Letter to Critters about Fixing Ch61 Issue
Ok, here's a letter I just drafted and wanted to pass along. Feel free to use it if you want. Dear xyz, As your voting constituent and a Chapter 61 military retiree I am writing to ask you to please...
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I like Mike's idea. Right now there are so many groups its insane. His way makes it simple, if you're broken bad enough for the military to put you out, you're retired. If you're not broken enough,...
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Cheyenne, What I propose depends on concurrent receipt being fully expanded to Chapter 61 retirees. Beyond that it requires a change in chapter 61 law. It is a simpler way of enacting the disability...
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Cav1Sgt wrote: Let's make it fair across the board then. Anyone who leaves the service for non-punitive measures at the request of the service should be entitled to their 2.5% per year. ... reductions...
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Tensor, The problem you're facing is the "voluntary" part. I don't know what can be done to help, but I'll support any actions proposed. You were promised something and the Government is weaseling of...
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Certainly any form of career compensation, be it retirement, severance, separation pay, VSI, VERA or whatever program comes next should not be offset by disability compensation. Unfortunately,...
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Brian, you have not loss anything. My issue with your draft letter was that in YOUR situation the % of disability did not matter because AFTER the service retired you the VA then awarded a higher %...
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I would not mention in a letter to any congress member or leadership to do away with the OPTION we have when retiring on Chap 61. I think we are on the same sheet of music that the offset needs to be...
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Tensor wrote: Cav1Sgt wrote: Let's make it fair across the board then. Anyone who leaves the service for non-punitive measures at the request of the service should be entitled to their 2.5% per year....
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Cav, Long post. Hope I don't miss anything. You, them and I, made our decisions based on the circumstances at the time and we made the right decision based on that time, or why didn't we. None of the...
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Brian, Point of clarification. CRDP was not expanded to TERAs. They became eligible when the original legislation was passed. The original legislation stated all eligible for retirement pay and rated...
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Mike, Thanks for the clarification on the TERA's.
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maparker wrote: Certainly any form of career compensation, be it retirement, severance, separation pay, VSI, VERA or whatever program comes next should not be offset by disability compensation....
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brianwl wrote: Tensor, The problem you're facing is the "voluntary" part. I don't know what can be done to help, but I'll support any actions proposed. You were promised something and the Government...
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Brianwl, Thanks for your hard work in helping with the Chapt 61's I've been lurking on the site for a bit and finnaly signed on. I myself am a Chapt 61 with 15 1/2 yeras active. Not a day goes by that...
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61's are NEVER going to draw more than the 2.5 x tis x base. No law is going to be changed to allow one to receive disability payments from the military and VA. The sooner everyone recognizes this as...
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I agree make it 10.5% for the chapter 61's, that way its not the same! Then call it TFUTDA compensation. LOL. That'll get the some panties in a bunch.
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mark, CR for all is going to get you 2.5% year of service x base. and that is all.
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