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"Voice for
the Army - Support for the Soldier"
in the Pacific Northwest
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Breaking the Faith
Today’s servicemembers are tomorrow’s retirees—and they
are watching!
Military
professionals earn unique long-term benefits as compensation
for risk and hardship endured during their careers. This
compensation includes lifetime access to quality health
care1 and a no-risk, defined-benefit pension2— both of which
have proved for decades to be central to the readiness and
retention of the All-Volunteer Force. New fees, fee hikes
and more limited access to service providers have already
slowly eroded the value of retirees’ deferred compensation
over the years. However, the administration’s Fiscal Year
2013 budget request effectively phases out much of the value
of retirees’ health care compensation over the next five
years; further, it creates the conditions for the demise of
the existing military pension system.
More:
Breaking the Faith....an AUSA Torchbearer Alert
We Have a Tough Fight on our Hands by AUSA President
GEN Gordon Sullivan |
Since 1950, the Association of the United
States Army has worked to support all aspects of national security
while advancing the interests of America's Army and the men and
women who serve.
AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that supports
America's Army--Active, National Guard, Reserve, Civilians,
Retirees and family members. AUSA provides numerous professional
development opportunities at a variety of events both local and
national.
The Sixth Region represents 13
chapters in 6 states with approximately 5,000 members.
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