[verity]

" Generals when they retire get their full base-pay for the rest of their life"

Not accurate.

Personnel Entering Active Duty 8 Sep 80 - 31 Jul 86 If a member's DIEMS is on or after 8 Sep 80 through 31 Jul 86, retired pay is calculated by using an average of a member's highest 36 months of active duty basic pay, times 2 ½ percent of the member's years of service (based on the 1405 service date).

The law applies to all grades.

[Red6]

thx for the info.

[Red6]

http://www.dod.mil/cgi-bin/finalpayhigh3.pl

You're right, he can only expect about $7,000 a month retirement. I always "assumed" that once you step into the general grade you got full retirement.