Current Public Law allows for the collection of Non-Regular Service Retirement pay at age sixty. If the service member serves on active duty or performs active service [Title 10 § 12301(d)] after January 28, 2008, the eligibility age shall be reduced below 60 years of age, but not below 50 years of age, by three months for each aggregate of 90 days of service in any fiscal year after January 28, 2008, or in any two consecutive fiscal years after September 30, 2014. The current law does not adequately address the sacrifice Ready Reserve members are making during multiple short orders to Active Duty that impact their civilian employment, their families and their own well-being. Early collection of Non-Regular Service Retirement pay should not be limited to service performed in 90-day increments in a one- or two-year period. Retirement pay for Ready Reserve members should begin at 60 years old minus total Title 10 active-duty time served. Eligibility for Retired Pay should take into consideration the total Title 10 active-duty time a National Guard member has accrued throughout the entirety of his or her National Guard career.

The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States urges Congress to reduce retirement pay for Ready Reserve members at 60 years old minus total Title 10 active-duty time served. Eligibility for Retired Pay should take into consideration the total Title 10 active-duty time a National Guard member has accrued throughout the entirety of his or her National Guard career.