"...Pentagon officials are raising questions about the conclusions reached by a blue-ribbon commission and its proposal to overhaul the military retirement and health care systems, a top defense official said.
In the Defense Department's response to recommendations from the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, the military services are likely to ask for more information about the panel's detailed proposals on retirement, health care and quality-of-life programs.
Most Defense Department officials have had no access to the data that the commission's recommendations are based on, and that lack of background information makes it difficult for the services to provide a firm response to the proposal, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran said Wednesday..."