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I was on yesterday afternoon's edition of Federal News Radio's "In Depth" with Francis Rose discussing my recent piece in The National Interest on military retirement reform.

James Joyner · Thursday, June 18, 2015 · 2 comments

I was on yesterday afternoon’s edition of Federal News Radio’s “In Depth” with Francis Rose discussing my recent piece in The National Interest on military retirement reform. The segment is approximately 12 minutes.

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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

Comments

Ron Beasley says:

Thursday, 18 June 2015 at 23:48

Excellent interview James and some great insight. After I graduated from college in 1968 I was drafted and I’m sure you know what was going on in 1968. Although I was not particularly happy about getting caught in the draft myself I must admit I never objected to the draft itself. I must admit I was lucky and was picked up by the Defense Intelligence Agency and even though I had to sign up for additional year it was worth it. I spent 3 years of the Vietnam war on the frontiers of freedom in downtown Munich Germany. In many respects the best 3 years of my life. After all these years many of my best friends are people I served with.
superdestroyer says:

Friday, 19 June 2015 at 06:37

The comment that raising base pay during a war means a larger downsizing after a war.

There is also the issue for the services of what is inherently military versus jobs that can be done by civilians or contractors. One of the results of a drawn out low intensity war is that many military occupations have been eliminated/contracted out.