Info for U. S. Military Retirees Planning to Live in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 24 February 2008)

Here are the links for U. S. Military Retirees Planning to Live in Italy:

U.S. MILITARY RETIREE

• RELATED INFORMATION
• Air Force Retiree News Service – contains information intended for the use of the Air Force retired military community.
• Army Retirement Services – From Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA)
  
• Community Retirement Services Officer – From 1st PERSCOM
• Department of Veterans Affairs – Provides information on veterans benefits and services, congressional and legislative affairs, public affairs and special events, and hot topics within the VA.
  
• Life After the MilitaryMilitary Retirement, Military Veterans, and Employment – From About.com
• Military Exits – is not a recruitment firm. It is a company dedicated to reach all discharging military professionals and veterans, their spouses and dependants, without the high cost and delay of print advertising.
  
• Retiree News and Information – Welcome Military Retirees to a website designed...with you in mind.
• Retirees & Veterans – Retiree Site Map – From Air Force Personnel Center
• Retirement Calculator – From Navy Personnel Command
  
• US Military Retiree Association of Southern Italy (USMRA-SI)
  
• NSA NAPLES RAO NEEDS A COMPLETE VOLUNTEER STAFF
  
• The Military Retiree’s Ready Reference Of Telephone Numbers
  
• Veterans – From oconus.com
• VNIS – Veterans News and Information Service
  
• Welcome to the United States Navy Retired Activities Branch – From Navy Personnel Command
  

• OTHER
• SOCIAL SECURITY
• US-Italian Social Security Agreement – From Social Security Online
• Totalization Agreement with Italy
  
• TAXES
• ITALIAN
• Taxes - Introduction – From Expats In Italy
• Italy Income Taxes and Tax Laws –
• Tax Guide for Foreigners – The Agenzia delle Entrate, the government tax office, part of the ministry of economy and finance, has published a booklet for foreigners resident in Italy, explaining many of the most common tax payments. – In multiple languages
• US
• Claiming Tax Treaty Benefits – From IRS.gov
• Contact My Local Office Internationally – International Services – From IRS.gov
• The New Tax Law and Its Impact On Overseas Americans – From Overseas Digest – For Americans Working Abroad
• Proposed Tax Treaty with Italy
• Tax Treaty with Italy - Technical Explanation
• Foreign Earned Income and Housing: Exclusion – Deduction
• TAXABILITY OF U.S./ITALIAN SOCIAL SECURITY for residents in Italy – From IRS.gov

• RESOURCES
• ArmyTimes.com
• U.S. Military (Ret.): Life insurance is important to your retirement plan
  By Alex Keenan
• Tricare Help: Tricare, but not Medicare, extends overseas By James E. Hamby Jr.
  
• U.S. Military (Ret.): Tricare fee hikes: a promise broken By Alex Keenan
  
• American Military Retirees Association (AMRA)
• Best Tax Software for Expatriates – From About.com
• Country Information - Italy – Cross-Border Resource Library – From FPA (The Financial Planning Association)
  
• Expatriate Resources & Links – From Tales from a Small Planet
  
• Expat Talk – the forum for the website, Expats in Italy – ask an American Expat or anyone, a question about Social Security or Taxes in Italy in the Forum titled, "Bureaucratic Situations" under the folder titled, "Moving to/Living in Italy".
• Retiree FAQs - from G-1 Retirement Services Office – From Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
• FORUMS
• Overseas Military Forums – From oconus.com
• U.S. Military: Forums – This is your sounding-board, the place for you to post your questions, concerns, views, statements, answers, requests, or pretty much anything which concerns the U.S. military. If you post a question or comment, I, or a member of my staff will try our best to answer it within 24 hours. –From About.com
• Life After the Military – Military Retirement, Military Veterans, and Employment – From About.com
• Military Exits – is not a recruitment firm. It is a company dedicated to reach all discharging military professionals and veterans, their spouses and dependants, without the high cost and delay of print advertising.
• The Military Retiree’s Ready Reference Of Telephone Numbers
• Military Retirement Pay Procedures – From Military.com
• Retired Military Spouse – To help Military Spouses with the transition from Active Duty to the Civilian World.
• Retiree News and Information – Welcome Military Retirees to a website designed...with you in mind.
• Resource Guide: Taxes & Legal – List – From ExpatExchange.com
  
• Federal Benefits Unit – is located in the U.S. Consulate General in Rome and in the U.S. Consulate General in Naples
• The Federal Benefits Unit administers federal benefits programs from the following federal agencies:
• Social Security Administration
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Office of Personnel Management
  
• Department of Labor
  
• Railroad Retirement Board
• TRICARE
  
• Hearing Aids for Retirees and their Families by Ms. Uli Engel, TRICARE Europe Deputy Director, Regional Operations
• Health: Tricare – From ArmyTimes.com
• TRICARE: Your Military Health Plan – From U. S. Department of Defense, Military Health System
  
• TRICARE – Specifically read section titled RETIREE – From Getting Around in Europe

DIRECTIONS

• ON-LINE ROUTE PLANNING
• AA Route Planner Europe – Detailed route directions
• mappy – Mappy is a multimedia service across the whole of Europe that offers route planning services, publishes maps and supplies tourist and practical information. In multiple languages
  
• MSN Maps and Directions – Under Country / Region, select country of choice
  
• Maporama is the European leader on the market of Geocentric Services.
• RAC Route Planner – Plan routes for the UK and Europe
• Route Planning from Libero – In Italian Only
• TuttoCittà – Mappe e negozi in città – In Italian Only
• Via Michelin – Route planner, maps, tourist information, hotels and restaurants – In multiple languages
• SPECIFIC LOCATIONS AND/OR FACILITIES
• Driving Directions to Edelweiss Lodge and Resort – From Edelweiss Lodge and Resort
• Directions to Livorno (Camp Darby) – From Civilian Human Resources Agency Europe Region (CHRA-E)
• Directions to Vicenza CPAC (Civilian Personnel Advisory Center) – From CHRA-E

MEDICAL

• A to Z – TRICARE Europe Web Site Index
• Beneficiary Information specific to Europe
• European Launch! TRICARE Online
• TRICARE Service Centers Fact Sheet
• United States Army Health Clinics (USAHC) – From Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
  
• USAHC-Livorno
  
• USAHC-Vicenza
• US Naval Hospitals
• US Naval Hospital, Naples, Italy
• US Naval Hospital Sigonella, Sicily, Italy

MILITARY LODGING SITES

• AIR FORCE
• Air Force Inns –Worldwide Directory
• ARMY
• Lodging, Camping and RV Sites
• MARINE CORPS (USMC)
  
• Lodging
  
• NAVY
• Navy Lodge

WEATHER

• Italy – Select from list of cities/towns in Italy – "Weatherbase is your one authoritative source for finding monthly weather records and averages for more than 16,439 cities worldwide." – From Weatherbase
• italy-weather-and-maps.com – home to maps of Italy, current Italian weather conditions, and six day weather forecasts for every Italian region and province
• The Weather Reporter: Italy – As a supplement to our weather forecast page we have selected a collection of links to those webcams that make it possible to see the weather as it is right now throughout Italy– From Italy in a Flash

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
  
• Info for U. S. Military Retirees Planning to Live in Germany , dated Tuesday, June 13, 2006
• Info for U.S. Forces, Government Employees, Military Retirees and certain Defense/Gov. Contractors PCSing (moving) to Germany, dated Saturday, February 25, 2006
• Info for U.S. Forces, Government Employees, Military Retirees and Defense/Government Contractors with or without their Dependants PCSing (moving) to Italy, dated Saturday, December 31, 2005

The above links are current. In the event of a broken link or if anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update and/or correct this blog entry.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

This is just a sampling of what is available for an U.S. military individual (Air Force (USAF), Army (USA), Coast Guard (USCG), Marine Corp (USMC) or Navy (USN)) planning on retiring to Italy. For your specific interest, please use Google to search the web for further information.

That's it for Friday, 9 June 2006: venerdì, 9 giugno 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"A ciascuno il suo."
"To each his own."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 24 February 2008)