Ha, you think that’s low, you ought to see what widows (and children) get as retirement.
True. It is only one half of what the serviceman or woman was getting, and for the widow or widower to even get that pension, they have to pay out of their own meager retirement, every month. That cost isn't covered by the Federal government, and the military retiree has to make that choice to pay for the insurance because it can be quite substantial.
So the government screwed the military retiree by moving a substantial portion of their salary into housing, subsistence, and base pay - so as to vastly reduce the retirement owed them at 20 years.
And the government screws them again by reducing that sum to 50% for the widow and children, and that is only if the contribute a large portion of their own retirement.
It is now all out war on our military members and retirees. The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Washington Post are running editorial after editorial that are not only trying to justify the totally unjust pension cuts, but are doubling down by screaming for military health care to be slashed.
We truly live in evil times.