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Now that I have my 'clean bill of health', I made the mistake of reading the Army Times (dated 11 Feb 08)... on page 18 (they also have a poll right now on the bottom of the homepage at armytimes.com) about doing away with the current 20-year active duty retirement.
What's amazing, is that anyone is actually supporting the idea that 20 years of active federal service will be rewarded with a pension that you cannot collect until your 60 years of age. Hell, you get out, after doing this for that long, and all you get is a limited benefits package and no money? Unless they choose to award you disability.
Any of you who are in any of the services (because this is a DOD level change, not just Army), had better read up on this; because with how expensive the war is, they might do this as a cost-cutting measure. Sadly, I can actually see them approving this bill when it reaches Congress.
Anywho, besides that, most things are peachy.
What's amazing, is that anyone is actually supporting the idea that 20 years of active federal service will be rewarded with a pension that you cannot collect until your 60 years of age. Hell, you get out, after doing this for that long, and all you get is a limited benefits package and no money? Unless they choose to award you disability.
Any of you who are in any of the services (because this is a DOD level change, not just Army), had better read up on this; because with how expensive the war is, they might do this as a cost-cutting measure. Sadly, I can actually see them approving this bill when it reaches Congress.
Anywho, besides that, most things are peachy.
