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nadinbrzezinski

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36. 40K, 30 years, full bird

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 07:46 PM

Jan 2014

why am I not buying this?

I mean if he was a retired Command Master Sergeant, but this guy retired as a full bird. Something ain't matching here.

Something is definitely NOT RIGHT.

http://military.answers.com/military-benefits/retirement-pay-for-a-colonel-in-the-u-s-military

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Colonel, Former aide to General, 3 grad degrees, can't "even find work as a janitor", now homeless [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 OP

You can live and not be homeless on $40,000/yr in most parts of the country CatholicEdHead Jan 2014 #1

I could live pretty well in Arkansas on that amount Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #3

i can live like the king of arkansas or texas on that amount FatBuddy Jan 2014 #28

Arkansas also has good debtor protections Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #49

The article mentions he has what appears to be serious debts. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #7

He could move to a cheaper place to live and pay off the debt over time. bluestate10 Jan 2014 #14

Can't blame him for staying Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #51

There is no way his pension is $40,000. My husband is a retired Major with TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #2

Military.answers.com says after 20 years a retiree gets 50% of base pay, and after 30 years . . . Journeyman Jan 2014 #4

We'll never know, though. Report is sparse on details. Interesting though, that this comes out now freshwest Jan 2014 #10

apparently got deep into debt hfojvt Jan 2014 #19

I'm dusting off my tiny violin right now TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #35

He gets full health insurance too... DonViejo Jan 2014 #29

Unless his ex is getting half of his retirement. Kaleva Jan 2014 #24

I could buy a home with an income like that. Something is missing, link doesn't say much. freshwest Jan 2014 #5

as for the debts.. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #9

"most prominently the bills for putting his two sons through college" and he stays in a hotel Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #11

If he is divorced, half his pension goes to wife, but sammytko Jan 2014 #12

Then that 40k a year as mentioned in the article would be about right. Kaleva Jan 2014 #22

He's not on the hook for student loans. The military paid for all his degrees he got haele Jan 2014 #21

I've heard of that. Something is up here, IDK why he's doing this at $8K+ monthly income. freshwest Jan 2014 #31

If he got divorced...his wife gets half right off the top... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #27

If he's halved $40K to $20K, he still doesn't fit the profile of the typical 'down and out.' freshwest Jan 2014 #33

If he was left to also pay the mortgage on their house VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #37

I'm starting to feel this is part of the GOP pit the military versus the UE. That was described in a freshwest Jan 2014 #38

Well we know that it couldn't be caused by medical bills.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #39

...and the Right STILL acts like the jobless could all get worked "if they just tried". Ken Burch Jan 2014 #6

his 40,000 income puts him in the 47th percentile Enrique Jan 2014 #8

here is his page at TeaPartyNation.com Enrique Jan 2014 #13

whoa, good find Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #15

As a vet, my sympathy stopped the moment you found he was a Teabagger. Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #23

TeaPartyNation, huh? In that case, all he needs is for one of us to sell him some bootstraps. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #26

Ugh he lives near me.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #40

Wait, what?... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #50

Here is his LinkedIn page FarCenter Jan 2014 #48

Ugh Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #52

Well that makes me feel a tiny bit better LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #16

Thank The Gods we got bankruptcy "reform", otherwise this deadbeat might be able Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #17

wow, not even as a janitor hfojvt Jan 2014 #18

Exactly, my disability pension is nowhere near his, Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #25

I make ends meet on --- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2014 #20

This story is pegging my BS detector. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #30

Horseshit! TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #32

BAM! HangOnKids Jan 2014 #34

40K, 30 years, full bird nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #36

If half half of his retirement is going to his ex? Kaleva Jan 2014 #42

Even then, something is not smelling right nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #44

I agree that alot of this story doesn't add up. Kaleva Jan 2014 #45

I will repeat this, my BS detector is on overdrive. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #46

My parents live on a military Retirement check VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #41

found this... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #43

Not to be a dick but it is hard for me to worry much TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #47

How does Bull Shit like this ever get in the news? dem in texas Jan 2014 #53

With his degrees exboyfil Jan 2014 #54

adjunct teaching jobs are very competitive these days with all th phds looking for wk Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #56

We are begging for adjuncts in Iowa exboyfil Jan 2014 #57

I would advise Colonel Freniere to delete his grad degrees from his resume. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #55