yes. A medical retirement is one. I am sure the Army Almanac can describe others.
No.
You would retire with SFC pay, but as an E-4/SPC. You will always retire at the highest pay grade you held for 3 consecutive years.
yes of course a teacher can retire after 10 years of teaching
Yes, it is possible to retire from the US Army as a sergeant (E5), but it is not common. Normally, individuals retire from the Army at a higher rank, such as Staff Sergeant (E6) or higher. To retire as a sergeant, certain criteria like time in service and years at the rank need to be met.
As he is 24, it is 10 years.
Steady dependable pay; retire after only 20 years. NO JOB IN THE USA OFFERS THAT!
When your enlistment contract is up or your retire. That could be 2, 4, 6, or 20+ years from the age at which you joined.
The military age was 17 to 46. At thebeginningof theprofessionalizationof the army, the career of a soldier was 16 years. Then in was lengthened to 20 years. Therefore, you would retire from the army depending on the age youjoined If youenlistedat the age of 17 you would bedischargedwhen you were 37.
Normally it is 60 years. Current Army chief is already crossed this limit and has been given a 3 years extension from Former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He will retire in October 2013.
All members, officer and enlisted, of the US armed services can retire at half-pay after 20 years, so anyone who joins at 18 can retire at 38.
As of 3/15/12 The maximum age for enlistment is 35 years old, the Army has no intentions on raising the age limit. The last raise allowed new recruits the opportunity to retire from the Army after 20 years of service at the age of 62 years old.
1985-1987 Total time in army 10 years 2 months
most can retire after 20 years.