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Peter1469
08-03-2014, 04:35 PM
Officer Corps Cut (http://www.stripes.com/news/army/army-to-force-out-550-majors-some-in-afghanistan-1.296587)

These guys won't have enough time to get a retirement. Maybe they can go into the reserves and get a retirement, although they have to wait until 60 to get it, unlike an active duty retirement.



About 550 Army majors, including some serving in Afghanistan, will soon be told they have to leave the service by next spring as part of a budget-driven downsizing of the service.
Gen. John Campbell, the vice chief of the Army, acknowledged Friday that telling troops in a war zone that they're out of a job is a difficult task. But he said some of the soldiers could join the National Guard or the Army Reserve.

Matty
08-03-2014, 04:38 PM
Good old Obama/Hagel. Ain't we proud of them?

Bob
08-03-2014, 04:39 PM
That has to be one of the reasons. To prevent retirement payments.

BTW, this was on CSPAN this past week. The Army Chief of Staff and the woman Sec. of the Army had a news conference where this was discussed.


Officer Corps Cut (http://www.stripes.com/news/army/army-to-force-out-550-majors-some-in-afghanistan-1.296587)

These guys won't have enough time to get a retirement. Maybe they can go into the reserves and get a retirement, although they have to wait until 60 to get it, unlike an active duty retirement.

Libhater
08-03-2014, 04:39 PM
Officer Corps Cut (http://www.stripes.com/news/army/army-to-force-out-550-majors-some-in-afghanistan-1.296587)

These guys won't have enough time to get a retirement. Maybe they can go into the reserves and get a retirement, although they have to wait until 60 to get it, unlike an active duty retirement.

Who exactly is giving the order to downsize? Does it go all the way up to our clown-in-chief?

texan
08-03-2014, 04:56 PM
Obama and the dems have been delivering pink slips for 4 years now. Not to combat people either so dont lay the wars over crapploa on me.

Little did he know his foreign policy sucks. Worlds burning down and we are laying the army men off.

Genius