John V. Lund
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 130
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Recruiting and career retention remain valid and important concerns of the US Congress and the Executive Branch in a world where the US has become involved in many military engagements in recent years with more apparently on the horizon. This book deals with the questions of pay levels, health care, retirement benefits and other aspects of the military experience. These issues take on even more significance with a military which has been downsized in numbers and upsized in electronic technology. Contents: Preface, Military Pay and Benefits; Military Health Care; Military Medical Care Services; Veterans' Pensions: Fact Sheet; Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues; Military Technicians: The Issue of Mandatory Retirement for Non-Dual-Status Technicians. Subject Index.