What is the Retention Benefit?
Under MilitarySuper legislation certain members of the ADF who serve 15 years MilitarySuper continuous service and achieve a certain promotion level may apply for the ‘Retention Benefit’, provided you undertake to serve a further 5 years. The ‘Retention Benefit’ is the equivalent of one year’s MilitarySuper salary. The ‘Retention Benefit’ is not administered by ComSuper but by the Department of Defence. The MilitarySuper ‘Retention Benefit’ is no longer available to new members of the ADF. You may only qualify for it if you were in the ADF before 6 October 2005 and you then meet the other eligibility requirements in the future. Your Pay Unit / Orderly Room should be able to provide the necessary information, or refer you to the appropriate area within the Department of Defence.
