"John H." wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:50:24 -0400, BAR wrote:

John H. wrote:
...of high cholesterol and high blood sugar.

Scared the crap out of me.

That's it. No more reading!

Back when I was 21 years old my reserve unit's squadron gunney told us
that the average time a USMC reservist collects retirement pay was 18
months. I decided that I would get out after my first hitch. I wanted to
live past 63 1/2.

My youngest brother retired from the Navy Reserves as an O-5. He'll start
drawing his pay in another 11 years. Because of the way they calculate the
pay, he's not too thrilled. He thought he'd get 50% of his base pay, but
it
actually works out to about 35%.

But, that'll be enough to pay his electric bill.

An 0-5's base pay is now about 7200 per month if they have over 4 years
enlisted service. That works out to be about $2500 per month if he was old
enough to retire now. In 11years the pay is likely to be more.

He should have enough to pay keep his lights on a few hours.