'Blended' Military Retirement Plan Not as Popular as Projected Only 280,000 active-duty members and just over 72,000 reserve component personnel chose to shift out of the High-3 plan.
Final Opt-In Rates for Blended Retirement Yield More Surprises Comparisons across branches show the singular effectiveness of the Marine Corps' approach to deepening interest in the BRS.
With Retirement System Opt-In Numbers Low, Officials Make Final Push Only about 19 percent of the 1.6 million troops eligible to switch into the DoD's new Blended Retirement System have done so.
Opting In Sooner for Blended Retirement Can Add Value to TSP 900,000 active duty service members and 700,000 drilling Reserve and Guard members are eligible to opt out of a rigid yet...
Lump Sum 'Take Rates' Projected for New Blended Retirement The lump-sum payment option for the Blended Retirement System is enticing. Should you take it?
Study: Blended Retirement System Won't Harm Retirees or Force A new study commissioned by the Marine Corps concludes that the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) won’t endanger force...
Blended Retirement's Lump Sum Feature Enticing But Is It Fair? Those who opt into the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) will face a decision on retired pay so unusual that the DoD has...
Personnel Chiefs Worry Over Deployment Pace, New Blended Retirement DoD personnel chiefs are worried about too frequent deployments, erratic budget practices, and the new Blended Retirement...
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...
