Have you served your country?
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USMC 81 -84
Plt. 2078 mcrd parris island
field radio operater school 29 palms ca.
mux plt. 7th comm btn. camp hansen 3rd Mar Div okinawa
WEST PAC, hq co. 31st MAU. USS Belleau Wood than cross decked on to the USS New Orleans when the Belleau wood went back state side.
Comm plt. h&s co 2nd Combat engineer btn. 2nd Mar div Camp Lejuene
HARDCORE
Plt. 2078 mcrd parris island
field radio operater school 29 palms ca.
mux plt. 7th comm btn. camp hansen 3rd Mar Div okinawa
WEST PAC, hq co. 31st MAU. USS Belleau Wood than cross decked on to the USS New Orleans when the Belleau wood went back state side.
Comm plt. h&s co 2nd Combat engineer btn. 2nd Mar div Camp Lejuene
HARDCORE
drjfkwilson
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Usn 1971-1976
Geoff Timm
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US Army Ordnance Corps 1972 - 82 US DoD 1982 - present.
Geoff
Who notes 45B20, 45K30, 71B30 .. 2210 now days.
Geoff
Who notes 45B20, 45K30, 71B30 .. 2210 now days.
kristop64089
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U.S.N. FFG34 U.S.S. Aubrey Fitch(decom) 92-96. STG
rwilson452
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Hi Kris,
A fellow pingjockey
A fellow pingjockey
Yep.
U.S. Army, Combat Engineer.......'69-'73.
Ft. Polk
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Lee
Ft. Benning.......there during the Lt. Calley trial, and his subsequent house arrest for several years.........
No one ever spit on me, no one ever called me a baby killer or murder. It's good to be from the south.......................ck
U.S. Army, Combat Engineer.......'69-'73.
Ft. Polk
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Lee
Ft. Benning.......there during the Lt. Calley trial, and his subsequent house arrest for several years.........
No one ever spit on me, no one ever called me a baby killer or murder. It's good to be from the south.......................ck
tuckerdog1
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Hoytinak,
Don't know your age or circumstance. But 10 yrs is really not all that much more to go when the benefits are figured in. The private sector has all but done away with pensions. The 401K has replaced them at a lot of employers. And medical costs are going through the roof. That alone would make hanging in for the last 10 worth it. When I retire in a few years, our house will be paid off, but medical insurance will be so high, it will simply take the place of a house payment. Getting out, you'd be at square 1 at any new job. Probably not going to enjoy it any more than where you are now. And look at 20-30 yrs for full retirement benefits ( whatever they might be ).
My $.02
Don't know your age or circumstance. But 10 yrs is really not all that much more to go when the benefits are figured in. The private sector has all but done away with pensions. The 401K has replaced them at a lot of employers. And medical costs are going through the roof. That alone would make hanging in for the last 10 worth it. When I retire in a few years, our house will be paid off, but medical insurance will be so high, it will simply take the place of a house payment. Getting out, you'd be at square 1 at any new job. Probably not going to enjoy it any more than where you are now. And look at 20-30 yrs for full retirement benefits ( whatever they might be ).
My $.02
br549arkie
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USAF 1972-1981 ICBM mechanic
No love for the Reserves or National Guard folks. Thousands have served in Iraq so far. Some of them taking cuts in pay to do so. At one point in the war about 40% of the active force on duty was made up of the Guard and Reserve.
20 is correct...
How you retired pay is computed depends upon when you entered the service. If you enlisted after 8 Sep 80 you retired pay is based upon your high three years average.
Marines and the Navy have to make 30 years to be retired. After 20 years they are part of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps and draw retainer pay. Only after 30 years do they draw retired pay.
for the folks who came into the service after 1 Aug 1986 there is a third system. At 15 years you can elect to stay with the high three method or you can elect to go with another method and get a $30,000 bonus. Your retired pay would only be 47% of the high three average with a 1% reduction in cost of living increases until age 62. At Age 62 everything goes back to the after 80 method.
Thanks to the Vets and those serving Active, Reserve and National Guard.
20 is correct...
How you retired pay is computed depends upon when you entered the service. If you enlisted after 8 Sep 80 you retired pay is based upon your high three years average.
Marines and the Navy have to make 30 years to be retired. After 20 years they are part of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps and draw retainer pay. Only after 30 years do they draw retired pay.
for the folks who came into the service after 1 Aug 1986 there is a third system. At 15 years you can elect to stay with the high three method or you can elect to go with another method and get a $30,000 bonus. Your retired pay would only be 47% of the high three average with a 1% reduction in cost of living increases until age 62. At Age 62 everything goes back to the after 80 method.
Thanks to the Vets and those serving Active, Reserve and National Guard.