-I did PME (Air War College) courses in my final year to boost up my points. I only did the easy courses (no papers to write). I got an extra 19 points this way, worth an extra $19 per mo in retirement, most likely, so whatever. I was IRR my final 4 years and averaged 86 points per year.
-Definitely download or otherwise secure whatever documentation you can to prove your service. Once you're out of the system it will be difficult or impossible to obtain.
-I signed up for $250k life insurance for my life and $100k for the wife via MOAA's Leaving the service guaranteed issuance. You're allowed to sign up within 120 days of retiring and it's a good rate. Need to be a MOAA member, though. I signed up for the lifetime membership and they send me their magazine every month which is a good way to stay informed about the goings-on in DC that affect retirees. I'd recommend it.
-If you have any lingering issues with pay or decs, make a claim before you retire because once you are out, it becomes difficult/impossible. For example: I figured out they should have paid me an affiliation bonus some 10 years prior, so I made a claim about 1 year before retiring and it was paid. Much easier to get leave paid out well before retiring, if you have any still on the books. Also had some missing decs and got those corrected and in my record.
