Originally Posted by
thrust
Hopefully we'll see more 15 year retirement options as the budget cuts continue.
Has anyone ever seen early-retirement for reserves? I don't recall.
Originally Posted by
thrust
Before the pension itself starts to change... only a matter of time.
We'll be grandfathered. Also I suspect all the talk of eliminating the 20-year system was intended more as a distraction so folks wouldn't pay as much attention to reforms in other benefits (like commissaries and medical).
The 20-year pension is inextricably linked to our current career-progression system and military culture. You'd upset the whole apple-cart if you just axed it...there would be unintended consequences. Somebody somewhere has to realize that.