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.
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.