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Posted on Apr 3, 2014
If you could retire as a Guardsman now; or, spend 10 yrs. at the Pentagon and retire with an AD retirement, what would you do?
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Not being a Guardsman my opinion doesn't carry much weight, but I would do the 10yrs and retire with the AD Retirement. It must be a popular choice because the Pentagon is filled with NG guys trying to do just that.
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That is so very true. It is not a bad gig if you can get it but a lot like to homestead and forget what goes on in the real world (i.e. back in the units).
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MSG(P) Michael Warrick
I would go on active duty for the ten years and then retire with am active duty retirement!
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This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed when you turn 60 and your retirement payments begin. You take the red pill – you go to the Puzzle Palace for the next 10 years, and you see just how far the hypocrisy goes. Remember, all you've been offered is a choice – nothing more.
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Lt Col John,
I would go into the Guards, run for Congress and leave DA, Dept of Army, Pentagon alone...far far away.
I would go into the Guards, run for Congress and leave DA, Dept of Army, Pentagon alone...far far away.
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Easy choice, being born and raised in DC, I would take the Pentagon and immediate payment upon retirement and still continue to live at home before and after retirement.
Also was regular and AGR in DC as well, so I have seen both sides of the coin for the area as well, and would still choose Pentagon duty over retiring as a guardsman.
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With those as my only options, I would go for non-regular retirement.
I don't think I would fit in well at the Pentagon.
I don't think I would fit in well at the Pentagon.
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Waiting till 60 to collect benefits, or recieve them upon retirement? Hardly seems like a question sir...
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I retired 44years ago after 22 years in the US Army ( Infantry type), so I don't think any of this would apply to me. Thanks to all who serve.
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