Career Projection Calculator

What does staying in look like? Drill pay, points, and pension — combined

Assumes a standard schedule (48 drills + 14 AT days/year) every year of the projection. Good years completed so far are assumed equal to your current years of service.
Add promotions
This tool doesn't assume promotion timing — it varies by branch, MOS, and the needs of the service. Enter the years of service (after today) where you expect to pick up your next rank(s); leave any blank you're not sure about. Left entirely blank, the projection holds your current grade the whole way.

Cumulative gross pay
—

Retirement points earned
—

Projected pension
—

Rank timeline

Cumulative drill pay trajectory

Year-by-year breakdown
Years of serviceGradeGross pay (48 drills + 14 AT days)
Assumptions & disclaimers
  • This is an estimate, not an official projection. It is not affiliated with DoD, DFAS, or any branch of service.
  • Promotion timing is never assumed — only the years you enter above are used. With no promotions entered, the projection holds your current grade the whole way.
  • Every projected year assumes the standard schedule: 48 drill periods + 14 days of annual training (10 U.S.C. §10147 minimum), same as the drill pay calculator's "full year" card.
  • Points use the same 77 pts/year estimate as the retirement calculator (48 IDT + 14 AT + 15 membership), and assume your years of service so far equal your good years completed — if your actual points differ (breaks in service, mobilizations), use the retirement calculator for a precise figure from your own points statement.
  • The pension figure uses today's basic pay table at the projected years-of-service longevity when pay starts (DoD FMR Vol. 7B ¶2.2.2) — a floor, since future pay tables don't exist yet.
  • No mobilization/ADOS eligibility-age reduction is modeled here (this page assumes routine drilling only) — see the retirement calculator for that.
References