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Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:30 pm
Posted by Rooster379
Georgia
Member since Sep 2018
239 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:30 pm
I joined the Air Force in 1990 and stayed active duty til 2004. 2004 til 2022 been an Art ( Acive Reserve Techician) and have accumulated 7183 points towards retirement. It takes 7200 to retire with an active duty retirement. I was notified today that from here on out I'm pay no points. If I retire in October I will receive 4.7k at 56 years old. I'm 49 and will be 50 in December. If I stay one more year I will receive atleast 4.9k a month without pay raises. I'm a CMSgt. E9.
I already hate the way the military has been headed for atleast 15 years.

I have a masters in Aviation Management but don't really know how the civilian world works. Should I stay the extra year?

BTW no kids just me and the Mrs. Whom is also retired Air Force.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
141440 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:31 pm to
quote:

I joined the Air Force in 1990 and stayed active duty til 2004. 2004 til 2022 been an Art ( Acive Reserve Techician) and have accumulated 7183 points towards retirement. It takes 7200 to retire with an active duty retirement. I was notified today that from here on out I'm pay no points. If I retire in October I will receive 4.7k at 56 years old. I'm 49 and will be 50 in December. If I stay one more year I will receive atleast 4.9k a month without pay raises. I'm a CMSgt. E9
I flunked math
Posted by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
8361 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:32 pm to
What do you want to do baw?
Posted by BayouNation
Member since Sep 2008
2008 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:32 pm to
Ask yourself, Is it worth $200 more a month for rest of your life to with one more year? Probably more like $175 after taxes.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
113857 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:32 pm to
If I am reading this correctly it seems like the best move is to stay one more year.
Posted by Rooster379
Georgia
Member since Sep 2018
239 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:33 pm to
I have a home machine shop and would like to do that full time but just not possible unless I hire help at 4 dollars an hour
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
16941 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:40 pm to
Bruh, if you and the lady have no kids and are both retired, y’all have the world in your hands
Posted by ticklechain
Ponchatoula
Member since Mar 2018
420 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:43 pm to
Had a bud that retired out after 30 years as a chief. Got a really sweet gig maintaining drones in Africa
Four months on, four off. Stupid money
Posted by Rooster379
Georgia
Member since Sep 2018
239 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:45 pm to
I have known nothing but Military Law/Rules/UCMJ/AFI since I was 17. I have been married to my wife for 27 very long years. What do I do with my time?
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65561 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:46 pm to
Be done with it would be my friendly advice. You can make an extra $200 per month with myriad choices. Live life and be happy when you're 56.
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 9:47 pm
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

If I am reading this correctly it seems like the best move is to stay one more year.

Rooster enjoy your impending retirement
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117671 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:48 pm to
Exit stage left. Move on.

Before they ask you to do something stupid.
Posted by DarthRebel
Tier Five is Alive
Member since Feb 2013
21224 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:49 pm to
If you do not have a plan on what to do after, I would stay another year and make that plan.

My Father (Army) retired after 32 years at 50 years old and was a CSM (E9). He probably spent the next 5-7 years trying to figure out what to do with his life.

He eventually found happiness post Army, but it took some time.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
21329 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:49 pm to
Probably better and more replies on money board
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65425 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:49 pm to
Ask Peej his opinion and then do the exact opposite.

That should work out for you well.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42548 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:04 pm to
So how will you make money until 56?
Posted by HerkFlyer
Auburn, AL
Member since Jan 2018
2992 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:08 pm to
Former ART here. Are you still a traditional reservist? Is Sanctuary an option?

Edit: Sanctuary isn't worth what you'll get in retirement. Put that Av Management degree to work. There is plenty of opportunity out there.
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 10:19 pm
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
36702 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:11 pm to
I hear the irs is hiring.

Seriously idk but enjoy your retirement!
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 10:12 pm
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
8567 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:11 pm to
A family member with a faulty heart valve made sure she stayed in the Reserve long enough for the associated insurance to cover she and her immediate family for the rest of her life. By the time the expensive valve replacements needed to be done, she didn't even pay deductibles. (Sadly I know this because the operations didn't work and we ended up as her estate representatives. I was impressed at how litter her last months ended up costing.)
Posted by HerkFlyer
Auburn, AL
Member since Jan 2018
2992 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:12 pm to
quote:

I hear the irs is hiring.


Only if he's weapons qualified
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