The Need for Reforming the Department of Defense Retirement Program

Abstract

This paper discusses the need to reduce the costs of the current DOD retirement program through reform that reduces payout obligations for entering service members, modifies the cost of living adjustment (COLA) of retired members, and implements structural changes to eliminate the sense of entitlement that promotes the existence of the current structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 04, 2010
Accession Number
ADA600642

Entities

People

  • Leory M. Shoesmith Jr.

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.