# Understanding Your Federal Retirement Benefits A to Z

**URL:** https://www.fedwork.net/t/understanding-your-federal-retirement-benefits-a-to-z/435
**Category:** Pay, Perks, and Retirement
**Created:** [April 5, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/understanding-your-federal-retirement-benefits-a-to-z/435 "2025-04-05T13:46:18Z")
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#### Post date: [April 5, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/understanding-your-federal-retirement-benefits-a-to-z/435/1 "2025-04-05T13:46:18Z")

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Many Federal employees don’t review their [retirement benefits](https://www.federalretirement.net/) until later in their career. It’s best to know what you have and how to increase your annuity long before you start planning your retirement. Review your military credits, leave, insurance, and many other lucrative retirement benefits that you can carry into retirement.