Military nurses perform all the duties of a traditional nurse both during but are times of war and peace. They are also usually entrusted with a wider range of responsibilities than nurses in a civilian environment. In fact, a military nurse can be classified as active duty, reserve, or hired as a civilian employee. Nurses in the military also receive benefits that their civilian counterparts do not. The best of these benefits would be education benefits, which is one of the most lucrative. Nurses in the military have the option to continue on to their postgraduate master's degrees with nearly 75% of their tuition fees paid for by the military. A master's degree in nursing is required to get promoted to the rank of major and higher. With a higher promotion, a nurse in the military receives better pension benefits during retirement.