Wow, that is some kiss in the mail the general is receiving. I figure he has another 30 years to go and that means he will be getting $120,000 a year ($3.6 million for 30 years of retirement) on top of what ever he makes as a consultant from the defense industry. How many retired generals are there? I would guess there is a few thousand. At $120,000 per retiree, we are spending a little more than half a billion for retired generals each year, maybe more.
He is making some money.
It was well earned.
We have many medically retired E-4’s.
They can count on 2216 per month if they get 100%.
Taxes on that will kill you.
By a VAST majority the retirees are enlisted and make soooo much less than the example given. The media always does this. They choose a highly paid retiree and say “see??....this” while we’re left wondering what truck hit us.