F/A-18 crashes; pilot dies

Robert

Retired in 72. Been paying into the system ever since.($25-$30 a
month).

Wife will get 55 percent of retirement monthly if I die before her.

There is no vesting as when I die and my wife dies the money stops. It
does not continue and go to the children, estate, etc.


Big John
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On 20 Jan 2006 19:12:53 -0800, "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

Gotta brush up on those reading skills....

Well, I'll leave you to work on that. In the mean time, do you recall
if that benefit applied to active duty back in the 70's.

-Robert

I retired in 66, so I'm not up on anything that happened vis a vis active
duty in the 70's. I'm sure that the answer to your question can be found on
the web.


"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
Gotta brush up on those reading skills....

Well, I'll leave you to work on that. In the mean time, do you recall
if that benefit applied to active duty back in the 70's.

-Robert

Can we say Social Security?

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message

Seems strange that military members who die before they fully vest in
the retirement just lose all their retirement.

-Robert