Military leaders and Department of Defense pay experts have presented to Congress a reshaped version of that new "blended retirement" system for future service members, saying this one "best enables us to maintain the readiness of the All-Volunteer Force." Their hope is that Congress will accept the fresh changes quickly and integrate them into the "momentous" retirement reform package being shepherded toward enactment this year.
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