CPO Rob Schrader 101906 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Under a two-tiered option, both active and reserve troops would be eligible for the “partial benefit” pension check after completing 20 years of service.  The change could reshape the decision-making process for millions of individual troops. It might motivate younger reservists to stay in uniform for a full career. It may also make some active-duty troops view the reserves more positively if transferring into part-time status does not eliminate the possibility of early retirement checks. Should the DOD Give reservists immediate retirement pay as proposed. 2014-04-14T20:07:14-04:00 CPO Rob Schrader 101906 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Under a two-tiered option, both active and reserve troops would be eligible for the “partial benefit” pension check after completing 20 years of service.  The change could reshape the decision-making process for millions of individual troops. It might motivate younger reservists to stay in uniform for a full career. It may also make some active-duty troops view the reserves more positively if transferring into part-time status does not eliminate the possibility of early retirement checks. Should the DOD Give reservists immediate retirement pay as proposed. 2014-04-14T20:07:14-04:00 2014-04-14T20:07:14-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 302228 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="14457" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/14457-cpo-rob-schrader">CPO Rob Schrader</a> interesting idea. However, it may also be counter-productive for the DoD if they are trying to cut costs. What type of benefits packages are they looking at? Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2014 8:15 PM 2014-10-30T20:15:39-04:00 2014-10-30T20:15:39-04:00 2014-04-14T20:07:14-04:00