He chose to serve longer in the Army. Now he's saddled with $40,000 in moving costs.

Charles Levine was blindsided in February when he was about to retire from the Army and found out it would not cover more than $40,000 in final moving costs — an end-of-service benefit given to retirees

Charles Levine was blindsided in February when he was about to retire from the Army and found out it would not cover more than $40,000 in final moving costs — an end-of-service benefit given to retirees.

The lieutenant colonel had served for 30 years, deploying five times and leading an airborne infantry company in Iraq and Afghanistan. But because he chose to continue serving after he was eligible to retire in 2022, he was stripped of moving and storage perks promised to nearly every retired soldier.

“It was a broken promise,” Levine, 59, said. “I was incredulous.”

Charles Levine and his wife, Ginger, at the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia in 2024.Courtesy Charles LevineNews of the noncoverage delivered a sharp emotional sting and a financial gut punch. Levine and his wife, Ginger, were relying on the benefit.

They have been renting an apartment in Charlottesville, Virginia, for $2,800 a month, thinking the military would help them vacate their on-post housing at West Point, the military academy in New York.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/army-retirement-moving-costs-rcna212015


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