I want to do the full 20 but I know you can’t touch the pension until 60 I have a great civilian job with a good 401k plan that matches at 6 percent. I’m 30 I’ve been in the army for 7 years. 4 years active 3 years reserve with plans to keep going.
I keep my self healthy so I was thinking why not jus do the reserves till I’m 60 and collect pension right there I would work 30 years at my civilian job and 30 years army reserve and retire at the same time.
This a good idea or should I just stop at 20 years?
Army Reserves retirement
byu/Alert_Entertainer_51 inMilitaryFinance
Posted by Alert_Entertainer_51
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Ask yourself that in another 13 years.
You’ll know at 20.
The reserves gets much much harder with rank. If you’re in a O-4/E-7 plus position then it becomes almost a full time second job.
The ones I know who made it to 50/60 were basically professional reservists and didn’t really have civilian careers.