I doubt that few people outside of
the military are aware that not only are we “bringing them home” but we are
throwing them out. The services are unilaterally discharging people, many of
whom do not want to leave. Hardest hit are the mid-grade enlisted (E6’s) who
have about 15 years of service. By discharging them the military prevents the
possibility of retirement at 20 years. If the member is fortunate enough to be
able to get into a reserve unit to complete their “20” their retirement starts
at age 62 vice at the 20 year mark. The net effect is a saving for the military
of retirement benefits that can exceed $500,000 per member. Many of these
people have deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq
Cruising my 1995 Catalina 42 MK II sailboat with my cat XO, the good, the bad, and the ugly of the open ocean world cruising life.
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