.
Service members receive compensation commensurate with their rank from the date of receipt of the notice of separation through the date of removal from the personnel roster by order, inclusive.