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- Since Jan. 6, 2021, lawmakers have searched for answers about the Guard's delay, and the digging is expected to continue.
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- Congress agree to change military retirement: what will that mean for you? Update 7 October 2015: The NDAA has passed through both houses of Congress and will be headed to the President for…, Currently serving military members are not required to use this new blended retirement plan., Important Terms You Need To Know, There are four terms that you need to understand in order to make sense of the new retirement plan. A, defined benefit, retirement plan is a plan by which the employer makes a promise to pay certain benefits after retirement, and those benefits are defined from the outside, usually related to the length of service,…, The current military retirement plan is a defined benefit plan, : retirement pay is calculated at 2.5% of high-36 month pay times years of service, plus cost-of-living adjustment, for the rest of your life.* A, defined contribution, retirement plan is a plan where the employers, the employees, or both, contribute to an individual account that invests in outside investments, like stocks and bonds. The value of the defined…, The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a defined contribution plan, : the employee contributes money to an individual account, and directs how that money is to be invested. At the time of retirement, the employee may have the options of taking out the balance in…, vesting, is the term used to describe a person’s right to control an asset. Specifically, when a person is vested in their retirement plan, the money in the account belongs to them, regardless of whether…, Auto-enrollment, is a procedure where employees are automatically set up to have a certain portion of their pay directed into their defined contribution retirement plan. Employees can always reverse the auto…, The Current Military Retirement System, Under the current retirement system, military members belong to a defined benefit program with a very steep vesting cliff. Service members become fully vested in the defined benefit plan at 20 years…, The New Blended Retirement Plan, What Blended Retirement Means To You The new blended retirement plan makes changes to both the defined benefit military pension system and the defined contribution TSP program. The changes would…, The new system results in retirement pay that is 20% less than the current retirement pay (40% vs. 50%) for a service member who retires at 20 years of service., The details would be different for lengths of service. The change also includes a "lump sum" option under which service members will be able to take a portion of their retirement pay in advance of…, Under the new plan, an estimated 75% of service members would leave the military with some sort of DoD-funded retirement savings., Upon separating from the service, members would have the option to leave their money to continue growing within the Thrift Savings Plan, roll the money into a different type of tax-advantaged…, Is The Blended Retirement Plan A Good Thing?, The new blended retirement plan has the potential to be a good thing for many of the people who serve in the military. Obviously, having some sort of portable retirement funding will be fabulous for…, these changes will not apply to any existing service members unless they actively choose to switch to this new plan., As Guina points out, "Future generations of servicemembers who join the military will do so having the opportunity to understand the retirement system in place when they join." I'll be addressing…
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that a steering group that includes State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of…
- j15-5 Yesterday we brought you pictures of China's growing fleet of carrier-based fighters, the J-15, basically an updated copy of Russia's Sukhoi Su-33. Today, we're bringing you exceprt from an…, Remaining issues & challenges, . 1) Since ski jump launches reduce an aircraft’s potential fuel and weapons payload relative to catapult launches, it will be telling to see if China’s future indigenous carrier hulls employ a…
- Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef . Keir Giles is a senior consulting fellow of the Russia…, JM:, In a recent commentary for Chatham House, you reported that families of NATO personnel had been receiving harassing phone calls from callers you described as having Russian accents who "had collected…, KG:, That's not a new situation. The incidents that commentary referred to were reported in Dutch media this month, but related to families of pilots of Dutch F-16s participating in the Baltic Air…, Related: If Russia Hacked Me, It Exposed the US Army Family System, JM:, You've suggested that this type of harassment is consistent with Russian views that warfare in the information domain can be used to "simultaneously affect the entire depth of enemy territory." Is…, KG:, It is true that the role of information warfare has undergone a revolution in Russian thinking about war. While the basic principles of Russia's hostile use of information remain unchanged, new…, JM:, A NATO Defense College paper that you authored described this kind of harassment as part of a broader "information warfare," which includes psychological operations, disinformation and a broad range…, KG:, "State sanctioned" and "anonymous" aren't opposites. But this blend of state, and apparently, non-state actors is a key element of some of the many definitions of "hybrid warfare" that NATO and its…, JM:, How do Russian attempts to influence election outcomes in the U.S. and elsewhere fit into this broader strategy of information warfare?, KG:, It's important to put the attacks on democratic processes in context. The attempts to influence the U.S. presidential election didn't come out of nowhere; they followed a period of Russia testing its…, JM:, NATO was designed to be a military alliance tasked with deterring Soviet aggression against Western Europe. It was not designed to defend the culture and societies of NATO members from Russian…, KG:, This is not a part of NATO's mission, largely because for much of NATO's existence it did not need to be. During the Cold War, the governments and societies of NATO member states recognized the…, JM:, Russian disinformation campaigns or attempts to influence elections or destabilize other countries are nothing new. These were all part of the Soviet arsenal during the Cold War. Is this just a case…, KG:, This is precisely what has happened. The principles of subversion and destabilization, and using democratic processes against democracies, have remained consistent not just from Soviet times but from…, JM:, NATO has been unwilling to comment publicly about the harassment of NATO personnel and their families. Why do you think this is? Should NATO be more forceful in denouncing such intimidation and…, KG:, It is striking that all the known instances of harassment of NATO personnel and their families -- including the spouses of Dutch fighter pilots, as reported this month -- are now several years old.…, JM:, How should we respond? Should NATO be phoning the families of Russian soldiers deployed in Syria? Legitimate use of information activities and information maneuver in time of conflict is one of the…
- Topics in this Week's News Include:, 1. NMFA Salutes Our Veterans-and Their Families!, 2. Commissary Scholarship Applications Now Available for Military Children, 3. How Well are DoD Schools Serving Your Children?, 4. Army Works to Improve Casualty Officer Training, 5. Pentagon Channel Shed Light on PTSD, 6. More Veterans Day Discounts Available, 7. Have You Used Military OneSource? Tell Us How You Like It!, Here's the News!!, 1. NMFA Salutes Our Veterans-and Their Families!, As our Nation at war approaches another Veterans Day this weekend, the National Military Family Association joins a grateful nation in thanking all our veterans, their families, and survivors for…, 2. Commissary Scholarship Applications Now Available for Military Children:, The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announced last week that the application process for its Scholarships for Military Children program has now begun for 2007. Applications for the $1,500…, 3. How Well Are DoD Schools Serving Your Children?, On November 1, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) launched its Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS). The survey, which runs through February 28, 2007, provides valuable feedback to…, 4. Army Works to Improve Casualty Officer Training, : In response to concerns leveled by surviving families regarding the consistency and quality of Army casualty assistance, as well as recommendations from the Army's Inspector General, the Army…, 5. Pentagon Channel Sheds Light on PTSD:, The Pentagon Channel is taking an in depth look at post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a new edition of its monthly documentary Recon. The half hour show, called "The Wounds Within," explores…, 6. More Veterans Day Discounts Available, : The world's two largest home-improvement retailers are offering 10 percent discounts to active-duty personnel, National Guard and Reserve members, retired military, veterans, and their families in…, 7. Have You Used Military OneSource?, Tell Us How You Like It! Have you used Military OneSource lately? Do you have access to a similar program through your employer? Do these programs meet your needs as a military family? Please…
- This Veterans Day, moviegoers everywhere can witness the most pivotal Pacific battle in World War II: “Midway.”
- The remains of the only Coast Guard defender of the Philippines in the early days of World War II are coming home to Buffalo.
- Winslow Wheeler, former congressional defense budget guru, has penned a provocative memo to the new Tea Party senators. His main message: the Pentagon budget needs to be frozen. Defense Secretary…