Why do military retirees collect retirement......

[GWguy]

Originally Posted by Misfit

Immediately and everybody else has to wait until 65 to collect?

Says who? I'm getting ready to retire and can collect my retirement bennies right away. If you're talking about Social Security, THAT doesn't kick in until 65. I can collect on my pension when I retire and turn 55.

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

Are you talking about my orifice?

Yeah - You seemed excessively irritable in your response, and I was wondering if perhaps a swollen and angry balloon-knot may have been responsible. I was going to suggest some Tucks for quick and soothing relief.

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Originally Posted by Toxick

Yeah - You seemed excessively irritable in your response, and I was wondering if perhaps a swollen and angry balloon-knot may have been responsible. I was going to suggest some Tucks for quick and soothing relief.

Yea, the topic is a hot button for me. It seems like everytime our politician's want to save money - they try to kill early retirements for our military.

[chawk]

While not the most eloquent reply, I understand your frustration. Many people do not understand the level of commitment required to serve 20 years in the military.

Some are correct in asserting that not everyone is put in harms way; however, members of the military are available for duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, everyone is subject to deployment at any time to meet the countrys requirements. That coupled with the constant PCSs, TDYs, field deployments, 16+ hour days (or more), multiple combat deployments, life in austere living conditions, and in some cases extremely hazardous jobs and duty assignements not to mention a challenged homelife, are some of the primary reasons that a 20 year retirement is offered to the military.

There are many law enforcement agencies that offer a 20 year pension too-for many of the same reasons that the military does.

[CrashTest]

I've asked here before why the family members don't get a pension too. My dad got to cruise the Med and visit cool places while my mom and sisters were back living in $hitholes in some foreign country (against our will) and like the vast mojority who serve, nobody ever shot a bullet at my dad in 31 years of service.

[dan0623_2000]

[QUOTE=CrashTest;5057709]I've asked here before why the family members don't get a pension too. My dad got to cruise the Med and visit cool places while my mom and sisters were back living in $hitholes in some foreign country (against our will) and like the vast mojority who serve, nobody ever shot a bullet at my dad in 31 years of service.[/QUOT

Where was your dad's ship home ported when he was cruising the cool ports in the Med and you were living in a foreign country?

[oldman]

I retired in 1982 as an E-6 which at the time provided me with roughly about
$4,000 (take home) a year. That equated to me having to find a second job or not have much of a life. Military retirement does not necessarily mean what some may believe.

[Radiant1]

Originally Posted by oldman

I retired in 1982 as an E-6 which at the time provided me with roughly about
$4,000 (take home) a year. That equated to me having to find a second job or not have much of a life. Military retirement does not necessarily mean what some may believe.

Of course not, but it's a nice additional income during your actual retirement coupled with social security and perhaps a 401k from your second career, which likely came easy to you having gained skills in the military and corporations getting write offs for hiring veterans. I assume you still also had the benefits of shopping on base and health care?

[CrashTest]

Originally Posted by dan0623_2000

Where was your dad's ship home ported when he was cruising the cool ports in the Med and you were living in a foreign country?

In a place my mom and sisters didn't want to be.

[DoWhat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by CrashTest

In a place my mom and sisters didn't want to be.

They could of stayed in CONUS if they wanted too.