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It's set. She'll be let go in mid May, using up her leave, and officially discharged the last day of June. (All unvaxxed have to be out by July 1st) That puts her 11 months before her 20 years.... no pension. It's all legit, and attorney has suggested we don't throw good money away (which is about to be tight) to pursue a better outcome.

It's set. She'll be let go in mid May, using up her leave, and officially discharged the last day of June. (All unvaxxed have to be out by July 1st) That puts her 11 months before her 20 years.... no pension. It's all legit, and attorney has suggested we don't throw good money away (which is about to be tight) to pursue a better outcome.

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[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Not many, anymore. Used to be very common. But you sound very knowledgeable with no chip on your shoulder, so I'm sure you know this.

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When was it very common for people to retire at 38 years old?

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Draw a pension... not necessarily retire. In the 90s, the refinery I hired in at was phasing it out. This can all be verified with a Google search, but I'm sure you're just testing me.

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Pretty sure that drawing a pension after completing your service is unconstitutional

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So not many people know what a Military Retirement entails, or military pay for that matter. Simply put, at 20 years, you'll get half your Base Pay for life. So if you're making $80K will you get $40K post retirement? No.

It's Only your base pay. It's not food (~$350/month). And it's not your housing (based on rank/zipcode. Mine's ~$1400/month). It's also not any travel pay, flyer's pay, nor hostile fire pay from deployments. It's just your base pay.

Also worth noting that a few years back the military changed their retirement system. It's now 40% at 20 years, but they'll match your TSP (401k for government) up to 4%.

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So with your numbers 12 months of 1400 dollars for housing over 20 years is $336,000, after receiving that much you should own your home outright and not be having much for housing expenses any longer