Does your pension depend on rank at retirement or highest rank attained? I thought it was the latter.
Highest rank attained unless they yank his 20 year letter and published orders in his demotion letter. If I recall correctly. You really have to screw up to get your 20 your letter, pension, or highest ranking trained benefits blasted.
He was reduced to LtCol and that is his retirement rank. He still will pull in about $80K per year. According to Military Corruption he was told to take the back door out and retire as a Maj Gen, but decided not to.
I’m not sure. I thought I heard that he’ll get the pension of Lt. Col. That does add to the sting of the demotion. After all, if Bergdahl is found guilty and demoted to private, I doubt he’d get any benefits due to a sergeant.
Highest rank held honorably.
highest rank attained?...Yes.