[advocate10]

"I agree,but I'm not aware this has ever been done as official policy

Sorry, you're wrong. This practice has been in the US Code for over a century. It is, not only official policy, but the law!

[sneakypete]

This practice has been in the US Code for over a century.

No,it hasn't.

It is, not only official policy, but the law!

Only in your fevered imagination. People get retired pay because they are retired. They get disability pay for being disabled. What are you going to ask for next,40 acres and a mule?