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Built by someone who lived it.

Future Operating Base exists because one veteran got out, had no idea what she didn't know, and decided nobody else should have to find out the hard way either.

Catherine Resoco, Founder

The founder

I'm a Marine Corps veteran. When I got out, I didn't know what I'd earned, who to ask, or where to even start looking — and I don't think that's unusual. It's the default experience.

I built Future Operating Base myself, largely through AI-assisted development. I'm not a trained engineer, and I'm not pretending to be one. I'm someone who needed this tool, so I built it — learning as I went, and staying honest about the fact that it's still a work in progress.

It's free. It's staying free. And it's still very much in progress — which is exactly why your feedback matters right now, while it's still being shaped.

Why it exists

Transitioning out of the military means untangling GI Bill vs. VR&E, home loan eligibility, disability claims, and a separation timeline — usually spread across six different offices, each speaking its own dialect of acronym.

You don't have a benefits problem. You have an information problem. Future Operating Base exists to put the plain-language version of all of it in one place, personalized to your actual EAS date and branch.

What we stand for

Free, always

Future Operating Base is free to use today and will stay free. Funding comes from grants and strategic investment — never from the people using it.

Independent

This is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It's an independent resource built to help you navigate the system that exists.

Plain language

Every source is a real regulation or official benefit — translated out of bureaucratic language, not simplified into something inaccurate.

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