Sun, Dec 04, 2011
157 Released Near Retirement Lost Pensions, Medical
Coverage
A large Air Force Reduction in Force (RIF) ordered by the Obama
administration has resulted in some 157 USAF majors being
involuntarily separated from the service without their retirement
and medical benefits, according to the Chapman University of
Military Law.
The institutes's director, Maj. Kyndra Routunda, told the
Washington, D.C.-based website
The Daily Caller that according to DoD
rules service members within six years of retirement would normally
be allowed to stay in the service and retire on schedule with full
benefits unless there were disciplinary problems or other
extenuating circumstances.
Air Force Spokesman Kichael Dickerson told the website that if
an officer was not selected for promotion twice in a row they could
be involuntarily discharged unless they are two years or closer to
retirement ... a process called "selective continuation." He
said that deviations are allowed from the six-year window if it
determined to be necessary by the secretary of the military
department making the RIF. He said the size of the officer corps
was determined to be larger than the Air Force's needs.
Routunda contends that DoD rules do not allow for dismissal of
officers for financial reasons. The institution had asked for
Congress to reinstate a Temporary Early Retirement Plan for the
RIFfed officers. The legislature took such a move in the 1990s
during a draw-down of officers following the first Gulf War.
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