An Overview of Past Proposals for Military Retirement Reform (Technical Report)

April 28, 2008

An Overview of Past Proposals for Military Retirement Reform (Technical Report) Providing an overview of the history of U.S. military retirement studies and associated legislation, the author particularly focuses on the past 60 years of proposed reforms. The report is organized around the following five major issues that have driven attempts at retirement system reform: cost, equity, selective retention, civilian comparability, and force management flexibility.