1 in 3 Active Duty Troops Signed Up For New Blended Retirement System

"...Less than one in four eligible service members opted in to the new Blended Retirement System, according to preliminary numbers from the Defense Department.

The percentage is higher in the active component — one in three, or 33.1 percent. About 12 percent of reserve component members opted in to the system by the deadline, Dec. 31.

As defense and service officials made a final push to inform service members about their options and the resources available, the number of opt-ins increased by 13 percent in the last two weeks of December, when 45,178 people signed up for the Blended Retirement System...."

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