Why military pensions should be generous

The news story ?Military pensions not ?out of control??? [The Federal Worker, Oct. 26] highlighted what I have been saying for some time: One of the richest nations on Earth can afford to continue the current military retirement system for those few who defend it with a lifetime of service. �

Suggestions that private-sector pension plans should be a model for the military retirement system fail to acknowledge the vast difference between civilian jobs and the military profession. Military retirement benefits are not gifts; they are earned through blood, sweat, repeated deployments, missed birthdays and anniversaries, and the significant risk of injury or loss of life.�The benefits are designed to provide a powerful incentive for top-quality people to serve full careers despite the hardships of such service for troops and their families. �

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