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8. More than 25 of those years were in uniform. All of the military & civilian time was for inherently governmental duties.
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 04:49 PM
Dec 19

None of our pensions and benefits come close to retired ivy professors with the same years of service. In 1984, the civil service reduced the retirement benefit by 1/2 and changed it to individual contributions into the TSP.

The health care benefits we earned through 20+ years of military service are taken away if we don't buy Medicare, even if we are covered by another plan.

The key word is service, not ruling from an ivory tower.

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