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RESERVE RETIREMENT AGE UPDATE 15: Representative Joe Wilson (R-02-
SC) wasted no time in continuing his efforts last session to correct
the inequity in the 2008 NDAA that failed to recognize the service of
our members who served in combat prior to 28 JAN 08. On 1 JAN Rep
Wilson Introduced HR 208, which would make “qualifying deployed
service” retroactive to include 9/11 deployed service in the
eligibility for lowering the 60 year eligibility age to collect
retirement pay. As you may recall, Section 647 of the NDAA for Fiscal
year 2008 authorized the 60 year eligibility age to be reduced three
months for each aggregate of 90 days served in support of a
contingency operation or national emergency but it applied only to
qualifying service rendered after 28 JAN 08, the date of the enactment
of the bill. The National Guard Association of the United States
(NGAUS) is tracking the progress of this bill this session and other
efforts to equitably reduce the archaic 60 year eligibility age. A VFW
resolution on the issue can be seen at www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=caphill.levele&eid=4047.
Concerned vets should contact their members of Congress and ask them
to sign on as a cosponsor of H.R.208. To contact your elected
official, go to: http://capwiz.com/vfw/dbq/officials/. [Source: NGAUS
Leg Up 9 Jan 09 ++]

[clayusnr]

This still splits the ranks. The active duty don't get split up by
service date or combat time, why should the reserve components be
discriminated by service date or combat time. We the reserves need a
lawyer to file a discrimination law suit, because, there are reservist
like myself who signed the same contracts to provide the same services
as required, as those who are to receive the age reductions.

[Downs, Glenn D WG10 USAF AMC 19 CES/CEOIU]

We also need to continue support get the age for retirement to ""55" and
focus on this a lot more.