COLA Wars

Korb is on the direct payroll of George Soros.

The Center for American Progress was created in 2003 as a left-leaning alternative to think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute.

Korb is also being paid off by the left wing Socialist Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, again by Soros, "whose aim is to redirect 15% of the military's budget to social programs like education, healthcare, job training, humanitarian relief, renewable energies"

Since its inception, the Center has gathered a group of high-profile senior fellows, including Lawrence Korb Also, Admiral (ret) Ryan blew every "argument" that Korb had out of the water during an appearance on PBS.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june14/pensions_01-02.html

Notice how agitated Korb gets when he is confronted with the facts. Notice also that Korb quickly changes the subject from pensions to attacking military health care.

Korb also is spearheading pro-homosexual issues vis a vis the military, and has already caused untold damage to the military by peddling immorality by his past "victories" on this issue.

What are these "Lavish retirement packages" of which you speak? When I joined in 1982, retirement pay for 20 years of service was 50% of final base pay, but by the time I actually retired in 2006 it was 50% of the average of my last three years' base pay, a reduction which adds up after a while.

100% correct.

“...personnel costs are eating up half of DOD’s budget"

Once again, incorrect.

The historical average has been approximately one third, and that is what they are today.

Korb notes that when most vets joined, these lavish retirement packages were not in existence

Korb is either uninformed or lying.

The 50% at 20 years was the rule in 1970 when I first enlisted. And it had been ongoing for many years before that.

I remember when leaving to go to college the talk I got from the reenlistment NCO who pointed out the retirement, the health coverage, the education.

Korb is nuts....there are very few "when most vets joined" who predate me. And I KNOW what it was then.

I can’t believe they complain about the personnel costs.

It’s like saying “We’re complaining that we have to have soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines. We’d be much better off without them!”

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