Now that the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS) has launched, members of the military are being warned to be careful what they click on while in their MyPay accounts.
Military.com reports that, while Pentagon officials say they haven’t received any reports of problems, there are rumors on social media of servicemembers unintentionally opting-in to the new retirement system.
Servicemembers who joined up as of January 1 or later—the BSR took effect on January 1—are automatically enrolled in the BRS, while current servicemembers with less than 12 years of service as of December 31, 2017, or Guard and Reserve members with 4,320 retirement points or less, can choose to join the BRS from the current "high three" system, but doing so means they will forfeit the traditional military pension program.
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