Panel greenlights military retirement reforms

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The commission tasked with finding ways to overhaul expensive military pay and compensation recommended allowing service members to enroll in a thrift savings plan but would cut retirement benefits for long-time personnel.

The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission estimated that its recommendations could generate $12 billion in savings.

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