WASHINGTON — Rep. Dan Boren is seeking earlier retirement benefits for National Guard and Reserve members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Boren, D-Muskogee, and Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, have introduced a bill to let all Guard and Reserve members who served in the conflicts get retirement 90 days early for every 90 days they were deployed. Currently, most Guard and Reserve members begin collecting those benefits when they’re 60. Under the proposal, they could collect them at 59 if deployed for a year in Iraq or Afghanistan. Congress already has approved early benefits for Guard and Reserve members sent to Iraq after January 2008. Boren and Wilson said that wasn’t fair to about 600,000 mobilized

See the original post here:
Rep. Dan Boren pushing Guard, Reserve early payments

Related posts:

1. Oklahoma lawmakers honor National Guard OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers are honoring members of...
2. Ada National Guard soldier commits suicide An Oklahoma National Guard soldier has committed suicide after being...
3. Return leaves little to be taken for granted for Oklahoma National Guard troops Oklahoma National Guard Spc. Arlenia Billingslea said she is definitely...
4. Postal Service offering early out, cutting managers WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by the economy, the post office...
5. Altus Air Force Base to receive reserve squadron ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE — Members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.