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The Army will continue to offer separation pay for soldiers who are being forced out...is this a good idea?
Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA), also known as the 15-year early retirement plan, has been authorized by Congress for use during the drawdown through fiscal 2018.
http://www.armyreenlistment.com/news-tera-extended.html
Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA), also known as the 15-year early retirement plan, has been authorized by Congress for use during the drawdown through fiscal 2018.
http://www.armyreenlistment.com/news-tera-extended.html
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Posted 8 y ago
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Yes as long as there is a QMP and a QSP then the 15 year retirement should stay.
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SGM Matthew Quick i'm willing to bet that this applies to QSP and people who want out vs QMP. With a QMP, you do not qualify for retirement unfortunately.
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This is not an extension of TERA. The initial message years ago stated that TERA be available until 30 SEP 2018. Several TERA messages have been published since the implementation of TERA. TERA is a good tool when properly used. I have no way of understanding the rationale or what criteria is used to figure this out or what type of exodus they are trying to control or influence.
TERA is a force shaping tool that has been in existence for many years. It is not always used unless services are authorized to use it.
Presently TERA has been useful when considering promotions percentages are lower than DOPMA combined with the draw-down and the OSB.
Personally, I can't look at a 15-year retirement with an entitlement attitude.
The rules of the TERA game ether apply to our case or they don't. In the military timing is everything. If I where to qualify for TERA based on the rules at that time then awesome and thank you. If I don't qualify then it sucks and I have no choice but to move on.
TERA is a force shaping tool that has been in existence for many years. It is not always used unless services are authorized to use it.
Presently TERA has been useful when considering promotions percentages are lower than DOPMA combined with the draw-down and the OSB.
Personally, I can't look at a 15-year retirement with an entitlement attitude.
The rules of the TERA game ether apply to our case or they don't. In the military timing is everything. If I where to qualify for TERA based on the rules at that time then awesome and thank you. If I don't qualify then it sucks and I have no choice but to move on.
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Honestly I think we should have 4 year retirements. Retire EVERYONE.
But Aaron, that's crazy talk.
Hear me out. Treat it as retainer pay. Drop the % (Which we are doing anyways), treat everyone as a retiree after they serve, so we can track them better, and recall them as we need them. Makes recruiting key fields a heck of a lot easier.
After 4 years, send Spec Benatz (Ret) a check for $150 a month (with all the concurrent retirement rules IN PLACE), and mandate that he get a yearly physical. Make this a "Military for Life."
At that point we have people who are staying because they want to, not because of the coercive 20 year mark (they will stay for longevity & rank however, but that's a different dynamic).
But Aaron, that's crazy talk.
Hear me out. Treat it as retainer pay. Drop the % (Which we are doing anyways), treat everyone as a retiree after they serve, so we can track them better, and recall them as we need them. Makes recruiting key fields a heck of a lot easier.
After 4 years, send Spec Benatz (Ret) a check for $150 a month (with all the concurrent retirement rules IN PLACE), and mandate that he get a yearly physical. Make this a "Military for Life."
At that point we have people who are staying because they want to, not because of the coercive 20 year mark (they will stay for longevity & rank however, but that's a different dynamic).
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