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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Defense Department admits 100,000-man military cutback will release nearly 12,000 officers near retirement, with potentially 24,000 affected; officers with 15-17 years service may lose benefits. Announced in Washington Friday.
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WASHINGTON, - (INS) - The Defense Department admitted Friday that the 100,000-man cutback in military strength ordered last month will affect many officers within a few years of retirement.
A spokesman said that almost 12,000 officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force are due for release under present plans. Twice this number may be affected by a further cut hinted by Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson last week.
Generally speaking, the spokesman said, officers within two years of completing the 20-year active duty minimum for retirement will be retained. However officers with 15 to 17 years of services may be released and made ineligible for retirement benefits, he added.
No estimate of the number in this group was given, because the cutback is not yet in effect and each service has its own standards for determining which men should be put on inactive status.
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Washington
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Friday
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100,000-man cutback in military strength; almost 12,000 officers due for release; twice this number may be affected by further cut; officers with 15 to 17 years of service may be released and made ineligible for retirement benefits
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The Defense Department admitted that the 100,000-man cutback ordered last month will affect many officers within a few years of retirement. A spokesman said almost 12,000 officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force are due for release under present plans. Twice this number may be affected by a further cut hinted by Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson last week. Officers within two years of completing 20-year active duty minimum for retirement will be retained. No estimate given for officers with 15 to 17 years of service who may be released, as cutback not yet in effect and each service has own standards.