Sweeping reforms to the military compensation system may be in store if the Pentagon acts on recommendations that would abolish many decades-old benefits—such as extra allowances for having a family—and replace them with ones more like those used in industry, such as 401K plans. The changes would, for example, make it less financially punitive for people not seeking a long military career to leave after a decade in service, while at the same time allowing careers longer than 35 years in certain specialties. They would also require bigger payments from under-65 retirees in the Tricare system.
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