re: Army Times: Brig. Gen. Sinclair will retire as a lieutenant colonel

Thanks to those of you that answered. This actually first came up when (then) Colonel Johnson was brought up on bigamy charges and was convicted. In the process, his wife divorced him and he was reduced and retired as a lieutenant colonel. She is entitled to half of his military retirement now. Problem is, that is a significant reduction in retirement pay (sorry OleWar).

My spouse believes she should have her half at his most senior rank (colonel). I am torn because you are both correct, this opens the door for a lot of other issues.