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S. 2836, The National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2008 (4 comments ↓)
S. 2836 would amend title 10, United States Code, to include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay.
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M. Mergens
While this bill doesn't fully address the inequity of the age at which Reserve Component members of the military can receive retirement pay, vice their federal employee counterparts (age 60 vs 55), it does correct the inequity for those who are going to be called up in the future (which will probably be far less than the number called up in the previous 6 1/2 years) as opposed to those who previously served between 9/11/01 and 01/28/08.
Rita Turner
Passage of this bill is very important to reserve members and their families. Consideration of making it retroactive to September 11, 2001 is of the highest piority. Your support is greatly appreciated.
D Odom
While this bill does not fully address the inequities of the Reserve Component retirement pay, it does help correct the inequity for those who have been called up since the 9/11/01 attack. If our country calls on the reserves to support a war, the Congress and Senate should support those vary same troops they have called from their homes to risk their lives for our county.
R Jochim
I have volunteered and deployed four times since 9/11 - I earned my Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge chasing down Taliban at age 54, 16 years past the age of some retired service members who joined at 18 and got out at 38. We reservist traditionally stay in longer and surely deserve parity here.