Veterans on the board

[sixpactogo]

US Navy 64-68 2 tours in Viet Nam. USS Berkeley DDG15 1965-66. USS Long Beach CGN 9 1966-67

 

[Matt M]

US Army
82nd Airborne Division
Ranger Regiment
1987 to 1991

 

[Rolling Thunder]

US Army 1988-retired 2015. Gulf War, OIF, OEF.

 

[seneca]

US Army 1988-retired 2015. Gulf War, OIF, OEF.

Just curious, is it still 3/4 pay at 30 years retirement?

 

[rolling_thunder]

Just curious, is it still 3/4 pay at 30 years retirement?

It is 75% at 30 years and 50% at 20 years... however, DoD is changing to a different retirement policy which includes a TSP (Traditional Savings Plan) where they match a small percentage of your contributions and allow for 40% retirement at 20 years and 65% at 30 years of service.... TSP is basically a 401K style retirement fund.

 

[seneca]

It is 75% at 30 years and 50% at 20 years... however, DoD is changing to a different retirement policy which includes a TSP (Traditional Savings Plan) where they match a small percentage of your contributions and allow for 40% retirement at 20 years and 65% at 30 years of service.... TSP is basically a 401K style retirement fund.

I'm sure the small percentage match won't make up for the 10% the troops are losing in this plan. The average soldier gets bent over the bunk once again.

 

[tlt23]

USN 1993-2016, went everywhere, did everything. Great thing is I spent half my time with the Navy, the other with Marines, AF, and Army doing things. Working on my duty call as a civilian Marine now.

 

[Cuda Scott]

USN 86-91 USS Paul Mayport FL. 3 Med cruises. Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. RN for the past 21 years with the Federal Prison Systems.

 

[193rdsow]

Air Force, Brig Gen (Ret). 31 years ANG. Desert Shield/Storm, Desert Thunder, Joint Force, Endouring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom. Wing Commander 193rdSOW, ANG Advisor to Commander, AFSOC.

 

[Wanda73]

USAF, MSgt, 18 years and counting. Afghanistan (Advisor, 3 ID and 2 MEF), Iraq (long enough to explain to the Army that their "secured" airfield wouldn't work), tons of general middle easts, couple Africa trips, Korea, Japan and some counter drug in south America. Currently a "Developmental Special Duty" MTI (Drill Instructor) at Lackland TX.

 

[rbbruno3]

Thanks again to all who served or serving.

 

[hemi71x]

USAF 1973-1980
Jet aircraft mechanic RF-4C Phantom's & T-37 Trainers.
2 years at Zweibrucken, Air Base, Germany 1974-76.
Never made it past pay grade E-4, Sgt.

 

[sunger]

US Army medic, Duc Pho and Chu Lai AO's, 1967-1968.

 

[Stylin'Stainless]

USAF, MSGT, Retired '86 - 2007
Travis AFB, US Embassy Manila, US Embassy Budapest, US Embassy La Paz, US Embassy Bogota.
Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Dili Dili East Timor UN Peacekeeping, OIF, OEF, Kosovo KFOR, Sarajevo SFOR

 

[Odin]

Army 1984-1990. Air Force reserve 2011-present. Operation Enduring Freedom (AFG) and Operation Freedoms Sentinal (AFG)

 

[Prpl 6-Pk]

New guy here..

USN 68-72. NATO and Med cruises on USS Independence. ATR2 and worked on A3's & A6's mostly ECM systems.

After that I worked for the Navy as a civilian for 30+ years and retired from that in 2003. I worked surface and submarine ESM systems and a
few other duties as assigned!

Jeff

 

[Bob Glover]

Almost new guy. CW4 retired with 20, AH-64A/D Pilot/MTP/ME. Served in 24th ID, 3rd ID, 1st ID; OIF/OEF/Bosnia/Afghanistan. Mostly have sand in my blood now and other places not mentioned! I stand for my flag, national anthem and the pledge. Pretty much have given up on the NFL.

 

[ed-pv]

US Naval Academy class of 89. Flew jets for the Navy for 16 years. Served in two sand wars. A very small price to pay given we live in the greatest country in the world! My parents moved here from the Philippines with nothing materially, but offered us "opportunity". I would like to think my siblings and I made the most of it
I too rise for the National Anthem and put my hand on my heart as do all of my children!

 

[Bob Glover]

Sorry, I forgot I already posted here.

 

[65 cuda]

i was in from 1989-1998 was at these units 82nd airborne while there was deployed to desert shield/ desert storm august 90-june 91 then 502nd engineer -germany, then 5/52 ADA Ft. Bliss and TDY/deployment sept 96 to dec. 96 to middle east and again sept. 97 to mar. 98 then got out in august 98 on medical cuz i blew my knee out while in the middle east and my ETS was going to be jan.1999 unless i reenlisted but i was classified as P-3 profile and probably could not re-up