To amend title 10, United States Code, to include certain prior active duty as a regular member of an Armed Force for reduced eligibility age for retirement as a member of the reserve components.

Key Points

• This bill would help members of the National Guard and Reserves get their retirement pay sooner. It allows them to count their past full-time active duty service toward lowering their retirement age.
• Right now, only specific types of reserve service help a person retire early. This change would include regular full-time service done any time after January 2008.
• Under current rules, every three months of qualifying service can lower the retirement age by three months from the usual age of 60. This bill makes sure that full-time service counts just like reserve service does.
• This change would be retroactive, meaning it looks back at service people have already completed over the last 18 years. It aims to make retirement rules more consistent for veterans who served in different ways.

Impact Analysis

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