Originally Posted by
sherpster
I have no idea what your pension number will be but let's say 50K a year.
A guy that retires as a Lt Col right at the 20 year mark will take home about $37K/year after taxes.
Originally Posted by
sherpster
Plus you get to buy medical and dental coverage.
FIFY. Tricare is a great deal for retirees to be able to purchase, but it isn't included free as part of the retirement benefit. The dental coverage sucks, BTW, compared to the dental at just about any other company that offers some kind of health care deal. Even the dental plan at the regional I flew for was better than Tricare's dental coverage.