No worries. I was sort of surprised after I retired so any help I can provide to another retiring military member is the least I can do!

Double dipping is great -- great that you can start you new career on terminal leave, that's for sure!

This past winter, the contract I work for was under protest, so I was unemployed from 1 Oct - mid-Feb. Biggest lessons I learned during that time: there's lots of fat in my family's budget! Tightening the belt, we could live on my retirement plus unemployment (about $1900 per month) during that time. So, I think it was good prep for us as we transition this fall to the airline life.