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S. 831, The National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009 (4 comments ↓)
S. 831 would amend title 10, United States Code, to include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay.
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larry owens
May 13, 2009, 7:08pm (report abuse)This is an excellent bill: It provides a relief for people who served for much less than they could earn at thier regular jobs to engage and destroy an enemy intent on the destruction of the the US. Support is always a two way street and with this kind of simple expression of gratitude that support model is complete. This is the kind of sacrifice the leadership sould subscribe to. Do it now and you are showing that you will do it in the future. It is a good thing to do.
Dan Cone
June 6, 2009, 6:02pm (report abuse)The current reserve retirement system was created in the cold war environment where reserves trained for the “big one” but where rarely activated. Today, especially since 911, reserves are activated on a frequent, repetitive basis and now have to make difficult personal family and civilian career sacrifices to complete a reserve career. The military reserves are no longer a "Strategic" force but now an "Operational" force that carries an increasingly larger burden of military missions. If we are going to maintain this enhanced mission for the reserves the military is needs to modernize its reserve retirement system. The consequences will be a drop in the quality and experience of personnel willing to accept the rigors of a reserve career. Active duty servicemen leaving the service and affiliating with the reserves has been drastically diminishing since 2003. The cost of increasing military missions with active duty forces alone would costs the taxpayer far more.
William Hood
July 11, 2009, 4:36am (report abuse)There is an ethical issue in this for me. As I look at the government’s consideration to give AIG executives bonuses it shows me once again that the nation as a whole does not consider itself at war. Once again it shows that the nation forgets those who have served to preserve freedom.
To the U.S. Senators opposed to this legislation; "Please don't tell me you care about the warriors and please send the AGI execs to the front lines of Afghanistan or Iraq maybe then they could earn there bonuses.
Robert Arnell
August 29, 2009, 9:20am (report abuse)We continue to utilize Guard and Reserve in support of active forces for OEF/OIF missioning. Today, force structure requires us as a nation to call on our Guard/Reserve. As stated above, the Cold War made limited use of Reserve forces but this is not the norm today. For the benefit of all service members we must insure this bill is passed. It is morally repugnant to those who have served not to off parity to 9/11. Furthermore, Congress should reassess the current reserve military retirement system. We should be placed on parity with the federal work force system and be granted a retirement option at age 55.