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Old 11-05-11, 02:04 PM   #5
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Somehow I doubt he'll be all that bothered.

Yeah, I will be crying myself to sleep worrying about an O-8 with 31 years in.

Retirement pay of about $9500 per month with a 77.5% cap will give him a monthly retirement income of about $7,400 (before federal taxes). That's almost $90K per year just for breathing.

Add on to that the inevitable "consulting" job he will get and he won't be hurting much.
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