The linked checklist provides a retiree with a guidance document and a checklist of recommendations for providing the retiree’s spouse and family, first with a planning document and ultimately a document for the spouse and family to close out their loved one’s various accounts with DFAS, Social Security, and OPM if the spouse retired with Federal Technician retirement or the State of MS under PERS. Also, information for those desiring military honors at funerals and benefits through the Federal and State VA programs for burial in military cemeteries within MS, and headstone information. Military Retiree Sponsor Checklist August 2026
