First Command News & Events
Retirement Cutbacks Lead Financial Concerns Of Military Families, First Command Reports
First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveals top 10 financial worries of active-duty servicemembers and their families
FORT WORTH, Texas — A proposed overhaul of the military retirement system has emerged as the No. 1 financial worry of military families, easily surpassing the economy and related issues in a ranking of top money concerns.
Recent survey findings from the First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveal that 71 percent of middle-class military families (senior NCOs and commissioned officers in pay grades E-6 and above with household incomes of at least $50,000) identify government cuts to military retirement benefits as one of the financial issues that concerns them the most. The economy came in second at 54 percent, followed closely by the cost of gas at 51 percent.
Recent News
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(22 December 2011) - First Command Launching Social Media Program For Military Families
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Media Coverage
- Servicemembers Worried About Job Prospects For Out-Of-Work Vets
(January 25, 2012 — Camp Pendleton Patch) - First Command Educational Foundation Taking High School Program Nationwide
(January 17, 2012 — The Street) - Defense cutbacks worry some military families
(18 January 2012 — MSNBC) - Battle to secure jobs for veterans continues
(17 January 2012 — San Diego Source) - Military Families Focus On Frugal Finances For New Year's Resolutions
(January 1, 2012 — Credit and Collections) - See More Media Coverage . . .
First Command 2012 Trade Show Schedule
First Command will be exhibiting in the following shows in 2012. We invite you to visit our booth.
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AUSA Winter Symposium
February 22 – 26 at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center -
Navy League Air, Sea and Space Conference
April 16 – 18 in Maryland at the Gaylord National Resort
and Convention Center -
Federally Employed Women’s National Training Program
July 16 – 20 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center -
Annual Air and Space Conference and Technology Expo
September 17 – 19 in Maryland at the Gaylord National Resort
and Convention Center -
Modern Day Marine
September 25 – 27 at the Marine Base in Quantico, VA -
Financial Planning Association Annual Meeting
September 29 – October 2 in San Antonio, TX at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center -
AUSA Annual Meeting
October 22 – 24 at the Washington DC Convention Center -
Marine Corps Marathon
October 25 – 27 at the DC Armory
First Command Press Kit
We encourage the media to contact us and schedule interviews with our company leaders, market strategists and Financial Planning experts.
