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Training to increase for Guard and Reserve troops

| July 31, 2012 | 43 Comments
Training to increase for Guard and Reserve troops

I know you guys have been discussing the cuts that are being eyed to the pay of National Guard troops. I noticed that some of you were complaining, and rightly so, about the time you spend during the week preparing for your drills. Well, I’m sure this won’t do much for retention, either. From the […]

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A Current and QRMC Reserve Retired Pay Estimator

| July 31, 2012 | 2 Comments
A Current and QRMC Reserve Retired Pay Estimator

It occurred to me that the spreadsheet I prepared to produce estimates for my previous article about the QRMC recommendations  could be modified to serve as a simple, general-purpose retirement pay calculator for Reserve personnel under both options.  While others Reserve retirement pay calculators exist (most notably this one at US Army Human Resources Command), […]

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About that QRMC Reserve Drill Pay Proposal . . . .

| July 28, 2012 | 32 Comments
About that QRMC Reserve Drill Pay Proposal . . . .

Jonn’s recent article about the recent QRMC proposal concerning military reserve compensation got me thinking. So I guess you should consider this fair warning that I’m about to go down another rabbit hole. (smile) Introduction The 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC) has proposed a significant change in the way Reserve Component personnel are […]

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