They are not really fleeing, they are likely taking massive pensions and funds out of the military budgets, today and in the future. Funds they probably allocated for themselves in the last 8 years.
When you quit, you don’t get layoff/severance packages. You may be eligible for your pension, but you’d have to be of retirement age. As far as I understand Beltway HR. Anyone know the details?
No there is a massive purge going on.
retiring instead of being fired?