rofl -- I was just thinking about the old observation that there were no virgins in the military.
Have you been 'talking' to a recruiter?
For AF, 8 yrs O3 and 4 yrs O4. <Army?>
Value of space-a travel - good luck, especially after retirement. Examples: cost of room waiting for space to be available - cancelled reservation cost - cost one way ticket back when you get stuck or diverted. Savings maybe - ulcers worrying about all the ways you could be $#@%^, if the moon isn't in the 7th house and jupiter doesn't align with mars. I used a few times on active duty, to get back and forth to overseas assignments, I wouldn't have had if I weren't in the service. My normal value for this is -0-...
VA loans - Savings? If you have 20% down, conventional usually cheaper. -0-
Security Clearance value, if you really retire zero. Exagerated even if you take a job out of the service requiring the clearance. Ask for that 6 figure signing bonus for having a clearance and wait for the laughter to stop. -0- for ER -- Maybe $10-20k bonus for SBI and higher for job out of service. (Maybe just help get you job vice someone w/o)...
GI Bill value possibly zero again. Will probably cost you time & money to use... TA for masters and GI bill top off maybe. Probably need for O4/5 promotion... Real Value already built into career projection... I paid for GI bill - no use -- value negative for me... But it was an investment.
Retirees pay big for dental insurance and coverage is limited. Also pay for Tricare Prime. There's some savings depending on just how sick your family and you get. Give me a half mill and I'll pay back everything we've used or will use...
Sales tax - commissary maybe some savings if available -- who know's - we do alot of shopping elsewhere, almost none at the exchange. Some don't use at all after retirement. Six figures in sales tax is a definite stretch... Requires ~$3million spent in the exchange. lol
VAlue of extra holidays and leave is probably negative -- against extended hours, weekends, deployments etc.
I'm sorrrry - maybe this was my fault... The value of a career is verrry high, buttttt your values will undergo alot of tweaking in the next ~60 years... Good Luck...
BTW: Value retirement actually ~25X (vice 39X) based on 4% SWR.
BBTW: The actual value of various benefits can vary widely for each military member. The annual compensation sheets were a great place to start and more accurate than some believe. I usually tweaked it and came up with an even higher number. Shh don't tell anyone.
BBBTW: My countdown spreadsheet was less esoteric, projected pay/allowances, savings, debt, ret pay... Not sure if I have it anymore and it's at least 3 yrs out of date. Luv those pull down features in excel.