Pentagon Adviser Criticizes Retirement System

A senior adviser to the Pentagon says that the military needs to revamp its personnel systems to reduce expenses, reports Defense News.

Growing personnel costs, including retirement and health care, need to be addressed, Arnold Punaro, a senior fellow with the Defense Business Board, told a Washington think tank.

"We know that it is not sustainable to pay people for 60 years to serve for 20," Punaro said. The current system encourages people to leave the service after 20...