Question 1

What is Ask Our Military Expert?

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Ask Our Military Expert is a 24/7 military life advisor that provides personalized answers to questions about military finances, PCS moves, deployment, career progression, benefits, and base life. It is powered by 41,268 verified knowledge sources including official rates from DFAS, VA, TSP, JTR, and GSA, plus curated military guidance.

Question 2

What types of questions can I ask?

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Military pay (BAH, BAS, COLA, special pays), PCS moves (entitlements, DITY/PPM, housing), Deployment (SDP, combat zone tax exclusion, family prep), TSP and retirement planning, Career decisions (SRB, reenlistment, promotion), VA benefits, TRICARE, GI Bill, Base life (on-base vs off-base, schools, commissary), and more.

Question 3

How accurate are the answers?

Accepted Answer

The expert analyzes 8,395 embedded chunks from premium guides, JTR rules, and community insights, plus 30,504 official BAH rate rows and live military pay tables. Rates are sourced directly from DFAS, VA, JTR, and GSA with effective-date provenance. When an official rate is unavailable for your scenario, the answer says "verification needed" and links to the primary source instead of guessing.

Question 4

How fast do I get an answer?

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Most answers stream within a few seconds. The hybrid RAG system retrieves relevant knowledge chunks first, then a Gemini 2.5 model composes a structured answer with citations and next steps.

Question 5

Is the answer personalized to me?

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Yes. Once signed in, answers are personalized based on your paygrade, base location, family status, and years of service. An E-5 at Fort Cavazos gets different BAH guidance than an O-3 at Ramstein. We never send PII to the AI model — only the categories of saved data we draw on (profile, recent questions, saved scenarios) are referenced.

Question 6

Is it free?

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Every Garrison Ledger account includes 5 free expert questions per month. Premium subscribers ($9.99/month) get 50 questions per month with a longer answer ceiling and priority access to the Pro-tier model.

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