The Goat Pen

Professor Tiger wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 1:17 pm My military pension is from the reserves. The calculation includes 12 reserve duty and 8 years active duty. I'm not on any kind of disability. The two pensions don't add up to $100K. But if I take SS at 67, which is extremely likely, then it might add up to $100K.

That's a bargain to the taxpayer for my valuable services.

Professor Tiger wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 3:22 pm DS, if you're so jealous of my retirement, you can get one just like it. First, join the Army, go to OCS to get your commission (not direct commission as a JAG), serve in the reserves for awhile, then go on active duty, get assigned to Ft. Bragg, go to Airborne school, deploy to a war zone. After 8 years active duty, go back to the reserves, deploy to a war zone a second time, then finish up your 20 years.

Just remember, every day you're active or reserves, you'll have to meet the following physical fitness requirements:

https://www.military.com/military-fitne ... aining-pft

And the following height/WEIGHT (did I mention weight?) standards:

http://www.apft-standards.com/height-an ... ards/male/

From what I hear about your physique, good luck with that.

Then work in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 20 years. Don't be a lawyer in an office far away from inmates. You've gotta be in a real prison - at least a medium security FCI or high security USP - (not a lady-part low security Camp like hedge was at) - and spend 20 years, all day, every day, surrounded by guys like this: https://www.foxnews.com/us/authorities- ... ped-inmate

You do that, DS, and you'll have the same retirement I have.

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GBJs wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 11:01 am

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1. Get this shit off of (AA's) Alabama board.
2. Any time you gotta edit something 3 fuckin times, yer just making shit up.

DooKSucks wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 11:22 am I have a five week old child who despises sleep as much as AA despises cheap blended scotches. Give me a fucking break and worry about the paper plant smell ruining your clothes.

I can't help i pointed out how he relies on socialism yet acts as if he is some type of libertarian hero.

DooKSucks wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:45 am FERS is better than retired military pay for a Major with 20+ years active duty? I must be missing something. If you retired as a major with 20 years of service in 2002, you would be receiving around $3,250.00-$3,500.00 per month in military retirement pay. you must have retired at 20 in your early 40's years ago and then hit the 50% mark at FBP without hitting 20 years due to some sort of floating deal with age versus years of service (given fbp/law enforcement having different retirement ages). I practice family law and have done so for ten years in two military towns. So, I have divided up my fair share of military retirements and FERS retirements as well, including FBP retirees like yourself. I'm not doubting you, but I haven't seen a FBP retiree with a FERS that's considerably better than that monthly check from the DFAS teet. Please elaborate because I am curious as to how much a damn prison chaplain makes in the FBP. It must be close to six figures and thus GS-12 or higher.

I'm sure Prof is getting VA disability too. Heck, if you have sleep apnea when you retire from the military, that's a fifty percent disability rating for VA purposes. You can get close to $3,300.00 in VA disability (I know you must be getting at least $2k per month because you get that for sneezing hard), and it's tax free. That's on top of his military retirement, but don't worry: I'm not going to delve into CRDP versus CRSC, Prof.

I will give an example from a hearing I had to sit through recently (pre-pandemic) before my hearing started (and since this isn't my client or case, I am. not violating confidentiality). These were the figures presented, and given my experience, the figures are not exaggerated. The husband is a retired E-9 (highest enlisted rank; Sergeant Major in the Army) with 30+ years of service (the amount needed to hit 75% of the average of your highest three years in the service if you entered between 80-86...100% at 40 years) and not even so much as an associates degree who receives the following:
1) a pension well in excess of $60,000.00 per year;
2) nearly $40,000.00 per year TAX FREE for a 100% VA disability rating; and wait for it...
3) PLUS a $84,000.00 per year civil service job despite the fact that the federal government has declared him to be disabled;
4) Add on top of that free health care and having two forms of government provided health insurance that will combine to insure he will never pay a medical bill.

If this gentlemen was self employed, he would need to earn at least $235,000.00 per year (rough estimate) to have the type of disposable income that this person's current government payments provide, and the guy would need to pay for high end insurance that will still have a deductible and still not provide as much coverage. Plus, that $235k amount does not include the amount the person would need to save and invest each year for a retirement on par with his current lifestyle.

So, let's summarize: Prof is receiving health insurance free of charge from two separate government programs and over $100,000.00 per year in government income, but Prof is a self proclaimed conservative libertarian who hates socialism, welfare, big government, social security, universal healthcare, etc.