The military pension is often only a part of the institution of special payments to military personnel. Due to the fact that pension provision for military personnel is a specifi c system and diff ers from general pension payments, it is necessary to understand it. This article analyzes the features of the modern pension system for military personnel of all law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation, refl ecting, on the one hand, the global trends and, on the other hand, the specifi cs of the Russian military pension system.