Originally Posted by
FLY6584
Cool so regardless of how you earn an active duty retirement whether it be 20 full years of active duty or a combination of active duty and active reserves the retirement is exactly the same with the same benefits including TRICARE.
That's correct. I've got enough time for an active duty retirement, but need more time in grade for an O-5 retirement. I haven't put in my retirement papers yet; I'll wait until I've got 3 yrs time in grade to retire as an O-5. Besides it's a good backup since I have an active SCI clearance with several additional compartments. If I were to retire, my clearances would get flushed unless I went direct to another job.