First Command Advisory Services' Shalimar regional office (operating under SEC-registered fiduciary Investment Adviser First Command Advisory Services, Inc., CRD #281958, SEC File #801-56942, and First Command Brokerage Services, Inc., CRD #3641) is a dedicated military-retiree, federal civil-service, and veteran wealth and retirement planning center located at 1120 North Eglin Parkway in Shalimar, Okaloosa County, Florida (ZIP 32579). Positioned less than two miles south of the Eglin Air Force Base West Gate and immediately adjacent (0.2 miles south) to the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser's main headquarters at the Okaloosa County Administration Building (1250 N Eglin Pkwy, Ste 201, Shalimar, FL 32579), the office is anchored by Certified Financial Planner™ Christopher ("Chris") Wilson, CFP® (CRD #6334698) alongside a veteran-heavy team of fiduciary advisors serving Shalimar, Poquito Bayou, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Valparaiso, and Mary Esther.

Purpose-built around the career lifecycle and post-service transition of America's armed forces, the Shalimar office provides specialized retirement engineering for senior officers, chief master sergeants, special operators, and DoD GS/FERS civilians retiring from Eglin Air Force Base (96th Test Wing & 33rd Fighter Wing), Hurlburt Field (Headquarters AFSOC & 1st Special Operations Wing), Duke Field (919th Special Operations Wing), and the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Chris Wilson, CFP® and the Shalimar advisory team model High-3 and Blended Retirement System (BRS) DFAS retired pay, conduct side-by-side Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) versus private life insurance survivorship comparisons, integrate tax-exempt VA disability ratings and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP), and structure Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Traditional and Roth rollover distributions.

As military families transition into permanent retirement along Choctawhatchee Bay and Garniers Bayou, the Shalimar team coordinates multi-year Roth conversion schedules and Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to prevent avoidable Medicare Part B and Part D IRMAA surcharges when transitioning to TRICARE For Life at age 65, complementing free NWFLAAA (PSA 1) SHINE Medicare counseling (1-866-531-8011). Located steps from the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser's Shalimar office (Mack Busbee, CFA), advisors also help retiring veterans and surviving spouses align household cash flow and property records with Florida's $50,000 Homestead Exemption, Save Our Homes (3%) assessment cap portability, the Additional $50,000 Senior Exemption (65+ at ~$37,694 2026 AGI), and total or combat-wounded disabled veteran property tax exemptions under Florida Statutes 196.081 and 196.082.