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  • Would you stay on active duty if retirement was changed from 20 years?

    June 15, 2011

    By: Major Randall Brown


    As the government looks at ways to decrease the national defense budget some thoughts about increasing the retirement years beyond 20 years of service has arisen. As an ILE student I have been impressed with my fellow officers attending the course. I can’t help but question how many of these officers would not have stayed on active duty if the retirement years of service were greater than 20 years. For example if the qualification for active duty retirement was for 30...read more