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VA healthcare is garbage VA healthcare is a bonus. You don't have to use it. pensions are heavily backloaded for people who have done the full 20 You realize

• cjrp 4y ago
  Thirty years in the same job though? Presumably that's the criteria of the full 20?
• sndean 4y ago
  You get monthly pay for life after 20 years of service. The amount you receive is certainly higher after 30, but 30 isn't the minimum for eligibility.
  • ben_w 4y ago
    High street cooks don't get that after 20, which I think is the point being made here. I'd have to check what the pension rules actually are to say if it's 30 or 40 or more for civilians, but it's not 20.
    • nradov 4y ago
      In the USA, most civilian workers are eligible for Social Security retirement payments after 10 years of work. But payments only start when you actually retire at age 62+. Whereas military pensions start as soon as you retire from the service. So there are people who enlist at age 18, retire at 38, and then go on to have a second civilian career while simultaneously collecting a military pension. It's a pretty good deal for those willing to take the risk and stick it out.