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Post by Swampy on Feb 11, 2013 20:24:04 GMT -5
He's leaving the service after 16 years, and he has no pension, though he does have lots of scar tissue. I would like to see him get a lump sum, but we can't afford life-long pensions, and the deficit is big enough as it is. |
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Post by Swampy on Feb 12, 2013 10:56:01 GMT -5
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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Feb 12, 2013 10:57:24 GMT -5
The contract was "serve 20 years and you get a pension of 1/2 your salary at discharge." If you leave the service before completing 20 yeas active duty you are entitled to -- no pension. He knew the contract when he decided to get out. The fact that he may have shot bin Laden has no bearing on his situation. All he would have had to do is stick it out for four more years and he would have had his pension fo the rest of his life. No where in the enlistment cntract does it even hint at "if you make one celebrety kill, we wil waive the rules that apply to everyone else"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 11:01:34 GMT -5
x2.
And just out of curiosity Swampy, why are you worried about what we in the states do with our money, in this specific case, pensions? It doesn't affect Canada to my knowlege.
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Post by Swampy on Feb 12, 2013 11:12:41 GMT -5
And just out of curiosity Swampy, why are you worried about what we in the states do with our money, in this specific case, pensions? It doesn't affect Canada to my knowlege. No reason - I'm just making conversation. But I've been wondering why he didn't stick it out for another four. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 18:35:31 GMT -5
his VA pension will equal more than a military pension , books will be written , movies will be made , speaking tours , guest appeareances , hell he may be a future John McCain .
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