IMO seen from the inside! Neither is FERS Two part retirement system Thrift we have to match up to 5% to get full 5% the Gov adds. With FERS and SS it's still falls about short of CSRS.. Then you say we got Thrift Saving if you can afford to invest in it. If not you get nothing from it. Military does get 50% at 20. Was good back in the day when you got free health care at any military facility. Tri-care prime (going up like every other health insurance) Life Insurance, Survisor's benefits comes out of that. Then, there is the divorce rate which usually higher than Civilain world ex-Wife get's half in she's put up with it for 10 years or more. Enlisted are the bottom feeders when it comes to Government Benifits. Even up to the rank of E7 that don't go to far after deductions and remember most military has mandatory moved average 4 times or more thorough their career and Most just brought house after they retired. Some in certain career fields was able to homestead on base for 20 years and have house paid for, most don't have that luxury. IMO Not as Rosie as most think at the end of the day. Especially now days military gets little respect from our civilian counterpart, but they sure do like the free choices they get don't they.
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